Fighters who have beaten the most defensive/elusive boxers

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  1. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Hearns beat
    Weston
    Espada
    Shields
    Benitez
    Duran
     
  2. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You can argue Floyd lost to Castillo and drawed with Maidana, but he clearly beat Oscar.
     
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  3. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Chang could run through elite boxers at his peak. Zapata nor Sot could really do much to him.
     
  4. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Mayweather beat Marquez, Genaro, Judah, Corley, Canelo, Pac, Mitchell, and Augustus.
     
  5. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Tyson beat Tillis, Green, Biggs, Williams, Tucker, Spinks, Holmes, Mathis Jr., Tubbs, and basically Norris.
     
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  6. Flavius

    Flavius New Member Full Member

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    In the HW I would pick Rocky Marciano.
    He beat some of the most technical boxers in the history of boxing:
    • Archie Moore
    • Ezzard Charles (twice)
    • Jersey Joe Walcott (twice)
    He also beat some great defensive boxers that are underrated nowadays but they were really so good:
    • Roland La Starza (twice)
    • Harry Matthews
    • Don Cockell
    He managed to beat one of the two greatest HW boxers of all time:
    • Joe Louis (although he was old, he was still good, technical, strong and with still great footwork)
    Combining his record he went 10-0 against one of the best defensive boxers of all time (Louis was more like an offensive boxer but he had good defense as well).
     
  7. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Kostya Tyszu beat, Mayweather, Hurtado, Gonzalez, Chavez, Mitchell, Judah, Leija.
     
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  8. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ray Leonard beat Wilfred Benitez and Roberto Duran (x2), two of the greatest defensive fighters of all time.

    To that you can add:

    Andy Price

    Floyd Mayweather Sr

    Adolfo Viruet

    Randy Shields

    That’s seven wins over gifted defensive fighters, including two all-timers, in a 40-fight career. Not bad.
     
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