Slick pressure fighters

[The Gambler1981]

cotto's not a slick pressure fighter... he's a puncher boxer.

you cant be slick and pressure at the same time, i think thats a paradox.

I think it can be done, but it is not an easy style to perfect.

To be slick a pressure fighter needs good control of distance, good footwork (knowing how to cut off the ring is huge), good upper body movement (head movement being very crucial), be good at feinting, have a good guard, very good timing, knowing when to attack, knowing when to defend and fast hands. Oh and the most important thing the brain to put all of this together and make little adjustments here and there.

[THe TRiNiTY]

cotto's not a slick pressure fighter... he's a puncher boxer.

you cant be slick and pressure at the same time, i think thats a paradox.

You're kidding me right?

Cotto slips punches, puts the opposite hand on the side of his face and catches punches. It's not that difficult (to see.)

[Owlzfan84]

cotto's not a slick pressure fighter... he's a puncher boxer.

you cant be slick and pressure at the same time, i think thats a paradox.

Its very rare, but it can be done. I mean you're not going to see someone moving forward with the floyd mayweather shoulder roll, but i think you can be elusive and still be a pressure fighter.

What about Joe Frazier? He had that awkward head movement and did a good job blocking punches with his arms.

[GMitchell]

[..WaRSpencE..]

How come you cant? Slipping punches and head movement is a sign of being slick.

Because he doesn't like Cotto..that's why..

[Eric Holder]

[Dynamite Kid]

Aaron Pryor and Roberto Duran

Agree.

Pryor got decked quite a few times but that was mainly due to the fact that he used to pull his chin in air when he attacked.

Tim Witherpsoon was a very aggressive fighter that used that Archie Moore type defence to slip punches on the inside.

Dwight Qawi was pretty hard to hit when he was a light heavyweight.

[Thread Stealer]

Qawi once stood in front of Holyfield and made him miss 12 straight punches.

[boxasmash]

mike tyson....

[Dynamite Kid]

Qawi once stood in front of Holyfield and made him miss 12 straight punches.

Yep, his defence was very good/underrated imo.

Jeff Harding did not have an underrated defence