I took a few weeks out a while ago to watch JC's fights and yeah he was great at getting in punching range, placement of punches, some posters like to class any fighter he takes a step forward at any point in a boxing match as an unskilled brawler but there was plenty of thought put into JC's pressure and inside game.
Julio Cesar Chavez was one of the slickest boxers ever.
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sr and duran are the best at hitting coming forward and not taking unneccesary shots wouldn't say they were slick but they were great at being defensive while on the attack.
they probably have the hardest style to beat.Comment
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Originally posted by WitherGloveQuote:
Originally Posted by Cuauhtémoc1520
Slick is some word you have assigned for fighters like Martinez or Roy Jones that hold their hands down and look "slick". When in reality slick can be many things, it's harder to make fighters miss when you are coming forward then when you are going backwards.
Chavez Sr was slick for a pressure fighter, his head movement was incredible and he caught so many shots on the gloves and elbows.
But that's technique not slick. Slick fighters mostly rely solely on being able to fight with hands down moving out the way of punches ie whitaker, roy jones, maritnez that's why when they get older they are more liable to get dropped. Technical fighters usually still have success even when older because they don't rely on reflexes as much
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No he really wasn't there are many fighters who were far slicker moving forward, Duran was levels above him in that regard.Comment
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he did have very underrated defense, but one of the slickest fighters ever? thats a bit of an exaggeration to say the least.Comment
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he was a great pressure fighter with a lot of nuances to his game that u dont seem today. he could handle most fighters' offense very well. no was he a great defensive boxer? no. but that wasnt his game.Comment
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