Top Boxers with the worst defenses?

Muhammad Ali

Took 500 flush power punches in his career. Horrible sloppy defense esp. in the 70ies. And before clowns come with silly smilies, think about it, what a proper defense should do.

 

Duran, Chavez had excellent defence's.

It suprises me how many people underestimate there dedences (not talking about you), Duran was the best out of the list, very good at avoiding punches whilst moving foward, very few could ever do it, Ward does this well - but is far less aggressive

 

Sarcasm?

 

5 pages and No Prince Naz ,..should damn near be number 1.

 

Naz had a good defence, poor balance if anything, but use to roll with alot of the punches

 

Defense comes with balance something you first learn in martials arts and Boxing.

 

Manny - Self explanitory
Ricky Hatton
Cotto
Margarito(when he was a top fighter)
Evander Holyfield
Gamboa
Berto
Morales
Barrera
Khan
Tito Trinidad
Shane Mosley
Jermain Taylor
Kelly Pavlik
Mayorga
Gatti
Ward
PW
JMM.......

Luckily nobody really cares for defense so its not really a knock on any fighter I just named.

 

:huh

 

Duran his defence was from another world if you look at how offensive he was.

 

He really took a lot of shots.
Even in his prime Chuvalo made him **** blood.

 

ali had great reflexes and balance and he could avoid punches in half of his carrier but when he got little bit older (after 3 years pause) his reflexes werent so great and he started getting more punches because of his hands down defense and rope a dope...

valero had his chin up while punching, but noone never tested that chin. maybe because of his relentless attacks they have never had a time to counter him or more likely he had to fight little more better opponents.. sad we will never see that.

 

Yep.

I forgot about Ali. He made up for it with an iron chin, a warrior's heart, and great offense, but he had huge holes in his defense, esp how he held his hands. He took a LOT of shots, even in his early career.

 

He even got a fair amount of hits against slomo Liston once he wasn't dancing on the far outside.

 

Rafael Marquez