Favourite style of defence?

I'm with you. Honestly, that high guard is one of the most effective defenses. The major downside is the hand placement limits the ability to block body shots as effectively as a normal guard. Having a strong jab is a must with a high guard to keep opponents outside. If the opponent gets close, defending against hooks can be an issue. Glen Johnson and Arthur Abraham are two more guys that had success with high guard.

A little fun fact. Ike Quartey was using a high guard early on in his career. When he started to become successful he moved his training camps to Flordia and befriended a good up and coming fighter named Winky Wright. Winky was more of a slicker in those days but when he saw how effective Ike was with his jab and high guard, he adopted that style and went on to become a hall of famer and even beat his good friend Ike Quartey.

 

Agreed. Gaspar Ortega's method of defence is the most entertaining IMO.

 

Not the most effective, but my favorite one is Archie Moore crossarm defense combined with his excellent upper body movement.

I also like a low guard masters like Tommy Loughran or Benny Leonard. Canzoneri is exciting to watch, but he relied on reflex more than these two.

Another one I love watching is forever underrated Henry Armstrong.

 

The attrition game is not a good defensive strategy.

 

For me - Benitez. Also I like Hugo Corro's manner

 

Good to see you back.

 

J.johnson, pep, tyson, holmes

Reflexes : Ali, Tunney

 

he had defense?

 

Jesus Christ even in this thread, there is no love for Locche.

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We left him for you to embellish about

 

I wanted to edit this in on my original post.
Watching LW Duran he was constantly doing the old Fitz shift. Along with that he was doing things that Tyson became popular for the stepping around the way Mike did specifically switching lefty or stepping in with the wrong foot on purpose. Add in the feints that were so prominent in the Palomino fight.
The Palomino fight for me was one of the greatest displays of a combination of offense and defense blended together I think I ever saw

 

Agreed Bob. Duran shifted his feet really well. Especially against southpaw Leoncio Ortiz, where you can see him cutting off the ring by shifting to southpaw himself momentarily. Once he had lead-foot dominance, he'd step forward with his back foot and come forward with a left, which would become a cross and then snap up with a right (which had just got extra momentum from the weight he'd just shifted). It's also a joy watching Duran's little side steps and upper-body movement on the inside to gain access to new punching angles and open up guards for his uppercuts or body punches.

Duran was the best ever IMO.

 

Prime Tysons peek-a-boo gave him an impregnable defence.

 

The textbook defensive skills of Harold Johnson, Ricardo Lopez, and Yuri Arbachakov are also beautiful to watch.

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I just watched the Ortiz fight a couple weeks ago. Except for the terrible commentary by Dundee it was a brilliant display by Duran who carried his KO power until the very end. Agree with everything here. Duran the best I ever saw on film.