Which Boxer do you think is the smartest, has the highest IQ?

[The Surgeon]

Wlad is the one that comes straight to mind.

[Pacdbest]

Donaire

Klitchko

[Rolaz]

When it comes to IQ,

Then you got to have evidence by allowing all those Boxers to take the necessary IQ Test!

But, if you equate IQ with Wisdom,

say, a boxer who use wisdom to improve his life stature out of nothing,

Then, that boxer to my mind is indeed Intellegent of knowing what is good and what is bad! and what Success is all about!

[Pacdbest]

barrera

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agree with barrera.

[nomadman]

When it comes to IQ,

Then you got to have evidence by allowing all those Boxers to take the necessary IQ Test!

But, if you equate IQ with Wisdom,

say, a boxer who use wisdom to improve his life stature out of nothing,

Then, that boxer to my mind is indeed Intellegent of knowing what is good and what is bad! and what Success is all about!

An IQ test is only one of the many tools one needs to determine (or approximate) a man's intelligence, if the term "intelligence" can even be defined clearly...

[MARKBNLV]

I don't mean boxing IQ, I mean IQ/smarts, take your pick.

The generalization is that fighters are not very bright.

Fighters have to be bright to be successful,maybe Juan Diaz he is going to school to be a lawyer

[MARKBNLV]

kbros or boxers who have command of multiple languages are naturally smart.

the lowest?

probably floyd. he doesnt even have command of his own language.

Wow get off the guys nutsack

[BillyBoxing]

Bernard Hopkins according to himself.

[fabie]

There's two kinds of intelligence:

•*Cognitive (Memory/Systematic-empirical...logic)
• Non-Cognitive (non-linear / non-logical / emotional)

I would say Muhammad Ali the way he articulate his poetry and his spontaneity...Sugar Ray Leonard also, I love the way he expresses, the way he carefully uses his words. Both have the non-cognitive intelligence.

It can be shown in boxing also as pugilism is an art. Any art is non-cognitive intelligence. The passion, emotion and spontaneity on actions is also intelligence.

[BillyBoxing]

wlad immediately springs to mind, not simply because he desses smartly and has a degree. He comes across very well in interviews, and appears to have quite a sharp mind. There's also the fact that he speaks multiple languages and seems to come across well in all of them, or so i've heard.

Ward strikes as an intelligent guy, just from reading his interviews. Always has something interesting to say in response to a question. He's also one of the few boxers around today able to successfully tailor his style to a particular opponent and make adjustments during a fight. I know that kinda blurs the boundary between in ring and out of ring intelligence, but it displays quite a keen intellect nonetheless.

Tarver also appears pretty sharp. Genuinely witty and an excellent commentator. Likewise bj flores. Jones is a good commentator as well, but when he's not talking boxing he seems like a bit of a dumbo.

I agree that hopkins has underrated intelligence. It's hard to see through all the cussing and rampant racism, but if you read his interviews you'll find he quite often has something quite profound to say. I remember reading an interview of his when he was advising floyd to be careful of his money, quite a common piece of advice, but the way he worded it was extremely eloquent and compelling. I remember thinking, "damn, i've underestimated this man."

i'm sure there are plenty of non-english speaking boxers i've overlooked. Even though, jmm has always seemed like a very intelligent man. He just has an aura of academia about him, with his high thinker's brow and studious expression. Always made me flinch whenever he got hit hard, thinking of the damage that genius brain was sustaining... :d

good post!