What's the difference between a slick and skilled boxer?

[drinkxerox]

Bernard Hopkins is NOT slick. He's probably one of the most technical fighters today. He uses his brain to execute his game plan (pun).

lol if u can't recognize BHop as having slickness in his game, then u need to log off and read a book or something.

[Chr0nic]

slick = fluid movement, there's no awkwardness
skilled = your mental power, it wil effect how you move, use your slickness, your timin etc

reflexes, power, fluid movement in its own right each is a skill, but to be skilled you gotta have em all
im sure there's more like chin, and even reading your opponent to find out what he might do next is a skill so, its vague

[mines a pasty]

easy, paulie malanaggichops

[tjose385]

I keep hearing about boxers who are slick such as Chad Dawson, Eddie Chambers, Joan Guzman, but they also very skilled.

What's the difference between those three boxers to someone like Wladimir Klitschko and Bernard Hopkins who are skilled, but not slick.

BHOP falls under the slick category

[Pullcounter]

I keep hearing about boxers who are slick such as Chad Dawson, Eddie Chambers, Joan Guzman, but they also very skilled.

What's the difference between those three boxers to someone like Wladimir Klitschko and Bernard Hopkins who are skilled, but not slick.

slick = defensive style but not the peekaboo style

skilled = can refer to offense or defense

[elfag]

To me, slick means a tricky defense, maybe slightly unconventional, especially a lot of slipping of punches. Like Whitaker, PBF, Toney, Hopkins.


Skilled boxer just means someone who has a good jab, movement all the conventional stuff.


Really I think a defense style based on slipping and shoulder roll is pretty much what I call slick.

Some guys like a younger Kostya or Vitali slip shots with their hands low as well but their overall body movement isnt as dramatic, so I wouldnt call it slick.

Whitaker or Ali standing right infront of their opponent and slipping a 3-5 punch combination with their hands down is the definition of slick.