LamdaMax | Posted 12/27/2011 10:40:22 PM | message detail | quote
Boxer was innovative and had a huge impact on the Starcraft meta, but then newer players were able to draw from what he did and execute things with better mechanics. Basically, he's something of a legend within the community but it's generally accepted that he was never as good as people like Flash and Jaedong are today.
You know though, I think this is a really fascinating discussion. Who's more brilliant, the person standing on the shoulders of giants, or the giants themselves? Is the trailblazer who really blew the Starcraft meta wide open originally the best, or is the guy who took that and improved on it the best? I think good arguments exist for both.