Southpaws with the best defense other than Pernell Whitaker

Usyk is pretty good, dunno about being the number 2 tho.

 

Gerry Penalosa deserves a mention.

 

Michael Nunn
Winky Wright

 

I think Guillermo Rigondeaux is a strong candidate for a second place.

 

Bert Lytell, Joe Knight, and George Nichols were southpaws that weren’t easily to land on.

 

Hilário Zapata
Anselmo Moreno
Ivan Calderon

 

If we're talking as a full multi-faceted defensive package with the full repertoire of slipping, blocking, riding, weaving etc with sharp reflexes, ability to read/predict opponents, pivot, use lateral movement and adopt good positioning...... I'd say Zapata quite clearly. Nunn to a slightly lesser degree.

Far more expansive in various ways than the likes of Wright, Usyk, Penalosa, Lomachenko etc but more let down by average durability/ethic and lapses of concentration etc. one of the lower weights great natural freaks of nature.

Payakaroon was great too in this regard very briefly but over come by burn out and poor motivation when faced with the horrible marauding force of Fenech approaching his prime.

 

Since he hasn't been mentioned, Lomachenko had excellent defense even in his losses he was hard to hit clean.

 

Shakur Stevenson.

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Not the answer but Hagler at his best was very well-rounded defensively IMO.

Loma and Rigo have been excellent in more recent times.

I'm good with the Zapata shout.

 

Lomachenko is up there.

Usyk too. His defense is relatively simple looking but he has multiple subtle layers.

How about Terrence Crawford? He didn't let Spence hurt him at all.

 

Paul Spadafora

 

I liked Spaddy, but He was extremaly hittable for a fighter having a "slick boxer" reputation.