Quote Originally Posted by Taeth
Quote Originally Posted by Daxx Kahn
Quote Originally Posted by Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker
I wouldn't rate Ali's boxing skills that high infact he did most things wrong and his defense is certainly no 9/10.



exctly why would you not rate Ali's boxing skills that high?....Because he was not conventional?...He was able to have a style that no one else could use to the effectiveness he did.....I can nsee not rating his defense that high due to the fact he was on the canvas quite a few times even if most were flash knockdowns but you have to judge boxing skill in an all around basis....if you are going textbook boxing then no man on the list is a 10 but Robinson
Textbook how was Robinson text book? He didn't bring his hands up on the ropes, his offensive skills were very good, but there are two parts involved with boxing skills and defensively he didn't all that much except for footwork. Mayweather is as textbook as it gets though his defence is little different from the norm, it would be wiser to say somebody like Winky Wright, Quartey, WW Duran, Holmes, Tyson, Holyfield have text book qualities because they fought how you teach fighters to fight. Watch Robinson in a few of his fights and he gets hit by a lot of punches(which to his credit he could take), he would throw multiple left hooks in a row which isn't textbook at all. Robinson and Ali are great fighters, but they are by no means textbook boxers. Also both of them had trouble against other boxers like Ali had many troubles with Norton who none of the other greats had troubles with because technically Ali made a lot of mistakes. Robinson had a few fights earlier on where it was said that he had troubles with guys who used footwork because it offset him.

Robinson at WW was textbook...explain your defenition of textbook? because if you are thinking amateur style boxing with hands held high always step to the side never overlap the feet type crap then you have an outdated version

Winky Wright uses the shell defense that is not textbook,,,,

Floyd keeps his hands wayy to low and it is speed that compensate for it.....he lays on the ropes...that is not text book.....

Ray Robinson at WW had the style textbooks were written upon