Rank these fighters' defensive abilities: Louis, Marciano, Frazier, Fury

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  1. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lol, it’s pretty clear there is an agenda
     
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  2. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Cool. If you're interested in a thread like that, maybe you should take the initiative and put one together? Would only take a few seconds.
     
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  3. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Yeah, I just explained my agenda pretty clearly.
     
    mrkoolkevin, Dec 4, 2018
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  4. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    To me a stalker is a guy who is always moving forward but does not bring the pressure of a swarrmer...a boxer puncher to me is not always moving forward. I would use Tito as an example...not sure what JT’s take is
     
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  5. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Yeah, I guess you could think of stalker as a subset of boxer-punchers. They tend to be guys with deliberate footwork and excellent power. Not sure how many other world class fighters would fit the mold though. Foreman? Arguello? Golovkin?
     
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  6. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    For the most part I would agree
     
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  7. JohnThomas1

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    That description is plenty good enough.
     
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  8. janitor

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    This was my thinking.

    I might be tempted to give Louis the #1 spot, because he was fighting in the pocket more without getting hit, and fought a lot of ranked opponents.
     
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  9. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Louis, imo, has superior reactions to Fury, and Louis was competent with his defense, but Fury's entire style is defensive. Fury just has superior knowledge of defensive tactics and exercises his defense more often.

    It's difficult for me to place Fury over Louis in anything, but its just simply the most logical conclusion in this situation
     
    The Undefeated Lachbuster, Dec 4, 2018
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