On the inside, mid-range and outside...

[NickHudson]

Who had mastery of all these fighting positions?

[brooklyn1550]

Pernell Whitaker

[Sizzle]

Bernard Hopkins - Can win a fight from any range, and every range (See Trinidad match)

[Holmes' Jab]

The guy currently on my avatar would be up there :good

[Senya13]

Rjj

[fists of fury]

Joe Louis.

[apollack]

Ray Leonard.

[brooklyn1550]

Marco Antonio Barrera

[Holmes' Jab]

Joe Louis.

Good call.

[NickHudson]

I thought many posters considered him a mid-range specialist?

Joe Louis.

[JohnThomas1]

Wilfredo Gomez in the early days was damn good from anywhere.

[Sizzle]

Rjj

:rofl :rofl :rofl

Real inside slugger he was. I liked his work at close-range Vs Tarver who knocked him the fuck out.

[Pat_Lowe]

Wilfredo Gomez in the early days was damn good from anywhere.

I'll have to get some Gomez fights, I've only got his match with Pintor and Sanchez. At close range he had it over Sanchez IMO but Sanchez's work rate and conditioning paid off as his punches took a toll on Gomez, closing his eye and busting his face up.

[JohnThomas1]

I'll have to get some Gomez fights, I've only got his match with Pintor and Sanchez. At close range he had it over Sanchez IMO but Sanchez's work rate and conditioning paid off as his punches took a toll on Gomez, closing his eye and busting his face up.

Sanchez was too big and too good, just as Gomez was to Zarate i think.

[Terrible Terry]

A young James Toney was about as a complete a fighter as you will ever see.

[PowerPuncher]

Duran

[Pat_Lowe]

Sanchez was too big and too good, just as Gomez was to Zarate i think.

Yes I agree but after almost being blown out Gomez made a good fight out of it. From what I've heard he trained poorly for the fight. Based on what I saw Gomez do when he got in range I think he has a chance vs Sanchez for the decision if he was prepared 100%.

[JohnThomas1]

Yes I agree but after almost being blown out Gomez made a good fight out of it. From what I've heard he trained poorly for the fight. Based on what I saw Gomez do when he got in range I think he has a chance vs Sanchez for the decision if he was prepared 100%.

Unbelievably, i had already made up my mind to do a thread on this fight that might even have a poll about just this, Gomez's condition claims and if and how much they factored. I know one thing, the silly bugger struggled to make the weight even tho he was moving up!

[KTFO]

Ray Leonard and Joe Louis are the worst choice. :patsch

[JohnThomas1]

Ray Leonard and Joe Louis are the worst choice. :patsch

Why's that exactly? Give us your detailed assessment of the range they lacked in?

[Pat_Lowe]

Unbelievably, i had already made up my mind to do a thread on this fight that might even have a poll about just this, Gomez's condition claims and if and how much they factored. I know one thing, the silly bugger struggled to make the weight even tho he was moving up!

You should make the thread I'd be interested in others opinions. As I recall Gomez struggled to make super-bantam, so he probably trained less and figured he didnt have to cut weight as he could make featherweight. Not a smart move. After this fight though he returned back down to super-bantam...weird.

[KTFO]

Why's that exactly? Give us your detailed assessment of the range they lacked in?


Must be kidding,right?

[JohnThomas1]

Must be kidding,right?

I thought you'd be stumped, thanks for the confirmation

:good

[JohnThomas1]

Because he says so. Like everytime he makes such a statement.

Ask him a simple question and he's cactus

:rofl

[KTFO]

I thought you'd be stumped, thanks for the confirmation



:blood


What is there to explain,assclown?

[KTFO]

You don´t need to explain anything, boy. You´re exposed and everybod knows that you aren´t to be taken serious.

Lewis worked pretty well on the inside also he prevered to stay on the outside.




Haha,YOU my friend are exposed! You idiot don't even know how to spell Louis' name. :rofl


Now c'mon,cush cush, go back to that stinky hole where you came from.

[redrooster]

A young James Toney was about as a complete a fighter as you will ever see.

My favorites are Norris and Jones. :good

[NickHudson]

A little bit of a consensus for Sweetpea, perhaps?

This is quite an accolade, as most boxers - even great ones - are much more comfortable and effective in 1 or 2 of these positions.

The tall, rangy guys probably never learn the infighting because they are so effective at a distance. Conversely, the stocky fellas don't apply themselves to outfighting as they are liable to get picked off so they work in mid-range and on the inside.

How come Pernell leaned his trade so well? If he is considered exceptional in each department it of course makes it very difficult to imagine a fantasy opponent that might beat him...

[JohnThomas1]

My favorites are Norris and Jones. :good

They say Terry was stalking around searching the canvas just after the first Brown fight. Apon questioning from Jose Garcia he replied, "i'm looking for a stronger chin".

[robert ungurean]

George Benton
Harold Johnson
Emile Griffith
Louise Rodreguez

[robert ungurean]

A little bit of a consensus for Sweetpea, perhaps?

This is quite an accolade, as most boxers - even great ones - are much more comfortable and effective in 1 or 2 of these positions.

The tall, rangy guys probably never learn the infighting because they are so effective at a distance. Conversely, the stocky fellas don't apply themselves to outfighting as they are liable to get picked off so they work in mid-range and on the inside.

How come Pernell leaned his trade so well? If he is considered exceptional in each department it of course makes it very difficult to imagine a fantasy opponent that might beat him...
Pernell learned his trade from George Benton.

[Lex]

Sanchez was too big and too good, just as Gomez was to Zarate i think.

Yup, classic example of how three fighters, otherwise equal in all respects, are separated primarily by size and strength, if only a few pounds. Imagine the wars if all three were natural featherweights and not stretching beyond their peak size.

[Lex]

Oh, yeh, Evander Holyfield. Great jab and straight right. Brutal elbows, forearms, uppercuts and hooks at midrange and headbutts in close. :!:

[JohnThomas1]

Yup, classic example of how three fighters, otherwise equal in all respects, are separated primarily by size and strength, if only a few pounds. Imagine the wars if all three were natural featherweights and not stretching beyond their peak size.

Top thought!

:good