Athletes v Boxers

[beenKOed]

Joe Calzaghe is a boxer
Hopkins is a boxer
Floyd Mayweather is a boxer
Ali and Holmes are boxers
Rigo is a boxer
Dirrell is a boxer

Manny Pacquaiu is an athlete
Froch is an athlete
Frank Bruno is an athlete

Soooooo...you want to punch it out today, eh? Lol

Seriously, every opinion is valid in this thread. How can anyone definitively say a fighter is more this or that?

[greynotsoold]

Julio Cesar Chavez just boxed. Sammy Fuentes was a tri-athelete.Chavez beat him up. In one of the only astute comments in a very long career, Larry Merchant pointed out that "They don't hit you in a triathalon."

[Spicoli]

Timbeeeerrr Maybe Tye would have had much more success sticking as a starter for SDSU B- ball

[beenKOed]

Timbeeeerrr Maybe Tye would have had much more success sticking as a starter for SDSU B- ball

Definitely not an athletic boxer! When they come late to boxing from another sport they are usually boxers.

What do you think of Wald? Compared to the the rest of the big guys he looks pretty athletic.

Wald, boxer first IMO.

[Spicoli]

Timbeeeerrr Maybe Tye would have had much more success sticking as a starter for SDSU B- ball

Definitely not an athletic boxer! When they come late to boxing from another sport they are usually boxers.

What do you think of Wald? Compared to the the rest of the big guys he looks pretty athletic.

Wald, boxer first IMO.

I'm thinking in more literal terms I guess but I'd label Wlad athlete more so. But not his brother so much, just styles. Ultimate case would be Wlad vs Sanders athlete vs boxer. Chris Byrd athlete? Maybe a Bruce Seldon type an athlete...though stamina was horrible.