boxer with best technique

[platinummatt!]

I only seen a bit of him but earnie shavers had good technique for his right

[Mr. Ryan]

If you want to talk about a guy who did everything right, we can start the conversation with Larry Holmes. Holmes had great balance and shifted his weight properly for every movement, particularly his jab. His jab was so fierce it was elemental to his defense as well. He could offset any shot with that left jab. He was mobile as well and could throw while on the go. He threw beautiful combinations and was just a fluid man.

[butterfly1964]

Boxing historians like to shovel that line as evidence of Ali's shortcomings as a fighter when in fact his unconventional unpredictable style was one of his greatest strengths.

Parrying a jab with the right hand isn't rocket science. It's pretty easy to learn and execute. In Ali's case, he chose to free up his right hand in order to counter over his opponents jab which requires instictive timing, speed and gauge of distance. Ali would sometimes pull back an inch out of range of a jab before countering (Ali-Liston II, Ali-Williams ).

Henry Cooper in his biography stated:

"I would jab once, the I'd double jab. He'd jerk his head back to the first, then the second and I'd sling in yet another jab and he'd jerk back from that too. He could judge a punch to the last quarter inch...he could play with margins as narrow as that...but after his jerks he could still come back with a sneaky right hand."

Zora Folley in Sports Illustrated:

There's no way to train yourself for what he does. The moves, the speed, the punches and the way he changes style every time you think you got him figured. The right hands Ali hit me with just had no business landing but they did. They came from nowhere. Many times he was in the wrong position but he hit me anyway. I've never seen anyone who could do that. The knockdown punch was so fast that I never saw it. He has lots of snap, and when the punches land they dizzy your head; they fuzz up your mind. He's smart. The trickiest fighter I've seen. He's had twenty-nine fights and acts like he's had a hundred. He could write the book on boxing, and anyone that fights him should be made to read it."

Great post. Ali knew what he was doing in the ring.

[Bucktown Beast]

Ali may have been one of the most talented, high intelligent fighters, but certainly did not have the best technique. One of the only fighters to avoid punches by moving backwards, but that was a testament to his amazing ability.

If I have to go with the most technically sound technique for a fighter I might have to choose Duran. Hands high, head movment, jabbing, body work and good use of both hands.

Offensively, Terry Norris was one of the most complete fighters you will see. His over agressiveness could sometimes get the best of him, but wide arsenal involved every weapon in the big. I've seen him use, or knock out someone with every punch you can throw.

[Hydro]

Carlos maussa and Ricardo Mayorga

[Verstyle]

louis did his business in the ring so smooth.its like damn! thats why he's the best ever to me. behind ali

[cyberthugpatrol]

hands down, best technique, Ricardo "Finito" Lopez

[butterfly1964]

louis did his business in the ring so smooth.its like damn! thats why he's the best ever to me. behind ali

Out of all the heavyweights, maybe, but p4p, probably Robinson.

[Verstyle]

Out of all the heavyweights, maybe, but p4p, probably Robinson.

u wanna know the difference between your answer and mine? it is that its YOUR opinion.

[butterfly1964]

u wanna know the difference between your answer and mine? it is that its YOUR opinion.

Ooooook.