**Defensive Masters: How would you rank them...**

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  1. Orishaman

    Orishaman I tell it like it is.... Full Member

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    The Masters of Defence, the masters of the sweet science, how would you rank them:

    in no particular order:

    Nico Loche, Sweet Pea, Winky Wright, Wilfred Benitez, Willie Pep

    How would you rank them....
     
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  2. cpnasty

    cpnasty Fight Fan 83 Full Member

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    Sweet Pea and Willie Pep are 1 and 2
     
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  3. Orishaman

    Orishaman I tell it like it is.... Full Member

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    I say to you...not so fast....
     
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  4. SteveO

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    Would you put prime James Toney on that list?
     
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  5. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sweet Pea, Loche and Pep are a close second and a tie, Benitez, then Wright. Wright is overrated as a defensive fighter. He is good, but he is not in the league of the aforementioned fighters.
     
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  6. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1. Pep
    2. Sweet Pea
    3. Locce
    4. Benitez
    5. Wright

    Judgement call on #1-#3...they're more or less interchangeable. El Radar's only a sliver behind. Wright's a distant fifth...but still pretyy damned good on defence.
     
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  7. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't think alot of people know who Locce is.....
     
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  8. Grebfan9

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  9. hitman_hatton1

    hitman_hatton1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    pep was a great mover.

    but i think pea was much more technical.

    he had a multi layered defence.

    when saddler took away pep's movement he found the target on pep.

    even when u took the movement away from pea u struggled to get thru his guard. :verysad
     
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  10. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Aye, no question.
     
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  11. Orishaman

    Orishaman I tell it like it is.... Full Member

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    If that the only fight you ever watch for Benitez then you should not comment on Wilfred....BTW last I check that fight was closer than what the score card showed....

    I am simply saying, why without a doubt put Sweat Pea and Pep...hellI can tell you did you watch any of Sadler fights, Pep go punished a lot, he got hit far more than Hearns ever hit Benitez...

    My List:

    1. Sweat Pea
    2. Loche
    3. Pep
    4. Benitez
    5. Wright
     
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  12. Orishaman

    Orishaman I tell it like it is.... Full Member

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    exactly....
     
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  13. Orishaman

    Orishaman I tell it like it is.... Full Member

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    Well, I disagree with regarding Benitez vs. Hearns, it's been a while but I remember that Benitez won at least 6 rounds of the 15....now ..Pep...Pep had trouble with jabber since he could not move as fast as he needed side to side in order to evade the punches, he was slick and a greatone, but Sadler exploited taht deficiency...Sweet Pea didn't have any defensive flaws....Locche also was hard to find a defensive flawed, other than once he got into boxing age he lost his edge...

    One person worth mentioning that I even would noted beforePBF for his importance in boxing History was Gene Tunney....who brought defensive technique and tactics to HW boxing
     
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  14. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    1. Pernell Whitaker
    2. Willie Pep
    3. Nicolino Locche
    4. Wilfred Benitez
    5. Winky Wright
     
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  15. Orishaman

    Orishaman I tell it like it is.... Full Member

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    Dude...what fight did you fight, becuase you were not watching the Benitez vs. Hearns fight nor the SRL v. Benites..which the turn point was the head butt that cuase the cut on Wilfred forehead....unbeleivable how you guys can make those claims...****ing pugilistic amnesia...damm contegious!!
     
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