Top 10 best defensive heavyweight boxers

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  1. Sugah Jay

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    :think
     
    Sugah Jay, Sep 17, 2014
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  2. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jersey Joe Walcott.

    Muhammad Ali.

    Jack Johnson.

    Please don't shout at me....... Prime Tyson. :D
     
    Wass1985, Sep 17, 2014
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  3. hookfromhell

    hookfromhell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tyson
    Ali
    Young
    Walcott
    from what ive read Johnson, much of what he did is now a lost art
    Louis?
     
    hookfromhell, Sep 17, 2014
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  4. The General

    The General Boxing Addict Full Member

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    wlad
     
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  5. Jester

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    Johnson
    Tunney
    Ali
    Walcott
    Tyson

    Would be my top five. I'll have to think a bit more for the bottom of the list.
     
    Jester, Sep 17, 2014
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  6. Sugah Jay

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    nah not louis
     
    Sugah Jay, Sep 17, 2014
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  7. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Jimmy Young
    Jack Johnson
    Gene Tunney
    Jersey Joe Walcott
     
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  8. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Could safely add Corbett to your list. Byrd and Holmes might also be a shout out of those not mentioned thus far
     
    Webbiano, Sep 17, 2014
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  9. closedguard

    closedguard Active Member Full Member

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    Louis did fight off the back foot.
     
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  10. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tony Tucker might squeeze himself in there as well. I was surprised to see how many shots he took from Douglas, but Buster seemed pretty game that night.
     
    Webbiano, Sep 17, 2014
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  11. Sugah Jay

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    holyfield and lewis had better defense than louis.
     
    Sugah Jay, Sep 17, 2014
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  12. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Can we really say that about Holyfield? He abandoned his defense far to often to make a statement like that
     
    Webbiano, Sep 17, 2014
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  13. 2piece

    2piece Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tyson
    Byrd
    Walcott
    Charles
    ALI
    Dempsey
    Young
    Frazier
    Johnson
    Moore
     
    2piece, Sep 17, 2014
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  14. Sugah Jay

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    and louis didn't do the same thing? i don't think louis would have been able to keep tyson from mauling him.
     
    Sugah Jay, Sep 17, 2014
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  15. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not too Holyfield's extent. Louis was more defensively consistent throughout his career. Louis somewhere near the top of his game may well stop a 1996 Tyson prime for prime is a different matter. Regardless Holyfield doesn't belong anywhere near this list
     
    Webbiano, Sep 17, 2014
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