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Originally posted by Redd Foxx View PostSo true. MW and SMW were really interesting for a while. They're ghost towns now.Last edited by kiaba360; 07-09-2016, 10:02 PM.
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The most beautiful display of boxing from my point of view is a boxer who's technical, well rounded and highly skilled. Out think their opponent using defense and timing and counter punching.
Harold Johnson, Ezzarsd Charles, Carlos Monzon, Emile Griffith, Floyd Mayweather, Alexis Arguello, Joe Louis etc and the fighters I find the most pleasing to the eye.
But as a boxing fan I can appreciate and see the beauty in most styles.
I love watching someone like **** Tiger aggressively slip punches and go to work on the inside, masterfully manuevering his way into position.
I love watching Sonny Liston seeking and destroying behind a piston jab.
Manuel Ortiz just non stop aggression, not really caring for defense and breaking his opponent down with volume.
Roy Jones do everything "wrong" from a technical standpoint but use his God given gifts like speed, reflexes and agility to dominate.
The only style I struggle to enjoy is ugly, sloppy fighting like Shawn Porter for example.
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Benny Leonard and Ken Buchanan were often described as 'beautiful technicians' and you can see why by watching their footage. It's just a pity there wasn't more footage of prime Benny L.
Currently Lomachenko does it for me.Last edited by DJ Enerate; 07-10-2016, 10:06 AM.
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I love smoothness and compactness, regardless of style. I also love to see that a fighter is thinking in the ring and not merely acting on instinct.
Lomachenko's already been mentioned; he has a beautiful style. Chocolatito's a joy to watch. Golovkin's got a nice, compact way of stringing punches in bunches (though he's a bit raw defensively). Marquez is poetry in motion when on the offensive. Canelo strings punches together beautifully. Maris Breidis has some of the most explosive combos I've seen at the higher weights, and is just generally a very smooth fighter to watch.
Back in the day James Toney had one of the most epic styles I've ever seen. Perfect mixture of silky smooth styles and down and dirty dogfighting. Absolutely loved to watch him fight.
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