Great fighters who got better the longer the fight went on

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  • cotto16
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    #11
    Originally posted by oldgringo
    James Toney often got better as the fight progressed. His fights with Nunn, Charles Williams, Reggie Johnson, Mike McCallum, Vassiliy Jirov, among others, proved this. He is one of those special fighters who could fight well on experience and instinct when he was tired.
    great post

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    • Shadow boxer 3
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      #12
      JC chavez.............

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      • Joey Giardello
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        #13
        Felix trinidad and salvador sanchez both come to mind

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        • 1SILVA
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          #14
          Originally posted by oldgringo
          James Toney often got better as the fight progressed. His fights with Nunn, Charles Williams, Reggie Johnson, Mike McCallum, Vassiliy Jirov, among others, proved this. He is one of those special fighters who could fight well on experience and instinct when he was tired.
          Yes, Toney is a great choice

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          • Silencers
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            #15
            I thought Masao Oba got better as fights went on, to a lesser extent Jiro Watanabe did as well.
            Last edited by Silencers; 11-29-2009, 11:04 PM.

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              #16
              Originally posted by Silencers
              I thought Masao Oba good better as fights went on, to a lesser extent Jiro Watanabe did as well.
              Yoko Gushiken and Jeff Fenech as well

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              • DeepSleep
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                #17
                Joe Frazier always started slow and then started "smoking" after about 4-5 rounds.

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                • BennyST
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                  #18
                  Roberto Duran is the most obvious one that springs to my mind. He often used to have some issues early on, which was usually due to his insanity I think, but then as the fight wore on he would settle down into a rhythm and just get better and better. By the championship rounds he was really raring on all cylinders. It wasn't just after four rounds he would get into it, it often wasn't until the tenth or so that he was at his best. Incredible.

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                  • JAB5239
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                    #19
                    Originally posted by John-Locke-9-22
                    Arthur Abraham is a recent one who springs to mind.
                    I've never been sold on AA, but he keeps on proving me wrong. As far as recent fighters go.....Yeah, he gets the job done better the longer the fight goes. Hate to say it, but nice call.

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                    • GJC
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                      #20
                      Frazier
                      La Motta
                      Duran
                      Trinidad
                      Hagler
                      I'd say all of the above liked to ease their way into a fight

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