Best glove blocker in heavyweight history

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Which heavyweight had the best glove blocking/parrying/defensive ability of all time?
     
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  2. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I wouldn't put him on top, but when Norton fought Larry and Ali, he did an excellent job of holding an open hand and catching many of Ali and Larry's best jabs, thus rendering them useless.
     
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  3. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Foreman
     
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  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Louis was great at blocking the jab while throwing his own jab.
     
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  5. louis54

    louis54 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Maybe johnson
     
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  6. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Tim Witherspoon deserves a mention too.
     
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  7. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Johnson all the way and by far.
     
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  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Took too many shots from Bruno.
     
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  9. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Jack Johnson.
     
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  10. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    His parrying, foot work, and switch hitting in the Holmes fight were just plain amazing. That particular version of Witherspoon is top 25 h2h. He was an amazing boxer in his prime.
     
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  11. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    great post, agreed. I would love to score that fight again sometime. I wish Larry rematched him. IMO Witherspoon would have won.
     
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  12. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ken Norton, Michael Spinks, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Tyson Fury, Joe Louis, Larry Holmes, any good fighter pre 1940s, James Toney, Floyd Mayweather, Thomas Hearns
     
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  13. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Believe it or not JFrazier was excellent at blocking and parrying. Was he the best? Doubtful, but when considering the aggressive style he fought, and usually at a height disadvantage, that he was able to parry, slip, and block as well as he did, as well as counter truly is a testimony to how great he was.
     
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  14. Greb & Papke 707

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    Jack Johnson gotta be near the top of the list
     
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  15. louis54

    louis54 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If its just heavyweights johnson by far... I thought it said all fighters ever... Even then maybe Johnson
     
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