Who is the smartest fighter to every box?

[Panamaniac]

Or Ali, for rope-a-dopin' Foreman...

[Mintcar923]

Wasn't Bobby Cycz an academic genious?

[Barn]

Yeah, he had a MENSA level IQ. (Bobby Cycz)

[res]

I want to throw in the idea of the 2nd coming of Foreman being a very smart fighter.

I think his performance in that famous robbery against a younger, faster Shannon Briggs lends credence to that.

[studentofthegam]

Stop b s ing. If you didnt say Floyd, Sweet Pea or Finito Lopez then youre starting at 4th place. Ali took too many punches that were avoidable.

[Barn]

Stop b s ing. If you didnt say Floyd, Sweet Pea or Finito Lopez then youre starting at 4th place. Ali took too many punches that were avoidable.

can you elaborate?

reflexes and speed does not equate to ring intelligence, by the way.

you can still have very high ring IQ and not be a defensive whiz or fast. Someone like Monzon for example.

[Capaedia]

Stop b s ing. If you didnt say Floyd, Sweet Pea or Finito Lopez then youre starting at 4th place. Ali took too many punches that were avoidable.

He used his intelligence to win, not avoid punishment.

Otherwise he wouldn't have humiliated and knocked out George Foreman in his prime.

[MRBOOMER]

In all due respect to the great Marvin Hagler, his odd strategy in the Leonard fight eliminates him from winning this category.

So one fight means your not smart he was angry and had a off night it's not like he got blown out.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Hopkins and Floyd Jr come to mind instantly.

[res]

Stop b s ing. If you didnt say Floyd, Sweet Pea or Finito Lopez then youre starting at 4th place. Ali took too many punches that were avoidable.

Good job comparing the allusiveness of Welterweights to a heavyweight.