Greatest Defensive Heavyweight of All Time?

No and their common opponents prove it. Peter couldn't touch Vitali.

Peter dropped Wlad all over the ring and he had to come back and beat him like this.

http://www.boxingnews24.com/2010/09/steward-was-telling-wladimir-to-stop-clinching-peter/

When Wlad gets it , he flails him arms out like he's drowning in deep waters.

He doesn't have great defence.

 

[YT]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VldGL5Un7Ds[/YT]

 

"But all he did was [walk] away."

"He [walked], if you could call it that, a literal one armed fighter. Literally. Had one arm."

"He [walked] three marathon lengths in that fight."

"He [walked] him like he was at a middle school dance the whole time."

"There should still be a rematch where he isn't allowed to [walk] and [walk] the whole time with his corrupt officials that he paid off. He deserved to lose several points for [walking] in addition to losing several more points for [walking]."


...But for real good thing those clips were in slow motion. Otherwise I would have had a biased opinion and thought Young somehow won that fight or something similarly strange and untrue.

 

Pssh.

Casual...

 

What did you expect? Everyone knows he's a carnivore and a savage in the ring. Surprised that Tyson vs. Holyfield II is the only fight referred to as the "Bite Fight." I usually assume they are referring to this one and have to be corrected. Oh revisionist history!

 

Being serious once again:

Ding ding ding!!

We have the correct answer to the threads' question.

 

Jack Johnson's defense is a joke compared to Wlad's.

 

Prime Tyson ?

 

Ali

 

Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.

 

Jimmy Young is the best that I have seen in my lifetime.

 

Larry Holmes & Roy Jones deserve a mention

 

Ali wasn't flawless, but in heavyweight division he's the best. Prime Tyson was a tough target as well.

 

Not according to Ike Ibeabuchi and Wlad

 

Tyson was fairly hard to hit for the first five or so rounds. I think Dempsey was a better defender, honestly. Can't forget about Tunney and Walcott either.