Some fighters fit into the style category which we traditionally think of as boxer-punchers, fighters with smooth, technician like styles who also possessed serious knockout power. Other guys can be considered puncher-boxers, guys whose primary style role was that of an aggressive KO artist, but they also possess elite boxing ability when needed. The quintessential boxer-punchers include: Robinson Leonard R.Lopez Charles Spinks Sanchez Puncher-boxer examples include: Arguello Jofre Louis Zarate Trinidad Gomez: Could also be argued a boxer-puncher. Other examples in both categories.
In his own unique style category. But for the sake of this thread, I would consider 160-168 Jones a puncher-boxer. 175 he became more of a boxer-puncher.
I dont feel Hagler is hard to categorize, he's clearly a boxer puncher (the hearn fight is pretty much the only outlier). Hearns is much harder to categorize imo, especially below mw (after he became more of a boxer puncher)
Boxer-Puncher Carlos Ortiz Mike McCallum Yuri Arbachakov Orlando Canizales Mark Johnson Puncher-Boxer Michael Carbajal Bob Foster Danny Romero Rafael Marquez
I read something about Moore being a mechanic. If presented with a problem, he'd open his tool box and use whatever suited the situation best. I don't think you can fit a guy like that in a category. He showed the ability to slug, box, swarm and was both a puncher-boxer and a boxer-puncher.
For me, a boxer puncher is a fighter who uses their skills to win via clean punching - whether they hit like a truck or not. Guys like Andre Ward could even be classed as such, albeit nothing compared to the aforementioned. An out-boxer would be a fighter who uses their skills to win with the jab. Not to say they can't possess power - like a Rigo or something - but someone whose style is to simply win and win as safely and efficiently as possible by jabbing and moving. Sluggers and swarmers are more obvious. So for me, I guess a puncher-boxer is somewhere between a boxer-puncher and a slugger.
But a guy who simply jabs and moves isn't a boxer puncher. He's simply a boxer, whether he has power or not.
My bad. I misread it - thought you were explaining the difference between boxer-puncher and puncher-boxer. But you were talking about what distinguishes a boxer from a boxer-puncher. Got it. That is indeed literally what you wrote.
Yeah i think it simply comes down to him being quick handed, but more importantly a southpaw. Often times that alone some people equate with "slick".
Yes, I'd consider lightweight Mosley a puncher-boxer. While on the topic, Tszyu is another example of a puncher-boxer.
