Which fighters influenced your favourite fighters?

[NChristo]

He does use the classic stance like those guys, and rolls his shoulders to deflect right hands, but what about his use of footwork, did any of those guys you listed use similar moves?

Both of them have said in articles that these 3 inspired them and influenced their style massively, they would sit down and watch them for hours on end.

They took tricks from all of them.

[StarshipTrooper]

The Walcott fights I've seen are Marciano, Louis I and II. I guess im going to have to watch them again and try to see moves which Hopkins uses.

If you can get any of his fights with Ezzard Charles it would be even better

Poet

[BigStereotype]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's seen that resemblence.....I made a comment on that last year and people thought I was crazy.

Poet

Hmmm, it's sort of there, but I think that Pacquiao is less balls-to-the-wall aggressive. He'll backpeddle if he's out-muscled like he was against Cotto for the first round or two. I don't see a prime Duran backpeddling against anyone. And Duran liked fighting inside, Pacquiao is more of a mid-range haymaker puncher. They could both pull off some sick defensive moves, though. Pacquiao's combination then step-away is one of my favorite signatures, and that really is his signature.

[Toney616]

If you can get any of his fights with Ezzard Charles it would be even better

Poet

I tried to watch one of those fights, but the amount of clinching in it turned me off.

[Toney616]

Both of them have said in articles that these 3 inspired them and influenced their style massively, they would sit down and watch them for hours on end.

They took tricks from all of them.

I can see Moore's influence in Toney style as well, I'll have to watch the Walcott Louis fights again and then check out some of Hopkins fights. Maybe I can pick something up

[StarshipTrooper]

I tried to watch one of those fights, but the amount of clinching in it turned me off.

Of course, though, that could be said for a lot of Hopkins' fights

Poet

[Toney616]

Of course, though, that could be said for a lot of Hopkins' fights

Poet

Hopkins can be damned tedious to watch I will be the first to admit that. Borenard Slopkins is what Bert Sugar calls him, lol.

Clinching breaks the flow of fights, which is why I tend to avoid fights where I know it will be used as a form of strategy. People say Tyson-Holyfield I was a exciting fight, but I cant agree with that.

[StarshipTrooper]

Hopkins can be damned tedious to watch I will be the first to admit that. Borenard Slopkins is what Bert Sugar calls him, lol.

Clinching breaks the flow of fights, which is why I tend to avoid fights where I know it will be used as a form of strategy. People say Tyson-Holyfield I was a exciting fight, but I cant agree with that.

You tend to get it a lot more among Heavyweights which is why a lot of boxing purists prefer the lighter weight classes.

Poet

[Toney616]

You tend to get it a lot more among Heavyweights which is why a lot of boxing purists prefer the lighter weight classes.

Poet

I tended to keep away from the heavyweights, with the exception of guys like Holyfield(when he was 205), Liston and Tyson(pre prison), but ive been checking out some of those hw's from the 60's(Patterson, Johansson), there were a lot of top hws back then.

I tend to watch ww's, mw's, and smw's(during the Eubank/Toney time)

[StarshipTrooper]

I tended to keep away from the heavyweights, with the exception of guys like Holyfield, Liston and Tyson, but ive been checking out some of those hw from the 60's, there were a lot of top hws back then. I tend to watch ww's, mw's, and smw's(during the Eubank/Toney time)

Those Welter, Middle, and Lightweight have historically been the deepest in talent by far.

Poet