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Irish Fire
08-31-2008, 07:04 AM
Who is the greatest techincal heavyweight ever?
he grant
08-31-2008, 07:23 AM
Jack Johnson and Joe Louis ....

Corbett as a pioneer ... Tunney should be mentioned as well ...
Irish Fire
08-31-2008, 07:30 AM
Michael Grant? Zora Folley?
MrSmall
08-31-2008, 08:40 AM
Mike Tyson in his early days was a true technician.
heehoo
08-31-2008, 10:19 AM
Jack Johnson.
Bill Butcher
08-31-2008, 10:28 AM
Greatest technical HWT ever was Joe Louis

Larry Holmes was up there too.
robert ungurean
08-31-2008, 10:32 AM
Holmes
Tunney
Louis
Charles
In no particular order.
JohnThomas1
08-31-2008, 10:38 AM
There really hasn't been many, certainly not in the stratosphere. Joe Louis might come closest for me, but i don't think he was completely rounded if we look beyond his defense.Probably as good as it gets tho. Holmes dropped his left a bit, got loopy with his right, shelved his left hook and seldom attacked the body. Still up there tho due to lack of them, Sonny Liston would run Holmes close silly as it seems.
SuzieQ49
08-31-2008, 10:45 AM
Im suprised john Thomas you didnt mention jersey joe walcott. your buddy eddie futch called walcott "one of the finest technicians in ring history."
JohnThomas1
08-31-2008, 10:50 AM
Im suprised john Thomas you didnt mention jersey joe walcott. your buddy eddie futch called walcott "one of the finest technicians in ring history."

Tho i've got a fair bit of him i've never got around to watching much. On my list to do for sure.
he grant
08-31-2008, 04:53 PM
Does any pre-Louis footage of Walcott ?
SuzieQ49
08-31-2008, 04:57 PM
no......

I have all the existing footage on walcott.


Louis I
Louis II
Charles I(rounds 14 and 15 only exist)
Charles II
Charles III
Charles IV
Hoff- Rare film walcott looks very good vs a giant, hoff shows talent for a big man
Layne
Marciano I
Marciano II
Polymath
08-31-2008, 04:57 PM
Corrie Sanders.
SuzieQ49
08-31-2008, 05:09 PM
Good choice Polymath! Super southpaw freak of nature Corrie Sanders was one of a kind!!
teeto
08-31-2008, 05:15 PM
Tyson was very good technically, considering his style, he comes forward, so what would technically be the right way to do that? Tyson's guard and defence were very sound, his head movement great, footwork was great, how he maneuvred himself into attacking positions, and his hooks and uppercuts were spot on for his stature and build.

Tunney had his hands down and smash hooks in froma low setting, not too good in a technical sense, though very clever and effective, though his footwork and jab from distance followed up with the right were good in a technical sense.
SuzieQ49
08-31-2008, 07:17 PM
What about Ken Norton? I would say he was a fine technician. Even Ali and Holmes couldnt beat him by more than 1 point.
Seamus
08-31-2008, 07:30 PM
Jersey Joe was more cute than a technician. Obviously, his technique did not save from many losses.

Joe Louis had the greatest offensive arsenal presented in the division. For their respective places in the development of the sport, Corbett, Johnson and Tunney rank high. Also, I would like to mention Riddick Bowe, who for a short while demonstrated great skill and technique, good at distance and really good in close.
SuzieQ49
08-31-2008, 07:33 PM
Jersey Joe was more cute than a technician. Obviously, his technique did not save from many losses.


He suffered the whitaker syndrome. Alot of judges didnt like his style, but in actuality he was clearly outfighting his opponents. too much walcott waltzing caused him "in the eyes of judges" to lose the louis I and maxim I bouts, but according the nearly every ringsider/newspaper/fan poll walcott clearly deserved the decision.
lfsdan
08-31-2008, 08:20 PM
Tye Fields without question.
HawkFan16
08-31-2008, 08:28 PM
Obviously Golota-He combined handspeed, a great jab, some power, and extensive knowlededge of the weak points of the body unlike anyone else!:D
TIGEREDGE
08-31-2008, 08:39 PM
Obviously Golota-He combined handspeed, a great jab, some power, and extensive knowlededge of the weak points of the body unlike anyone else!:D

andrew really had great potential
TIGEREDGE
08-31-2008, 08:41 PM
what about sonny liston?

according to many great sources he was excellent at both boxing and going on the attack.
TIGEREDGE
08-31-2008, 08:43 PM
ezzard charles has a claim

his best was at 175
Boilermaker
08-31-2008, 09:31 PM
I doubt anyone will agree with me, but i think that Rocky Marciano is the most purely technically correct boxer. His guard was always high and in the correct position. He always put 100% of his body behind every single punch. His footwork was sound. He wasnt as fast, as accurate or as flashy as many others, but he was technically better than most if not all, imo. It makes sense too. Physically he wasnt the most gifted ever, yet it is arguable that he was the best hitter, the fittest etc. I believe that most of his attributes were enhanced, because he was so technically good at the style he employed. Which is, incidentally, probably the most basic, most successful and the most commonly taught style of boxing.
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09-01-2008, 08:55 AM
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09-01-2008, 09:43 AM
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