What's the difference between a slick and skilled boxer?

[Boxingwizard]

I keep hearing about boxers who are slick such as Chad Dawson, Eddie Chambers, Joan Guzman, but they also very skilled.

What's the difference between those three boxers to someone like Wladimir Klitschko and Bernard Hopkins who are skilled, but not slick.

[Horus]

I keep hearing about boxers who are slick such as Chad Dawson, Eddie Chambers, Joan Guzman, but they also very skilled.

What's the difference between those three boxers to someone like Wladimir Klitschko and Bernard Hopkins who are skilled, but not slick.

Slick = Natural ability
Skilled = Technical Ability & Natural Ability

[egreezy]

Slick = Natural ability
Skilled = Technical Ability & Natural Ability

I was thinking... Slick=Natural + Technical and Skilled=Technical alone

[Dakuwaqa]

I always think for a fighter to be described as slick you gotta have great movement, speed and reflexes. So someone like V Klitschko is obviously very skilled but due to the fact that he's relatively robotic etc he's not slick. It's not mutually exclusive however.

[AztecWanker]

I see it as.......

Slick Boxers - Boxers who have a tight defense. They slip, bob and weave alot. (Pernell, Toney, Floyd)

Skilled Boxer - Boxers who use footwork and speed as defense. (Ray Leonard, Meldrick Taylor)

Ray Leonard's speed was his defense, where someone like Floyd, catch, roll and slip punches.

I hope that makes sense cause I'm confusing myself lol

[Boxingwizard]

I was thinking more of smoothness, Chad Dawson with five punch combinations, Eddie Chambers with his unique boxing style, and Joan Guzman who is very smooth when he's on the offense.

[The Great Shark]

My interpretation is;

Skilled = fighter who had to learn the tools of the trade, etc to be as good as he is i.e. JMM
Slick = fighter who was born with God-given talent from the get go i.e. RJJ

[Boxingwizard]

I see it as.......

Slick Boxers - Boxers who have a tight defense. They slip, bob and weave alot. (Pernell, Toney, Floyd)

Skilled Boxer - Boxers who use footwork and speed as defense. (Ray Leonard, Meldrick Taylor)

Ray Leonard's speed was his defense, where someone like Floyd, catch, roll and slip punches.

I hope that makes sense cause I'm confusing myself lol

You don't have to think about it that much, lol.

[oldgringo]

Joe Louis, Alexis Arguello, Ricardo Lopez, Thomas Hearns, Buddy McGirt, Mike McCallum, Lennox Lewis....all skilled fighters, not necessarily slick.

Locche, Whitaker, Benitez, Spinks, Calderon, Mayweather, Toney, Everett, Camacho....slick and skilled fighters.

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

I always think for a fighter to be described as slick you gotta have great movement, speed and reflexes. So someone like V Klitschko is obviously very skilled but due to the fact that he's relatively robotic etc he's not slick. It's not mutually exclusive however.

I agree with this.

Somebody slick is somebody who utilizes speed and refexes a lot.

Somebody skill is somebody, who isnt necesearly fast, but is technicly very good.

The thing i, that being slick, is more about defense, while being skilled is about a all around game!!!!!!!!

Slick - Benitez, Sweet Pea

Skilled - JMM, Finito Lopez