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  • Left2body
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    The Most Physically Talent Fighter Since 1990

    I was just thinking which fighter in recent history was the most gifted physically. I'm not talking about skills just pure talent i.e. speed, power, reflexes chin. Here are some nominee's from off the top of my head:

    Hamed
    PBF
    RJJ
    Tyson
    Zab
    Pac-Man
    Jermaine

    Edited for clarification, I'm curious as to who you gentlemen think was the most physically gifted.
    Last edited by Left2body; 09-11-2006, 04:27 PM.
  • GEOFFHAYES
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    Tyson came along in '85, though.

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      But yeah, Hamed and Jones spring to mind.

      If we're talking since 1980, then Nigel Benn without question - he stepped into rings with no boxing training whatsoever and just battered experienced boxers all over the ring.

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      • Mattyp151
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        If chin is up there, take Zab out. He would've probably been the first person I thought of until you mentioned that.

        Physically, there may be one person in boxing as gifted as him, and Zab just lost to him. However, Zab's biggest faults have nothing to do with his skills. He isn't very adept at taking a punch, and when one good one does land, his entire brain shuts off and he's prone to throw the entire fight down the tanker. If he could ever put everything together, like he did for the first 9 against Mayweather, he'd be a p4p fighter. However, with him, it's easier said than done.

        Fantastic hand and footspeed, great variety of punches, good defensive technique, and it all falls apart when in trouble.

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        • Left2body
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          Originally posted by GEOFFHAYES
          Tyson came along in '85, though.
          I just put 1990's so that it would be fighters who fought in the 90's. I wanted it to be fairly recent so that guys wouldn't talk about legendary fighters that have no or limited footage.

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          • Left2body
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            So my question is which one do you guys think is the most physically gifted out of those named?

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            • *AKO PA HA!
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              #7
              Originally posted by Left2body
              I was just thinking which fighter(s) in recent history were the most gifted physically. I'm not talking about skills just pure talent i.e. speed, power, reflexes chin. Here are some nominee's from off the top of my head:

              Hamed
              PBF
              RJJ
              Tyson
              Zab
              Pac-Man
              Jermaine
              pacquiao got that all!power,speed,chin,stamina and heart!so i would say pacman!

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              • Mr. Ryan
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                Roy Jones is easily number one here. To be real, I think Roy Jones is the most physically gifted fighter ever. Period

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                • rocco1252
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Left2body
                  I was just thinking which fighter in recent history was the most gifted physically. I'm not talking about skills just pure talent i.e. speed, power, reflexes chin. Here are some nominee's from off the top of my head:

                  Hamed
                  PBF
                  RJJ
                  Tyson
                  Zab
                  Pac-Man
                  Jermaine

                  Edited for clarification, I'm curious as to who you gentlemen think was the most physically gifted.
                  All I have to say is Jermain "good intentions" should not be on the physically gifted list, he should though be on the gift decision list he's gotten 3 of those in his last 3 fights!

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                  • realheavyhands
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                    Originally posted by Asian Sensation
                    Roy Jones is easily number one here. To be real, I think Roy Jones is the most physically gifted fighter ever. Period
                    all roy was . was physically girfted his technique sucks and he dominated his opponets not like floyd . floyd beats his opponets . roy obliterated his. i hate roys style but physically thers no other even if he WAS on steroids

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