Boxing=more then speed and power, lets look at what makes a great fighter

[daggum]

what makes a great fighter...fans that will keep saying he's great no matter how weak the opposition is or no matter how many fighters he ducks

[Larry the boss]

1) Heart is a vital intangible and it can't be taught. It's ingrained in a person through life experience, and is why elite fighters & soldiers are almost always urchins of the ******. The person with nothing to lose and a ton of heart is primal.
2) Character (both in and outside the ring) is another huge component that seemingly goes largely ignored these days.
3) Self-discipline (again, both in and outside the ring) can't be understated in the development of an elite fighter.

Add those intangibles to someone w natural speed & power, and you've a trainer's wet dream.

Damn good post

[SlySlickSmooth]

heart/will/discipline/desire

ability to stay calm in situations
ability to adapt

[SeekDaGreat]

Heart baby, it can make a skilled fighter weak and a weak fighter skilled!

[brick wall]

fighting great fighters, beating them, holding titles, being recognised as the best in your division all certainly help but if you compare two guys with similar accomplishments, the dividing factor will be skills, technique, physical attributes.

not really...i would rank a fighter with inferior skills/attributes higher than another fighter who's suppose to achieve more with what he have but can only muster the same accomplishments...substance over form.

[DARKSEID]

Feints- trick a fighter into reacting or fool him into not reacting. Either way you catch him where's he's not expecting.

[Spray_resistant]

Its to me about will to win, imposing your best attributes on your opponent, the ability to adjust mid fight to a fighter you are having difficulty with, nullifying your opponents strengths.

Attributes alone like speed/power don't mean that much really of they can't be effectively applied in some tactical manner. Take Herrera, talent wise should have easily lost to almost everyone he fights he is not much of an athlete at all and take Zab, mental midget with great talent should have wiped Baldo out easy.

[sicko]

Combination of EVERYTHING!

Ray Leonard instantly comes to mind for me even though I did not like him much but Ray Leonard was the "COMPLETE PACKAGE" and a Trainers DREAM.

Beyond the physical attributes, he had everything else on top of his physical gifts.

[brick wall]

In order to accomplished greatness you must first understand what you trying to accomplish and how to get there. You may be blessed with gifts such as speed and power but you also need to learn the science in fully applying the gifts you have been blessed with.

it all boils down to accomplishments....skills is very important but your got to put them to test first and see what comes out of it before you can be considered great.

[Russian Crushin]

Skill and technicality are not the same thing. Being technically "by the book" is probably the most overrated aspect of boxing