Most radical style changes in boxing history?

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  • Silence
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    Most radical style changes in boxing history?

    My two favourite fighters have significantly changed their style in Kovalev and Wilder 2.

    What are historic examples like that?
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    Hector Camacho. He turned from an exciting fighter into a slap-and-run boremeister after Edwin Rosario almost knocked him out.

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    • IronDanHamza
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      Ray Leonard in the Duran rematch would be the obvious example.

      Mayweather when he fought Zab Judah, the first time he'd been in there with a faster man.

      George Foreman came back and changed his style totally.

      The best fighters are the one's who can make adjustments.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Tatabanya
        Hector Camacho. He turned from an exciting fighter into a slap-and-run boremeister after Edwin Rosario almost knocked him out.
        Like Joshua after Ruiz a$$ whooping.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Silence

          Like Joshua after Ruiz a$$ whooping.
          Not really, though I see what you mean. But Camacho became a genuine Roadrunner after the Rosario fight.

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            #6
            Originally posted by IronDanHamza
            George Foreman came back and changed his style totally.
            Do you consider Ali's tactics vs Foreman a change of style as well?

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              #7
              Originally posted by Tatabanya

              Do you consider Ali's tactics vs Foreman a change of style as well?
              I'd say that's more down to Ali's legs being very passed their glory days.

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                Mayweather from "Pretty Boy" to "Money" because of his brittle hands and not having power to carry up to 154.

                Foreman in the 1970s vs. the 1990s.

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                  Klitschko changing to a go who just pecks away with a jab and holds when a fighter gets too close

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                    Ali rode the aging process like a skilled surfer rides a wave. He was the Beatles of Boxing, ever ready to reinvent.

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