Boxer or Slugger?

[BuddyChacon]

Which style do you prefer? I don't have a favorite I lean towards myself. I can just as soon watch a master boxer like Luis Rodriquez or a slugger like Ray Mancini. I can admire both styles myself, but I imagine the slugger is more popular.

[The Raging Bull]

Depends what mood I'm in I guess. Sometimes I like seeing two guys (sluggers) go to war in a slugfest taking each others heads off, but on other days I like to see a boxing masterclass.

[Southpaw Stinger]

I find the sluggers more entertaining but I admire the guys who put in the time to learn the sweet science.

[joelouisbarrow]

definately the sluggers...who wants to watch 2 bomber grahams prance around the ring ...give me chavez and duran anyday

[eazy_mas]

guy who could do both are usually very good example are Sugar Ray Lenarard and Salvador Sanchez because the know when to slug it out and when to box around e****ally Sanchez gotta love this guy.

last but not least the G-Man the best of both world

[ceboxer15]

I like both styles equally, but if I had to choose I'd choose the boxer, becuase to me that shows true boxing skills, it's always nice to see a hard 1-2 combo to the head.

[Hydro]

Both. It depends on the fighter.

some guys can do both, like duran, hagler, or chavez.

I like both styles equally, but if I had to choose I'd choose the boxer, becuase to me that shows true boxing skills, it's always nice to see a hard 1-2 combo to the head.

But a lot of sluggers or brawlers show true skills too.

It takes a lot of skill to come forward, slip punches, and then attack.

[ceboxer15]

But a lot of sluggers or brawlers show true skills too.

It takes a lot of skill to come forward, slip punches, and then attack.

I'm not counting out sluggers in anyway, I'm just sayin boxers have the best skills of the two styles. sluggers have alot skills and your right, it does take alot of skill to come foward, slip punches and then attack. IMO guys like Frazier and Tyson (prime) had the best skills a slugger could have, and they used the style of slipping punches and attacking well.

[Yogi]

IMO guys like Frazier and Tyson (prime)

Nothing personal, Ceboxer, but I've always kinda found humour in how Tyson's name is so, so often accompanied by the word & disclaimer of "prime", whereas that word is very rarely ever used when people type out the names of other fighters on here (or on boxing sites elsewhere).

[ceboxer15]

Nothing personal, Ceboxer, but I've always kinda found humour in how Tyson's name is so, so often accompanied by the word & disclaimer of "prime", whereas that word is very rarely ever used when people type out the names of other fighters on here (or on boxing sites elsewhere).

I'm just giving an example of when Tyson was at his best.