Boxers that made great use of the gloves to block punches

Glen Johnson later in his career.

 

Ronald "Winky" Wright for more recent times, and before anyone else mentions him.

 

I've heard some say Johnson and Gans were both great at this.

 

..this will come as a surprise to many here, but if you can find some film of the young joe louis he was very adept at picking off punches.

harold johnson was brilliant, plus he could then , when he blocked with his right hand,continue its motion to land a punch with it.

back to joe louis....chappie blackburn taught him this, and blackburn himself picked it up from jack johnson.

 

Donald Curry & Marlon Starling.

 

Marlon Starling did this very well.

 

As of recently clottey.hes pretty good at it

 

Yup.

 

Pernell Whitaker. Brilliant while pulling out of range with his left glove up next to his chin to block right hand's down the pipe from his opponent.

He also went into a defensive shell with both hands protecting his head while on the ropes which blocked many punches.

Whitaker could be unorthodox and fancy defensively, but he used his gloves to block on a regular basis.

 

Gatti. watch the Mayweather fight as an example.

 

Mayweather himself could do this amazingly well too.

 

Ike Quartey
Marlon Starling
Winky Wright
Prime Livingstone Bramble
Harold Brazier
Don Curry
Joshu Clottey

 

I agree with you on this robbi, i was checking the jose luis ramirez fight and when he was in the corners he was using this a lot to avoid hooks....masterful class by sweetpea

 

WINKY!