So...styles make fights.

[IamInuit]

The saying "styles make fights" is very self-serving. You use it if a fight you promote stinks and you are trying to explain why, or it comes out if a fight that was supposed to suck heats up.
All, every single one, good fighters are counter-punchers. You cannot be good unless you counterpunch well. Some guys wait and counter, other guys push to draw leads they can counter off. Counterpunching is the trick when it comes to boxing.
My favorite styles...Olivares against Lionel Rose...Most any fight with Buddy McGirt, Julio Cesar Chavez, Mike McCallum, Ricardo Lopez, or James toney. I like guys that counter well, punch good, and make a fight.

Superb post. Mike was a master with the feint also which is a skill that has eroded over the years. I have been thinking about this question since the author posted it and its tougher then it appears. I could watch defensive wizards like Locche, Pep and Whitaker all day along with the pure counter punchers but if I had a gun to my head or was forced to take one style to watch on a deserted island it would be boxer punchers like Mikey Garcia, Robinson, Broner, Hearns, Louis, Lewis, Arguello, Zale etc etc.

[Peter Som]

Thank you all for your posts. Your explanations help me understand the concepts from different perspectives, and your list of fighters help me study the meanings more in dept. It's the reason why I like two part questions so much.

[Master]

I like all styles of boxing from Tyson to Roy Jones and everyone in between. If they are quality fighters who know when to throw the right punch at the right time in the right area they are my favourites.

Mike McCallum jab and body shots
Terry Norris rapid punch combination and balance
Chavez pressure and body shots
Holyfield athleticism
Tyson punching power
Herol Grahams defensive skills

But they have to be matched to someone that will be equally as exciting to make a good fight.