Top boxers with worst defensive skills

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Conteh'sLeft, Sep 13, 2021.


Page 1 of 3
  1. Conteh'sLeft

    Conteh'sLeft Active Member Full Member

    955
    1,651
    May 23, 2021
    Which boxers achieved a good amount of success but had little or no defensive skills at all?

    There are some boxers whose defense looks suspect at first sight but they're actually not bad at all like GGG who rolls and catches punches well despite taking some flush on the chin or Chavez who bobbed and weaved to avoid his face from getting through meat grinder while keeping on that intense pressure and fighting on the inside.

    I was rewatching some fights and the fighters who stood out for the lack of their defensive skills but still were pretty successful were Iran Barkley, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito and George Foreman .
     
    Conteh'sLeft, Sep 13, 2021
    Conteh'sLeft, Sep 13, 2021
    #1
  2. Rakesh

    Rakesh Well-Known Member Full Member

    1,636
    2,173
    Jul 6, 2021
    Wilder.
     
    Rakesh, Sep 13, 2021
    Rakesh, Sep 13, 2021
    #2
    OvidsExile, Oneirokritis, Sooncreate3 and 5 others like this.
  3. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

    27,131
    44,900
    Mar 3, 2019
    Sung-Kil Moon.
     
    George Crowcroft, Sep 13, 2021
    George Crowcroft, Sep 13, 2021
    #3
    Conteh'sLeft likes this.
  4. Conteh'sLeft

    Conteh'sLeft Active Member Full Member

    955
    1,651
    May 23, 2021
    He was very crude but his style worked well coupled with his power, haven't watched too much of him apart from his fight with Roman and a Hanzagod highlight .
     
    Conteh'sLeft, Sep 13, 2021
    Conteh'sLeft, Sep 13, 2021
    #4
  5. znalniaskas

    znalniaskas Member Full Member

    382
    423
    Nov 24, 2013
    Amir Khan, can't get out of the way of a lead hook to save his life.
     
    znalniaskas, Sep 13, 2021
    znalniaskas, Sep 13, 2021
    #5
    jmb1356, Oneirokritis, Breazer5678 and 4 others like this.
  6. Conteh'sLeft

    Conteh'sLeft Active Member Full Member

    955
    1,651
    May 23, 2021
    Agree on that count, flurries like a hyperactive hummingbird and stays in the pocket after finishing his combos, his chin does him no favors too however that makes for good highlight reels.
     
    Conteh'sLeft, Sep 13, 2021
    Conteh'sLeft, Sep 13, 2021
    #6
  7. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

    27,131
    44,900
    Mar 3, 2019
    His first fight with Nana Konadu is insane. Five knock-downs in eight rounds. Every fight is a war, as that's just how he fought lol
     
    George Crowcroft, Sep 13, 2021
    George Crowcroft, Sep 13, 2021
    #7
  8. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

    7,506
    7,323
    May 9, 2012
    Danny Lopez.
     
    Young Terror, Sep 13, 2021
    Young Terror, Sep 13, 2021
    #8
    Fogger, joe brown, Oneirokritis and 2 others like this.
  9. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

    47,837
    27,790
    Oct 23, 2011
    Wilder, AJ, Whyte.
     
    miniq, Sep 13, 2021
    miniq, Sep 13, 2021
    #9
  10. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

    11,008
    10,034
    Oct 1, 2011
    RJJ. From a technical standpoint point he was terrible, but his reflexes made it work for him. Once his reflexes were gone, he started getting clipped on a regular basis.
     
    Braindamage, Sep 13, 2021
    Braindamage, Sep 13, 2021
    #10
    OvidsExile likes this.
  11. Bumnard_Hopkins

    Bumnard_Hopkins Burger King banned Full Member

    908
    680
    Jul 13, 2021
    He did that for more than a decade. His defence was spotless.
    Controlling the distance is the most important facet of defence, and nobody was better at it than Jones.
     
    Bumnard_Hopkins, Sep 13, 2021
    Bumnard_Hopkins, Sep 13, 2021
    #11
    Aussie Invader, Richmondpete, kiwi_boxer and 2 others like this.
  12. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

    11,008
    10,034
    Oct 1, 2011
    Roy was a freak. But, technically he was flawed. He was able to get away with it because of his reflexes. Not too many guys can stand in front of a pro fighter, hands down and not get lit up Roy did. You are correct. Nobody touched Roy for a decade.
     
    Braindamage, Sep 13, 2021
    Braindamage, Sep 13, 2021
    #12
    Aussie Invader, OvidsExile and Oneirokritis like this.
  13. Conteh'sLeft

    Conteh'sLeft Active Member Full Member

    955
    1,651
    May 23, 2021
    Yup , he hit like a truck but his defense was his face.
     
    Conteh'sLeft, Sep 13, 2021
    Conteh'sLeft, Sep 13, 2021
    #13
    Oneirokritis, Young Terror and George Crowcroft like this.
  14. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

    8,712
    4,401
    Dec 5, 2010
    For how good his offense is, GGG was never hard to get some jabs in on. His defense is actually underrated, but still not great for a p4p fighter.
     
    Slyk, Sep 13, 2021
    Slyk, Sep 13, 2021
    #14
  15. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

    6,461
    9,592
    Sep 16, 2017
    I think his defense is top 5 p4p, he's in the top 10 for lowest % of punches landed against.
     
    FastSmith7, Sep 13, 2021
    FastSmith7, Sep 13, 2021
    #15
    OvidsExile and BCS8 like this.
Page 1 of 3