Who was the most skilled textbook fighters

[Sugarj]

Floyd Patterson was a fantastic textbook fighter.

Beat me to it. The guy was technically and stylistically brilliant.

[soul_survivor]

Out of these boxers listed, who was the most skilled fighter to use proper, textbook technique in your opinion?

Ricardo Lopez
Alexis Arguello
Harold Johnson
Joe Louis
Donald Curry
Juan Manuel Marquez
Yuri Arbachakov
Orlando Canizales

I don't think I can list them in a particular order because I havent seen enough of some of these guys and there isn't as much footage of someone like Johnson while you can watch entire careers of guys like Curry.

I will say that finito probably hadt he best "look" in terms of a text book technique.

[Eff Pandas]

Yea I've always been of the thought Ricardo Lopez was textbook perfect as TS & others suggest. I always recommend him as a guy to watch if you wanna learn boxing.

[phallus]

Larry Holmes in my opinion had near perfect punching technique.

larry holmes had a perfect jab

Floyd Patterson was a fantastic textbook fighter.

ezzard charles had the greatest all around technical skills of most modern fighters

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Floyd mayweather jr

The guy does everything in a textbook manner

Jab
Stepping off
Check hook
Lead right
Counter right
High guard
In the pocket
Body shots
Shoulder roll
Lateral movement
Cutting off the ring


Every facet of the game, Floyd is textbook

[Tom Cruise]

Depends whos textbook you are reading. Fraziers textbook is going to look very different to Alis. SRRs will look very different to Armstrongs

[Dempsey-Louis]

Alexis Arguello

[StarshipTrooper]

From the list given, I'd have to say Arguello.....

[Anthony342]

I couldn't care less because I don't want to see anyone fight a textbook.

[IronDanHamza]

Harold Johnson.