Best offensive fighters of all time

athetic:athetic:athetic:athetic:athetic:athetic:

 

Tito took AGES to set his feet. It's all well and good being able to throw devastating combos at a static target but that's not enough to warrant mention here.

 

Not all of Tito's opponents were Ricardo Mayorga.

Fernando Vargas wasn't a static target for example...and Tito was putting the hurt on him from the opening bell.

 

Close to it most the time.

 

no

 

Very yes. Vargas would certainly move occasionally, but he'd stand perfectly still to invite another exchange & basically stay stationary as they exchanged, then move again. He moved relative to the ring, not the man. Hopkins & Oscar continuously moved as Tito punched and he couldn't adjust. Regardless, Vargas didn't have the counter punching ability to take advantage of *that* moment Tito always gives as he sets himself anyway.

 

ok buddy.

I seem to recall a certain fighter...what was his name again....ah yes...Billy Conn using the strategy of "running" continuously against the very guy you've said is the "..greatest ever. Perfect punching machine, uh yee", Joe Louis.

Louis only had success when Conn got brave and arrogant, and deliberately stood his ground to try to hurt Louis. Up until that point he "...took AGES to set his feet. It's all well and good being able to throw devastating combos at a static target but that's not enough to warrant mention here...."

:giggle:

 

Yeah the fact that guys run for their lives against you should be an indicator that your a pretty good offensive fighter.

 

Here's Joe's answer to that:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrwl0kvoCqg&t=5m32s

Two fights, two KO wins.

 

Not to mention victories over Pastor, Farr, and even a prime Walcott when Louis was well past it.

Sly, you gonna put Trinidad in your top-5 EVER? Its a meaningless argument if not.

 

agree... the ease with which his offense was COMPLETELY NULLIFIED detracts BIG-TIME from his standing as an offensive fighter

He had a great arsenal, but that arsenal was exposed against the best of the best

You never saw ANYONE do that to Hearns, Robinson, Arguello, truly brilliant offensive fighters