My Top Ten Favorite Defensive Boxers of All Time

In chronological order-
Young Griffo
Jack Johnson
Willie Pep
Ali pre exile
Niccolino Locche
Jimmy Young
Pernell Whitaker
Bernard Hopkins
Chris Byrd
Floyd Mayweather jr
Vasil Lomachenko

I had to make it eleven RC

Cheers Matey

 

No Benitez or maybe even Jones? Great call on Hopkins, one of the more underrated defensive fighters ever.

 

Hehehe JT, I also wanted Benitez, prime RJJ, our own Johnny Famechon, Tommy Loughran, Tyrone Everett, Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom, Herol Graham, Archie Moore, both Leonard's Benny and SRL, Harold Johnson, Freddie Welsh, Jersey Joe Walcott and Charley Burley .

In reality I only put Floyd and Lomo in so I wouldnt be accused of being an old bugger who was living in the past

 

LMAO!!!

 

Ottka's defense was having a ring the size of a track in which he could run around in all night , while also having a ref who acted as a human shield.

If we're talking SMWs , Wards defense was levels above Ottka's

 

Great to see Happy and Hilario listed, two of the all-time great punch slippers and natural talents of the lower weight classes. Fammo and Georgie Benton nice inclusions too to a lesser extent. Young Griffo was a good shout above, I'd add Midget Wolgast too, one of the great h2h forces at fly.

 

A shout out here for the high guard wizards too with Starling and Billy the Preacher, more so than Winky. And one for Kalambay, one of the great pure evasive technicians at 160. I wish we had more stuff of Holman Williams on film.

And of course Duran deserves a mention. ATG defensive schooling and radar for such an aggressive animal.

 

With style and aggression taken into account Duran is a decent mention. Armstrong too on the same basis.

 

I love seeing the inclusion of Herol Graham and peek-a-boo Marlon Starling on this list. I would also add Eddie Perkins and Ralph Dupas to the list. And although I have seen little of him, I'll bet Angel Robinson Garcia could run a clinic on punch-negation.

 

Nice selection and nice footage!

 

You coudn’t hit Sweet Pea with a handful of salt.

 

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