Aggressive Fighters with Great Head-Movement?

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  1. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    What is your top five/ten?
     
  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    For me, if we're talking top ten, then there's some staples.

    Duran
    Napoles
    Qawi
    Armstrong
    Frazier
    Chang
    Tyson

    Just for starters. I think they all have to be on a top ten. I suppose you could also throw Pacquiao and Fenech on there. Maybe Chucho Castillo and Santos Laciar. Lomachenko, Chocolatito, Canizales, maybe.
     
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  3. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

    You forgot Gomez.
     
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  4. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

    Brandon Rios and Mickey Ward of course deserve mention.
     
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  5. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    Michael? Really?
     
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  6. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

    Gomez Adams.
     
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  7. Jesus of montreal

    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Not sure he's cracking the top 10 (probably not in fact), but clenelo head movement while beong agressive is pretty great.

    And while he's overrated, loma crack the top 10 for sure imo
     
  8. Jesus of montreal

    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    When he fought agressively, hagler was also pretty great at it. But it wasnt really his main style
     
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  9. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

    It just hit me that Chavez hasn't been mentioned yet.
     
  10. Jesus of montreal

    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Not sure he belongs. He was far from the face first brawler that some foolishly say he is, amd had lot of subtle moves, but i don't think he was as good at it as the name already mentionned
     
  11. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

    Watch his head-movement in the Rosario fight. He belongs.
     
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  12. Neil

    Neil tueur de grenouilles

    belfort
     
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  13. Ugotabe Kidding

    Ugotabe Kidding WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Evander Holyfield was aggressive and moved his head splendidly towards his opponent's face
     
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  14. Jel

    Jel WBC Champion

    Vicente Saldivar?
     
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  15. Double L

    Double L Book Reader

    paul ingle
     
  16. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

    Duran, Napoles, Tyson, Chavez... Ingle...
     
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  17. Jesus of montreal

    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Ingle did have terrific head movement. Rest of his game wasnt all that though
     
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  18. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

    McGugian had good head-movement for a pressure fighter.

    Not masterful like Duran, Tyson, Nap, but it was very solid.
     
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  19. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

    Oh, forgot about Azumah Nelson. He certainly deserves mention.
     
  20. Double L

    Double L Book Reader

    just saying. in isolation, ingle's head movement was exceptional. definitly not among those names in terms of overall boxing ability or accomplishments. he's not among the best aggressive boxers with good head movement. but he might be included among aggressive boxers with the best head movement.
     
  21. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    #10. Vicente Saldivar
    #09. Julio Cesar Chavez
    #08. Mike Tyson
    #07. Joe Frazier
    #06. Jung-Koo Chang
    #05. Wilfredo Gomez
    #04. Dwight Qawi
    #03. Henry Armstrong
    #02. Jose Napoles
    #01. Roberto Duran
     
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  22. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

    I think Tyson and Frazier both had better head-movement than Chang, but it's just nit-picking.

    I 110% agree with your top 5.
     
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  23. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    I just love Chang's badass move of stepping back into mid-range from the inside, then slipping three or four punches then pulling back all the way out, grinning like a madman the whole time.
     
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