Who are the Defensive Geniuses ?

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  1. BORI Q

    BORI Q Member Full Member

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    Here are some of the greats, in my oppinion true defensive Geniuses:

    Sweet Pea
    Floyd Mayweather
    Willie Pep
    Wilfredo Benitez
    Bernard Hopkins
    Winky Wright
    Hector Camacho

    Please feel free to point out who I have missed.

    How would you rank these guys? Top 5?

    Any great Mexican defensive fighters of note?
     
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  2. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    i would add:

    Loche
    Canto
    Zapata
     
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  3. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Locche is probably the best in terms of pure defensive ability.

    Sumbu Kalambay is another who should be mentioned.
     
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  4. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pea and Pep are 1 and 2 IMO
     
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  5. M.Alexander

    M.Alexander Tough Mofo Full Member

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    Put Ottka in it. defensively he was pretty good.
     
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  6. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    James Toney i would say if B-hop is there
     
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  7. BORI Q

    BORI Q Member Full Member

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    Thanks for the input guys.

    This category is so underated, when we discus boxing.

    But it seems like such a rare attribute to poses, yet amazing to behold. I remember Pernell's patented crouch and weave move ........damn that was pretty. Not many could get away with that move.

    Pretty Interesting.
     
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  8. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Excellent :good Toney was great in his prime.
     
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  9. BORI Q

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    I love James style of boxing everything comes so naturaly for Toney if only he had discipline. Some Amazing talents like Toney tend to take their gifts for granted.
     
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  10. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nobody ever looked good fighting Pea. He made world class fighters and champions look amateurish. He was amazing :good
     
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  11. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    and also the guy in my avatar.
     
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  12. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    Prime Tyson was hard to hit aswell
     
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  13. Walter Smith Jr

    Walter Smith Jr New Member Full Member

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    Willie pep
    ali
    floyd mayweather
    winky wright
    hopkins
     
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  14. BORI Q

    BORI Q Member Full Member

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    There is a Benitez fight on Youtube, I forgot who it was against, where he breaks his ankle a few seconds into the round and fights the rest round with a broken ankle.

    The guy he was fighting still could not manage to land more than a handful of punches 5 or 6 punches i beleive if that. It was amazing!

    That's why they call him the "Radar".
     
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  15. BORI Q

    BORI Q Member Full Member

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    my top 5

    sweet pea
    pep
    benitez
    floyd
    bernard
     
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