Which boxer in history has the most unique boxing style?

[The Phantom Menace]

Archie Moore had the cross arm defense boxing style which was very unique. Bad thing about it was that it left him vunerable to upper cuts.

[Guest]

If you'd asked "Who had the most graceful style, and made you think of a ballet, rather than a boxing match" I'd have piped up Ali in a heartbeat. I can't think of a fighter that appeared as balanced and at home in the ring. But you didn't, you said "unique".....so, at the risk of being stoned out of the forum, I have to say Klitchko. He's so ugly to watch, sometimes I just cringe, but for all his uncoordinated appearance, he's effective as hell, and knows what he's doing. That's part of why I get such a kick out of watching him fight....sometimes it's hard to believe he can get out of his own way, much less manage to land more punches, and outwork his opponents while slipping the vast majority of the bombs they throw his way. I can't think of any fighter, ever, that looked like him in the ring, and still managed to pull off the win almost every time. Unique, he definitely is.

You know, I might have to give this my vote... doing the funky robot. The thing with Big Klit is he's deceptively good. His "arms only" punches and lean back style ARE pretty unique.

As for Naz, yeah, his uniqueness has now been compromised by his old trainer building other fighters after the mould... Pickering, Witter...

[hatcheeks]

Herol Bomber Graham for me. and then his style was later perfected by naz. Bomber did it first but didnt have the power that naz had. it was so unique that all the great fighters of that time dodged him for their lives. Nunn, Eubank, Toney, Jones, etc etc

[dilivio2005]

prince naseems boxing syle springs to mind.

[leff]

If you'd asked "Who had the most graceful style, and made you think of a ballet, rather than a boxing match" I'd have piped up Ali in a heartbeat. I can't think of a fighter that appeared as balanced and at home in the ring. But you didn't, you said "unique".....so, at the risk of being stoned out of the forum, I have to say Klitchko. He's so ugly to watch, sometimes I just cringe, but for all his uncoordinated appearance, he's effective as hell, and knows what he's doing. That's part of why I get such a kick out of watching him fight....sometimes it's hard to believe he can get out of his own way, much less manage to land more punches, and outwork his opponents while slipping the vast majority of the bombs they throw his way. I can't think of any fighter, ever, that looked like him in the ring, and still managed to pull off the win almost every time. Unique, he definitely is.

True, his style looks so bad,ugly,akward and weird, but it works great.

Thats some of the reason he is so hard to beat, he boxes weird.

[Eken]

"Prince" Naseem Hamed!

[AintGottaClue]

Archie Moore had the cross arm defense boxing style which was very unique. Bad thing about it was that it left him vunerable to upper cuts.

is that were foreman got it from when he fought holyfield?

[Tha Greatest]

ya

John Ruiz. It's Unique to see someone holding as much as he does.

hahaha good one man


but hands down, it's muhammad ali, just the way he moves around, he floats like a butterfly, then STING like a beed.
Very unique, u cant compare roy jones to ali, their styles aarre very very diff, but both VERY talented.

[the_powerpuncher]

hahaha good one man


but hands down, it's muhammad ali, just the way he moves around, he floats like a butterfly, then STING like a beed.
Very unique, u cant compare roy jones to ali, their styles aarre very very diff, but both VERY talented.

Ali and Ray Leonard both, copied Walker Smith Jr. style, yall might know him as Sugar Ray Robinson,

[Slipx]

Herol Bomber Graham for me. and then his style was later perfected by naz. Bomber did it first but didnt have the power that naz had. it was so unique that all the great fighters of that time dodged him for their lives. Nunn, Eubank, Toney, Jones, etc etc

Yep, Herol's style was nice and he got ducked until he ran into Julian Jackson, who exploited his style.(See left sig image)