Which Current Boxers Parry the Best?

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  1. pistal47

    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Josh Taylor is excellent at parrying punches, he does it at an elite level, who else currently fighting parries at an elite level?
     
  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Does Ward count? He did it very well.

    GGG does it to some degree
     
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    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ya hes coming back, right. Both good shouts.
     
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    mono Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mikey Garcia(maybe not so much against Spence).
     
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    Incinerate Active Member Full Member

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    Canelo.
     
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    Incinerate Active Member Full Member

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    I'd also mention Billy Joe Saunders and Juan Estrada.
     
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    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    :deal:
    this one, after floyd's retirement, probably canelo.
     
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    Fury deserves a shout
     
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    Incinerate Active Member Full Member

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    Good thought.
     
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    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    JCC Jr parties at an elite level.
     
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    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ggg is a master in parrying punches, just watch some slow mo highlights, he moves very subtle with his hands and head. It's a thing of beauty, especially because he is such a pressure fighter. It's very unique.

    Ward was just great at it.
    Lomachenko does it a lot.
    Wlad was also a master at that
    Hopkins was also a master of it

    Some guys get confused here with old school boxing techniques. But it's quite common. They talk then about experienced fighters.

    So here is a list of guys who did or do this very well:
    Wlad
    Tony Thompson
    Fury
    Hopkins
    Ward
    GGG
    canelo (more upper body and head movement)
    Lara
    Floyd
    Mike Garcia
    Lomachenko
     
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