Look inside. The definition of slick. SRR ducked this boxer like the plague!!!

[RubenSonny]

I've seen LaMotta being quoted a lot in books saying
"Why fight Burley when I have Zivic ?"

Which is him basically saying he's ducking him, Zivic was a much bigger name and could generate more money as well.

Thanks, your a good source of knowledge.

[ThePrince]

Damn, if you have Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta hesitant to face you, you know you're a bad muthaphucka...

[EMACULATE]

We can all say someone ducked the other but we must clearly know the facts. Burley was ducked but not only by Robinson but by every champion at that time. He was never granted a title shot until he was way past his prime if I remember correctlly and all avoided him and he wouldve only gotten a title fight if he had MOB ties.

[RubenSonny]

We can all say someone ducked the other but we must clearly know the facts. Burley was ducked but not only by Robinson but by every champion at that time. He was never granted a title shot until he was way past his prime if I remember correctlly and all avoided him and he wouldve only gotten a title fight if he had MOB ties.

He fought and beat and lost to a bunch of great fighters, considering all the avoiding his record is pretty unbelieveable for me hes easily a top 30 atg.

[Michael Hall]

thanks for this thread. nice devication from pac-may talk.

[Roy Keane]

Burley's old sparring partner AJ "Blackie" Nelson said this "I see a lot of Charley in this kid, Roy Jones Junior. Both had unorthodox styles, could hit you from any angle, both hard to hit. Charley jabbed more than Jones, if Jones would concentrate on boxing as Charley did, he would become an all-time great."

Yeah I've heard Lamotta ducked Burley which if true is really a testament to Burley's ability, Lamotta fought and beat some of the more avoided fighters of his time(but again I dont know for sure that he ducked him).

wikipedia a great tool .........

[boxer2k5]

ivan calderon is like that as well. floyd is the best defensive offensive boxer ive ever seen.

[check hook]

Burley isn't the definition of slick. He is slick, but he's more the definition of balance and intelligence. Everything he did was textbook. The way he threw a punch down to how he responded to what an opponent did. It was exactly what you were supposed to do.

Eddie Futch called him the greatest fighter he had seen. It's just one guys opinion, but even by looking at old film you can clearly see Burley was a talented guy.

[check hook]

Is Roy Jones slick?? No slick fighter is that entertaining. RJJ is an offensive fighter.

chups is right. Roy threw power shots almost exclusively. Roy was slick, but it was raw power and speed that he used.

[Mayas]

SRR also ducked Mexico's Kid Azteca.

Kid Aztecas was the most feared and avoided fighter (outside of Mexico) during thew 1940's 1950's era.

Kid Azteca was the most brutal bodypuncher of his era and is known as The GodFather of the Left Hook to the Liver.