Once and for all, what the heck is the true definition of being SLICK?

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pernell whitiker and willie pep, they are the definition of slick........ from those two guys there are varying degrees...........

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pernell whitiker and willie pep, they are the definition of slick........ from those two guys there are varying degrees...........

ima check again their fight vids and see for myself.

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[Rolaz]

If you're gonna take the meaning of SLICK from an internationally accepted dictionary, then many so called Outstanding Boxers doesn't deserve to be called "SLICK" If you're gonna consider the manners:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/slick
slick1    
[slik] Show IPA
adjective, -er, -est, noun, adverb
–adjective
1.
smooth and glossy; sleek.
2.
smooth in manners, speech, etc.; suave.
3.
sly; shrewdly adroit: He's a slick customer, all right.
4.
ingenious; cleverly devised: a slick plan to get out of work.
5.
slippery, esp. from being covered with or as if with ice, water, or oil.
6.
deftly executed and having surface appeal or sophistication, but shallow or glib in content; polished but superficial; glib: a writer who has mastered every formula of slick fiction.
7.
Slang . wonderful; remarkable; first-rate.
–noun
8.
a smooth or slippery place or spot or the substance causing it: oil slick.
9.
Informal .
a.
a magazine printed on paper having a more or less glossy finish.
b.
such a magazine regarded as possessing qualities, as expensiveness, chic, and sophistication, that hold appeal for a particular readership, as one whose members enjoy or are seeking affluence.
c.
such a magazine regarded as having a sophisticated, deftly executed, but shallow or glib literary content. Compare pulp ( def. 6 ) .
10.
any of various paddlelike tools for smoothing a surface.
11.
Automotive . a wide tire without a tread, used in racing.
12.
Military Slang . a helicopter.
–adverb
13.
smoothly; cleverly.
Origin:
1300–50; ME slike (adj.); c. dial. D sleek even, smooth; akin to slick 2

—Related forms
slickly, adverb
slickness, noun

—Synonyms
3. wily, tricky, foxy, sharp.


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[THe TRiNiTY]

Slick, like everything else is a matter of opinion.

You could say that Pernell Whitaker is a slick fighter. He made you miss shots while landing his own. However, Juan Manuel Marquez also has a slick style, with counters of his own and his effortless combinations.

Neither fighter REALLY fights the same at all.

Slick, simply means smooth.

This bull**** that slick means defensive is propagaded by people who want to use "cool-sounding" words to describe fighters they like.

It CAN be defensive, but isn't only used for defensive.