Which is why really good offensive fighters get hit less than really good defensive fighters. Offense as defense. Not only do people not throw punches at them, the fights end earlier too. Mike Tyson 58 bouts 215 rounds. Pernell Whitaker 46 bouts 379 rounds.
How many hittable heavyweight champs have we had over the years? Wilder, Valuev, Brewster, Briggs, Marciano, Braddock, Carnera, Willard. Dennis Andries, Freddie Mills, Mike McTigue at light-heavy. Carl Froch at super middle. David Lemieux, Felix Trinidad, Jorge Castro, Iran Barkley, Rocky Graziano at middleweight. Jarrett Hurd, Ricardo Mayorga for light middle. Jeff Horn, Antonio Margarito, at welter. Ruslan Provodnikov, Mike Alvarado, Arturo Gatti, at junior welter.
Tyson`s peek a boo defense was very good, he was the best fighter in history at slipping the jab and countering.
He didn`t dominate Griffin and had to throw all caution to the wind and blow him out to beat him, his handspeed and power beat Griffin.
