Harder To Stop Part II: Best Chin & Defence - Peak Mayweather or Peak Whitaker?

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  1. DINAMITA

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    Please vote & explain :bbb
     
  2. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    You ain't stopping them in their prime, simple as that.
     
  3. DINAMITA

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    Gun to your skull - who had the better chin and defence?
     
  4. MrMagic

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    Equally god chins I would think, PBF had the better defense, Pea had the better reflexes.

    It's a toss up on who's "harder to stop". I actually don't think noone is stopping them in their prime from 135-147.
     
  5. TFFP

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    Whitaker clearly had a better defence. I think its very difficult to talk about chin when there is not enough tangible evidence of them being hit on a consistent basis.
     
  6. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    They are both phenomenal fighters, H2h is hard to say though I would lean towards Whitaker who proved himself against better opposition than PBF did. Certainly an interesting fight between two greats.
     
  7. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    Chin...I have no idea, I would say Whitaker because we saw him get his ass kicked without his prime abilities from Tito.

    Defence, Whitaker probably took more clean shots, (all 3 or 4 of them), but Whitakers defence allowed him to not get hit, where as Mayweather blocks more shots.

    So I would say Pernell takes it.

    But im about 8 beers deep just now so I may not be to sharp.

    :lol:
     
  8. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    Heans would knock them both the **** ooot. :yep
     
  9. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Even if Floyd gets tired and stands there in front of you, he's gonna make you miss and miss.
     
  10. eze

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    It's hard to say. Floyd blocks punches better, Whitaker dodged punches way better. His reflexes to move and dodge, I mean look what he did to DLH
     
  11. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    Oh sorry, misunderstood the question. I would say Whitaker had the better defense, some of the things I watched that man do I am yet to see.... Although there are certain things that PBF has done that I have not seen any other fighter do quite the same.

    Im not so sure about the chin though..... I don't have enough of an opinion on that to say anything.
     
  12. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    That shoulder roll PBF does is sick..... I forgot who he was fighting, but it seemed like PBF was against the ropes and somehow didn't get hit with a single punch from a barrage of punches.
     
  13. DINAMITA

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    It was Phillip N'Dou, and it was absolutely stunning defensive work from PBF.
     
  14. eze

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    Probably Ndou
     
  15. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    I was thinking it was N'Dou.... I don't think i have ever seen a display quite like that... Though Sweet Pea clearly had the more god-like reflexes in my opinion.