Boxen Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I'm trying to study some of the best of the best when it comes to defense in the game of boxing. Who do you guys classifie as top 10 boxers :whistle:to have a "rubber waistline" slip punches & dominate fights with good defense? Can you guys name a few? I kno one of my all time favorites to see is Mike Tyson & his"peekaboo" style. :ranger: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Re: Who are some of the top 10 Defensive Boxers of all time Herol Graham and Kirland Laing were hard to hit. Willie Pep is often credited as a defensive genius, as is Pernell Whitaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaconfan Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Re: Who are some of the top 10 Defensive Boxers of all time Wilfred Benitez was illiterate and apparently unintelligent. He was also known for being lazy, as far as training was concerned, however, he was gifted with what some called, human radar. His defensive abilities were extraordinary. If you watch his fight with Hearns, there is a replay in which the very fast Hearns throws loads of punches, and he misses them all. He tried so hard to land, that he even threw a backhand....but even that missed. No wonder he is the youngest ever to win a world title. Only 17 when he beat a great champion over 15rds can you believe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRingRules Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Re: Who are some of the top 10 Defensive Boxers of all time --- I agree with Pep and Graham because they also possessed significant offensive abilities, the whole purpose of establishing a good defense. Pep was especially prolific on offensive. Guys like Benitez and Laing were offensively lazy. When Pea was motivated he could produce fine offensive performances, but too often he preferred clowning around with little offensive effort. Prime Ali was also inconsistent, but if the opponent was a threat he could move around pretty well for a few rounds throwing sharp jabs and such that often cut up fighters. Sadly too many modern fighters do little more than run. Wlad may have clinched too much after Steward's death, but he was about as untouchable as any fighter in history for his 9 year run with an 80% KO ratio that included several spectacular ones. Vitali got hit a bit more, be he was damn hard to hit cleanly, very underrated defense. With Tyson, you could say in his full sway, his offense was so overwhelming that he almost never got hit with a clean shot. He had some of the best timing in boxing with a dozen punch combinations for any situation. Kinda became a punching bag as his skills and training habits eroded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One more round Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Re: Who are some of the top 10 Defensive Boxers of all time Julio Cesar Chavez - six-time world champion that went 10 years without a loss. Really aggressive fighter but still had a great defense, bob and weave like Tyson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaconfan Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Re: Who are some of the top 10 Defensive Boxers of all time --- I agree with Pep and Graham because they also possessed significant offensive abilities, the whole purpose of establishing a good defense. Pep was especially prolific on offensive. Guys like Benitez and Laing were offensively lazy. When Pea was motivated he could produce fine offensive performances, but too often he preferred clowning around with little offensive effort. Prime Ali was also inconsistent, but if the opponent was a threat he could move around pretty well for a few rounds throwing sharp jabs and such that often cut up fighters. Sadly too many modern fighters do little more than run. Wlad may have clinched too much after Steward's death, but he was about as untouchable as any fighter in history for his 9 year run with an 80% KO ratio that included several spectacular ones. Vitali got hit a bit more, be he was damn hard to hit cleanly, very underrated defense. With Tyson, you could say in his full sway, his offense was so overwhelming that he almost never got hit with a clean shot. He had some of the best timing in boxing with a dozen punch combinations for any situation. Kinda became a punching bag as his skills and training habits eroded. Wow what a surprise LRR's yet again disagrees with my pick, but his argument makes no sense(as usual) because CLEARLY the question posed, was [h=2]Who are some of the top 10 Defensive Boxers of all time, MAKING IT TOTALLY IRRELEVANT, IF SOMEONE ON THE LIST WAS OFFENSIVELY LAZY.[/h]He likes Pep as a defensive fighter, yet his defence was to move around the ring to avoid punches. Great defence or a runner? It is written that he won a round once without throwing a punch, which could also be seen as lazy offence, but no one has any footage to clarify this rumour. His inclusion of Vitali Klitschko requires some head scratching, seeing as his defence was just that you could not reach the big bugger, plus his face after the Lewis fight shows just how hard he was to hit, surely vindicating Lrr's choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Re: Who are some of the top 10 Defensive Boxers of all time Nicolino Locche - Scott(iamasadlittleboy) introduced me to his career a few years back and he was very much the predecessor of Whitaker and co. Must have been a nightmare to fight him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reznick Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Re: Who are some of the top 10 Defensive Boxers of all time Willie Pep Floyd Mayweather Jack Johnson I think are the best 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Re: Who are some of the top 10 Defensive Boxers of all time Nicolino Locche - Scott(iamasadlittleboy) introduced me to his career a few years back and he was very much the predecessor of Whitaker and co. Must have been a nightmare to fight him. That video kind of reminds me of Calzaghe. Although Calzaghe hit the canvas a few times he ducked and weaved many a shot, similar to the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selij Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Re: Who are some of the top 10 Defensive Boxers of all time Johnny Nelson. Seen him, "live" prob 10 times and never threw more than 6 punches total...................:mlol: Joking aside, TBE is the best defensive boxer of current era. Gotta be Herol included somewhere too of past boxers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Re: Who are some of the top 10 Defensive Boxers of all time Was going to post Locche, his win over Fuji was beautiful. Locche, Mayweather, Pep, Hopkins, Benitez, Whittaker, Duran (incredible defense for such an offensive fighter), Winky (very different defense), Jack Johnson...well there's 9 of them I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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