Top Boxers with the worst defenses?

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  1. Cableaddict

    Cableaddict Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pac. (of course)

    Most of Freddy Roach's other fighters.

    Tyson Fury.

    Joe Frazier.

    Sonny Liston.

    Maybe Golovkin. (hard to say, since is offense IS his defense.)

    Froch. (not the WORST, but fairly lacking considering how far he's come.)
     
  2. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Agree with most of these, but Frazier had a nasty bob and weave and didn't get hit clean nearly as often as it may have appeared. He was really good at rolling with punches to take away the impact.
     
  3. Flo_Raiden

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    Aaron Pryor
    Terry Norris
    George Foreman
    Arturo Gatti
    Juan Manuel Lopez
    Gerald McClellan
     
  4. bronx

    bronx Boxing Junkie banned

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  6. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    While he's no Floyd Mayweather, Canelo has better defensive skills than being credited for - head rotation, picking up shots, upper body movement, pull-counter even, but he's offensive minded and willing to take one to deliver two. Sure, he can be hit, but so far he had every fight vs. every kind of fighter under control except for Larry Mosley 4 years ago. His problem is a bit slow reflexes and fighting in spurts, but he dares to hit you because he follows up catching you on the backfoot. As a matter of fact, the safest place against Canelo is on the inside where I'm yet to see him presenting high level skills, and that's why I think Floyd can pick him apart there.
     
  7. dyna

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    Joe Frazier had a good enough defence for a pressure fighter, doesn't belong with the worst.
    Liston was decent, not the worst but his reflexes were ok.
     
  8. Hattons Hook

    Hattons Hook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I love Frazier head bobbing style.George Foreman had pretty poor defence though.

    Modern day Khan has horrendous defence, didnt see much improvement last time out either.
     
  9. Hattons Hook

    Hattons Hook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Froch's defence is alright, tucks his chin right underneath his shoulder. It's when he lunges in that he always gets caught.
     
  10. Hattons Hook

    Hattons Hook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He tightened it up after the Eubank defeat IMO. That bobbing and weaving style, ducking low, worked pretty well to be fair.
     
  11. PR BOXING

    PR BOXING Boxing Addict Full Member

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    4 pages and no Ricky Hatton
     
  12. Hattons Hook

    Hattons Hook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Was thinking that but he had good quick footwork to get out of trouble and obviously was good at tieing fighters up. It got worse and worse to the point of Pacqiauo who couldnt miss but dont think he had the worst defence.
     
  13. Consu

    Consu Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rios but it is his gameplan :D give and take!
     
  14. Big N Bad

    Big N Bad Well-Known Member Full Member

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    lol
     
  15. Big N Bad

    Big N Bad Well-Known Member Full Member

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    sonny liston and rios have a decent defense for ultra aggressive fighters imo