Who is the most terrible boxer out there skills-wise?

[chirorickyp]

Shawn Porter. Falling into his opponent while punching, headbutts, excessive holding in almost all his fights. I've never been impressed with him even when he wins.

Thank you. That charging style is not fun to watch. Head butts galore

[Slicc]

He does the 1-2 better than most. He wins for a reason and he KO's people for a reason there's more than a simple 1-2 this guy has the mindset of champion. At this level 90% is mental.

If it was more than a simple 1-2, then Fury wouldn't have been able to avoid it as much as he did. There were no feints, speed shifts on the jab, footwork or anything. Just straight up step-in 1-2, or just throw the 1-2 and hope it lands. Having a champion's mindset hasn't made his technique any less shit. Besides, I already said he has heart. This is supposed to be about skill, not mindset.

Wilder is awkward and is not text book obviously, and his basketball player frame limits him from throwing 4 punch combos but he gets the job done. I'll leave you alone.

He has a predictable 1-2, no footwork and hardly any defense. He's not awkward, he lacks fundamentals. He even acknowledges it.

[v8mach1]

Porter is not the prettiest , thats for sure , but much kudos for his determination ,

[v8mach1]

Eubank Jnr , blessed genetically , in the gym looks unbeatable , but?

Id like to see Horn v Porter , not for the purist i know , but as they say "styles.......

[JakeTheBoxer]

You guys say Wilder and Martin have zero skills, but Wilder is a world champ and Martin gave a very hard time to Kownacki, who is top 10.

I am no Wilder fan, but guy has just a perfect ring IQ.

[Scopedog]

I think Wilder is very unorthodox and there may well be a number of areas where he is truly lacking, but at the same time he's actually got some decent craft when it comes to landing that right hand bomb. That's such a deadly KO punch not only because it's a hard punch, but also because generally speaking it's hard, accurate, fast and usually either comes from an unexpected angle or is disguised behind another punch. I also think his footwork, jab and head movement is quite underrated. Yes, he relies on his power a lot, but power means nothing if it's not landing and Wilder is knocking his opponents out or at least putting them on their ass very consistently.

Out of everyone who's relevant enough to appear on TV, I think Joe Joyce is probably the worst. He really does just bulldoze over his opponents without any craft or guile whatsoever, defends with his face and he punches like the TV broadcast is being played at half speed. He's gotten away with it so far because he's so huge and strong and his opposition's mostly been undersized and mediocre, but even against a faded and mostly irrelevant Bryant Jennings he was eating clean shots the whole fight and I think can count himself lucky to come away with the decision win. The moment he fights someone who he can't physically bully and who can box even a little bit I think he'll be found out badly.

I also think Jaime Munguia falls into the same mould as Joyce somewhat, although to a lesser extent. He's also falling into the weight bully trap where he's relying too much on his physical dominance in fights and as a result his skillset is somewhat stunted. I think that's starting to show now, he was clearly outboxed by the unknown Dennis Hogan and only won because of robbery. I think his handlers realise this too and will probably attempt to cash him out soon.

[OCPancho]

Title holder? Wilder by far. One of the least skilled title holders in any division, EVER.

You never saw the 80's merry go round WBA heavyweight champs, did you ?
Tate, Weaver, Dokes, Coetzee, Page, Tubbs!

[OCPancho]

Of current famous fighters, Id say Chavez Jr is the most unskilled.

His whole career was a joke, mexicans paid to see him for the name. He was carefully matched vs undersized opponents and any time hes stepped up he has failed.

I can't come up with a worse selection.