Top 5 defensive fighters since Pep

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  1. garymcfall

    garymcfall Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Willie Pep had his last ever fight in 1966, who in your opinion are the top five defensive fighters to emerge since he hung them up?

    And are any of those five better defensively than Pep was at his best?
     
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  2. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Nicolino Locche
    Pernell Whitaker
    Jimmy Young
    Miguel Canto
    Willie Pastrano
    5 of my favorites anyway, conspicuously absent is that little **** stain
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  3. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Something like that.....

    Starling
    Toney
    Canto
    Hopkins
    Wright

    EDIT - Can´t believe I forgot Whitaker and Locche !
    Both better than all the others I listed......
     
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  4. DonBoxer

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    Pernell Whitaker
    Nicolino Locche
    Floyd Mayweather Jr
    Wilfred Benitez
    James Toney


    Not in any order.
     
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  5. garymcfall

    garymcfall Well-Known Member Full Member

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    And would any of you rate any of the five you've chosen as being better than Pep?
     
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  6. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don´t think I would make a strong case......but perhaps Locche and Whitaker were just as great as Pep......
    But again, I wouldn´t make a strong case for that....
     
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  7. Zopilote

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    Whitaker
    Locche
    Mayweather
    Canto
    Benitez
     
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  8. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    It's ok Vic..ou have extra points for that magnificent posting of Brazillian beauties in the Lounge recently!! You're exonerated compadre!!:good
     
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  9. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Not necessarily better, since their styles were all so unique, they all represent different prisms of that thing called Defensive Artistry.
     
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  10. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :D:lol:

    Hey, btw Pastrano is a great mention.....
     
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  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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  12. RockysSplitNose

    RockysSplitNose Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The first one that came into my head instantly was Pernell Whitaker and I also think you'd be hard pressed to find a better defensive boxer than Floyd Mayweather at work at the minute (and have got the flu) so can't quite think at the minute but will maybe drop some more names in a bit
     
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  13. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Besides the obvious brilliant defense geniuses of Whitaker and Locche

    Sumbu Kalambay
    James Toney
    Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    Marlon Starling
    Hilario Zapata
     
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  14. he grant

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    Whitaker
    Mayweather Jr.
    Jones Jr.
    Benitez
    Leonard
    Hopkins
     
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  15. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Locche
    Whitaker
    Mayweather
    Zapata
    Benitez


    Also worth mentions:

    Lora
    Starling
    Wright
    Canto
    Famechon
    Hopkins
    Young


    Imo not worth mentions:

    Graham
    Toney
    Kalambay
    Byrd
    Jones Jr.
     
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