Offensive or Defensive Fighters: Who wins more championship belts?

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  1. JabCross727

    JabCross727 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Well, here is an interesting thing to debate. It seems that the saying goes that offense wins fans over. However, it is also said that defense wins championships. In boxing, the first part seems to hold true. But when it comes down to winning the belt and becoming a champion, is it offense or defense that wins the day?
     
    JabCross727, Aug 27, 2008
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  2. Symphenyceo

    Symphenyceo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Defense. Your offensive game can be subpar as long as the other guy cant hit you with any regularity. Everyone can have good offense the same cant be said for Defense
     
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  3. DAGOBOY

    DAGOBOY Active Member Full Member

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    you can have a one two style of boxing with nothing but a jab a straight left good defense added to that you win titles ask winky wright.
     
    DAGOBOY, Aug 27, 2008
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  4. sinosleep

    sinosleep GIRL=nicole whittaker Full Member

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    Well, here's an interesting way of doing this

    (top 10 of ring magazines 80 best fighters of last 80 years)

    1 Sugar Ray Robinson (offense)
    2 Henry Armstrong (offense)
    3 Muhammad Ali (offense)
    4 Joe Louis (offense)
    5 Roberto Duran (offense)
    6 Willie Pep (defense)
    7 Harry Greb (offense)
    8 Benny Leonard (defense)
    9 Sugar Ray Leonard (offense)
    10 Pernell Whitaker (defense)

    make of that what you will.
     
    sinosleep, Aug 28, 2008
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  5. Axe

    Axe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Your offense/defense designations are pretty arbitrary.
     
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  6. sidvish69

    sidvish69 Member Full Member

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    By defense u mean a counter puncher defense everytime, sluggers always end up getting picked off once they meet a world class counter!
     
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  7. sinosleep

    sinosleep GIRL=nicole whittaker Full Member

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    Well, I could only pick one or the other, so I went with what I felt the fighters in question were better known for. Mileage may vary.
     
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  8. r_9-Ronaldo

    r_9-Ronaldo Shinny Shadez Full Member

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    winky wrights probably the best technichal fighter of his generation
     
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  9. Jan(DK)

    Jan(DK) Joined april 2007 Full Member

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    Funny - wasn't it the amateur winning style at the Olympics. Maybe the next decade winning style in professional boxing :huh
     
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  10. psychopath

    psychopath D' "X" Factor Full Member

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    Funny . . . defense is leading in the poll.:lol:

    Just use sommon sense people . . . how many Winky Wright type of fighters have won titles against SRL, Hearns, Duran type of fighters.

    :deal
     
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  11. slapsSOgood

    slapsSOgood Active Member Full Member

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    Attacking fighters should get the nod, even if they take slightly more punishment than a defensive fighter.

    Calzaghe - BHop the perfect example. It wouldve been criminal to give BHop the decision for doing **** all for 70% of the fight, whereas Joe was jabbing away all night, apart from when that breeze blew him over.
     
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  12. SugarRay

    SugarRay Active Member Full Member

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    The best defense is a good offense. The list says it all.
     
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  13. JabCross727

    JabCross727 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Would you call Zab Judah an offensive or defensive fighter?
     
    JabCross727, Aug 29, 2008
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  14. CJLightweight

    CJLightweight Lightweight Kingpin Full Member

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    it depends mostly on the skillset, some are just that naturally gifted when it comes to offense or defense vice versa but i favor defense more
     
    CJLightweight, Aug 29, 2008
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  15. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    Offense becos theres more offense fighter than defence simple.
     
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