Greatest Defensive Fighter Ever?

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  1. JimmyMac87

    JimmyMac87 ESB Addict Full Member

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    Who would you name? Whitaker, Willie Pep, Nicolino Locche.......
     
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  2. Polymath

    Polymath Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wladimir Klitschko.
     
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  3. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Locche.
     
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  4. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    i love defensive fighters they are my faveourites

    rating them on only there defensive skills for me

    1. Willie Pep
    2. Niccolino Locche
    3. Pernell Whittaker
    4. Floyd Mayweather Jr
    5. Miguel Canto
     
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  5. markedwardscott

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  6. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Locche.
     
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  7. pryorgatti

    pryorgatti Active Member Full Member

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    No order

    Locche
    Pep
    Whitaker
    Canto
    PBF
    B.Leonard
    Toney
    Wright
    Duran
    Tyson
     
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  8. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    good picks there mate especially like Duran and Tyson they were real hard to hit

    Benny Leonard is another great pick but you could also add Jim Driscoll who i think is better than Leonard defensivly.

    what do you think of Wilfredo Benitez he would be in my top 10 of defensive greats
     
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  9. smitty_son408

    smitty_son408 J ust E njoy T his S hit Full Member

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    Benitez has to also be mentioned in the top tier IMO, just to add on to others opinion.
     
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  10. Chinxkid

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    In recent times, Paul Spadafora was/is one of the most elusive I've seen. He has that fluidity, almost zen-like spirituality that makes him approach invisible.
     
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  11. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    yeh Spadafora is a great pick. he retired undefeated didnt he
     
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  12. Chinxkid

    Chinxkid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'm not even sure if he's truly retired. Moved up to Erie I heard, after he got out, maybe to get away form bad influences in Pittsburgh. If he ever could have developed a swat, as much as that kinda thing can be developed, he might have been something very special.
     
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  13. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    yeh he was good but lacked something have you seen him spar FMJ
     
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  14. Chinxkid

    Chinxkid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I've only seen him fight once or twice, but what he lacked for one thing, I saw right away, was any kind of swat. In the upper ranks, sooner or later you're gonna have to bring enough to stop these guys.
     
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  15. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    watch him sparring FMJ on Youtube its intriguiong stuff
     
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