Who was the most skilled textbook fighters

[Flo_Raiden]

Out of these boxers listed, who was the most skilled fighter to use proper, textbook technique in your opinion?

Ricardo Lopez
Alexis Arguello
Harold Johnson
Joe Louis
Donald Curry
Juan Manuel Marquez
Yuri Arbachakov
Orlando Canizales

[NChristo]

Too difficult, just can't put them in a certain order, if I put effort in I could be rearranging them for hours.

Edit; Didn't read properly the first time, can't pick a certain 1 either though.

Probably Curry ?, could be Canizales, Louis or Arguello sound like they should both be split best. Nah, can't do it.

[Hawkins]

You're right. That's a tough call. At first glance I would have said Lopez. However, I always thought that Harold Johnson was a fantastic technical fighter. Better than the rest? Not so sure. Joe Louis as well but was he better than Lopez? Arbachakov was also a very technically gifted fighter. Hell, I could throw them back and forth all day long.

[The Old LefHook]

A strange list to choose from.

[Flo_Raiden]

What makes this list strange, if you don't mind me asking?

[PRINCEKOOL]

Larry Holmes in my opinion had near perfect punching technique.

[The Old LefHook]

Oh, only that there is not one name on there that should be on such a list. This is obviously not on an AT list, because none of these boxers could make it. None of them is even in the top 20 when it comes to AT textbook skill. They all had significant parts of it down, but not a full textbook game that places them anywhere near the top.

[Ray Corso]

I think for arm angles and solid body control you can't go wrong studying Lexi Arguello, he does come off looking a bit mechanical but that's not the worst way to start. Joe Louis is another good example being taught by the master technician Mr. Blackburn.


Ray

[yngwie]

Floyd Patterson was a fantastic textbook fighter.

[Flo_Raiden]

Oh, only that there is not one name on there that should be on such a list. This is obviously not on an AT list, because none of these boxers could make it. None of them is even in the top 20 when it comes to AT textbook skill. They all had significant parts of it down, but not a full textbook game that places them anywhere near the top.

I'm kind of not understanding your notion. Half of these fighters listed are ATG known for their technical skills. In my opinion all these fighters share a somewhat similar style where they fight by the book, almost technically perfect.

Which fighters would you consider having textbook skills, and how would you change this list?