Top 10 best defensive heavyweight boxers

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  1. Jshort

    Jshort New Member Full Member

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    He was taught by Kenny Weldon.



    Anyway, strange to see no mention of Lennox Lewis.
     
  2. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    His defense was mainly his reach, size, strength and power. He wasn't a skilled defensive fighter in terms of blocking, parrying, slipping, ducking, moving.
     
  3. pablod

    pablod Active Member Full Member

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    agreed, lewis was just so much bigger than many of his opponents so could lean back smother, clinch, push down etc.
    But he wasn't skilled in the way that a Tyson or joe louis was. his defense was very basic but suited to his advantages.
    but its dissatisfying at least to me to see a heavyweight champion with a 2 stone weight advantage jabbing, and clinching and circling taking zero chances against a smaller man
     
  4. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    As I said in that other thread................
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  5. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    While I didn't include him on my top 10 list Tony Tubbs was very slick when motivated.
     
  6. tommytheduke

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  7. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tommy was a master...he would have taken a decision over any version of Bernard Hopkins, thats for sure.