Quote Originally Posted by Terry Nutkins
Magee was deceptively quick at lightwelter. much much quicker than Thaxton. If in doubt then view Magee v Thaxton. Thaxton telegraphed his shots throughout his career and threw roundhouse hooks that were easy to evade. Magee was very snappy with single shot counters and was a very under rated fighter. Magee was often lazy in bouts and could sometime appear languid, but when he decided to uncoil he did so with considerable velocity.
Over here Magee is fairly well respected, being one of the top Irish fighters i guess. But i personally never held him in high regard, to many flaws in relation to fewer postive attributes