Classy Fighters

[Larry the boss]

hopkins should be added to the list of classy people. he may thrown down pr flags and call me a honky, but damnit he doesn't beat his wife or get caught poppin' off shots in the Skate Heaven parking lot like floyds 'classy' self, either

lol.......................

[bojangles1987]

Styles makes fights in boxing, and here are some of the fighters which had some interesting styles. In no particular order, I think these guys were cool in and out of the ring.

Sugar Ray Leonard
- great quickness, power, skill and defence
- throws brilliant combinations
- always respects his opponents and his fans
- never heard anything negative about him in and outside of the ring

Alexis Arguello
- classic upright stance, super accurate, and powerful
- never saw him hold or clinch
- knocks you out with one punch, and decent chin

Marvin Hagler
- gentleman brawler
- great power, chin, and inside game
- fought all the greats - Hearns, Duran, Leonard

Muhammad Ali (of course)
- I think he invented the slick Afro-American style
- combined power, quickness, and technique
- controversy was part of his era (Vietnam, social revolution, racism, etc..)

Manny Pacquiao (of course)
- relentless attacker
- quick, powerful, and elusive
- focuses purely on the boxing, leaves the other stuff to his handlers
- does not trash talk, and even attempts to befriend his opponents
- tries to help his countrymen
- PED controversy: innocent until proven guilty

Miguel Cotto
- always fights the best
- never disrespectful, never complains
- one of the best body punchers
- has good boxing skills, but nobody seems to notice

Humberto Soto
- decent all-around skills
- impressive warrior spirit even in his loss to Guzman
- keeps himself grounded by driving a bus - cool

Matthew Hatton (gutsy performance agains Alvarez)
- was clearly outgunned, but used good defence and fought valiantly
- maximizes his boxing ability
- never lost his fighting spirit
- nothing bad to say, still thinks he could win (ignorance is bliss)

Juan Manuel Marquez
- still one of the best counter-punchers I have ever seen
- amazing ability to recover from a knockdown
- his annoying pursuit of Manny only shows his fighting spirit
- the best style to counter a pure attacker - like MP
- just don't go over 140 lbs

Marco Antonio Barrerra
- great all around skills, no weaknesses
- knock-down against JMM was ruled a slip, so he should have won
- head-butt against Khan was ruled a punch, so he should not have lost
- I think he will be back

Erik Morales
- always comes to fight
- his retirement was just due to a lost in desire
- great ability to setup and fire strong accurate combinations
- his fight against Maidana maybe a surprise for many

Bernard Hopkins
- a thinking man's fighter
- first saw him 14 years ago, and knew the guy will last a while
- has speed, power, technique and a bag of tricks

Roy Jones Jr.
- was the best ever seen in his prime
- unorthodox style, but uncanny power, accuracy and speed
- glad he retired - else he wouldn't be as good in his color commentary

Oscar DeLa Hoya (of course)
- skills, speed, power and throws good combinations
- straight up classic style, with good forward movement
- controversies mainly after his boxing career ended
- helped bring boxing back to the mainstream in the 90s

You never heard a negative thing about Leonard outside the ring? Really?

[puga]

sorry but i dont consider bhop a classy fighter...he's one of the dirtiest fighter in the game....tho he aint got **** on andre ward at being dirty now....i also agree that if you include mat hatton ,you have to include so many.... so i would'nt put him on the list...

[Frighteous]

Styles makes fights in boxing, and here are some of the fighters which had some interesting styles. In no particular order, I think these guys were cool in and out of the ring.

Sugar Ray Leonard
- great quickness, power, skill and defence
- throws brilliant combinations
- always respects his opponents and his fans
- never heard anything negative about him in and outside of the ring

Alexis Arguello
- classic upright stance, super accurate, and powerful
- never saw him hold or clinch
- knocks you out with one punch, and decent chin

Marvin Hagler
- gentleman brawler
- great power, chin, and inside game
- fought all the greats - Hearns, Duran, Leonard

Muhammad Ali (of course)
- I think he invented the slick Afro-American style
- combined power, quickness, and technique
- controversy was part of his era (Vietnam, social revolution, racism, etc..)

Manny Pacquiao (of course)
- relentless attacker
- quick, powerful, and elusive
- focuses purely on the boxing, leaves the other stuff to his handlers
- does not trash talk, and even attempts to befriend his opponents
- tries to help his countrymen
- PED controversy: innocent until proven guilty

Miguel Cotto
- always fights the best
- never disrespectful, never complains
- one of the best body punchers
- has good boxing skills, but nobody seems to notice

Humberto Soto
- decent all-around skills
- impressive warrior spirit even in his loss to Guzman
- keeps himself grounded by driving a bus - cool

Matthew Hatton (gutsy performance agains Alvarez)
- was clearly outgunned, but used good defence and fought valiantly
- maximizes his boxing ability
- never lost his fighting spirit
- nothing bad to say, still thinks he could win (ignorance is bliss)

Juan Manuel Marquez
- still one of the best counter-punchers I have ever seen
- amazing ability to recover from a knockdown
- his annoying pursuit of Manny only shows his fighting spirit
- the best style to counter a pure attacker - like MP
- just don't go over 140 lbs

Marco Antonio Barrerra
- great all around skills, no weaknesses
- knock-down against JMM was ruled a slip, so he should have won
- head-butt against Khan was ruled a punch, so he should not have lost
- I think he will be back

Erik Morales
- always comes to fight
- his retirement was just due to a lost in desire
- great ability to setup and fire strong accurate combinations
- his fight against Maidana maybe a surprise for many

Bernard Hopkins
- a thinking man's fighter
- first saw him 14 years ago, and knew the guy will last a while
- has speed, power, technique and a bag of tricks

Roy Jones Jr.
- was the best ever seen in his prime
- unorthodox style, but uncanny power, accuracy and speed
- glad he retired - else he wouldn't be as good in his color commentary

Oscar DeLa Hoya (of course)
- skills, speed, power and throws good combinations
- straight up classic style, with good forward movement
- controversies mainly after his boxing career ended
- helped bring boxing back to the mainstream in the 90s

You never heard a negative thing about Leonard outside the ring? Really?

leonard snorted that white and beat his wife, still he was smart with his money and didn't do anything that bad compared to others. I'd say srl is pretty classy.

[fitefanSHO]

So many names come to mind, thinking about classy boxers.

Micky Ward
Alexis Arguello
Vernon Forrest
Arturo Gatti

Just to name a few.

[Frighteous]

sorry but i dont consider bhop a classy fighter...he's one of the dirtiest fighter in the game....tho he aint got **** on andre ward at being dirty now....i also agree that if you include mat hatton ,you have to include so many.... so i would'nt put him on the list...

What about Holyfield, because he fights dirty he isn't classy either? I think he's classy

[Larry the boss]

leonard snorted that white and beat his wife, still he was smart with his money and didn't do anything that bad compared to others. I'd say srl is pretty classy.

well damn i guess im a pretty classy guy then

[Frighteous]

mosely is pretty classy too. He doesn't act like a prick in front of a camera, and puts in his F'ing work.

[Larry the boss]

What about Holyfield, because he fights dirty he isn't classy either? I think he's classy

outside of having 10 kids and 8 babay mammas id say hes a-ok..no1s perfect we all have our downfalls

[Frighteous]

Lmao........