Which heavyweights had a better defense than M.Tyson?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    This is a vid of Tyson showing good head movement while attacking, but was therre any heavyweights that were harder to hit?
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  2. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    I'd list Tunney, Moore, Walcott, Toney, Young and Johnson for starters

    Ali didn't know much about defense in terms of blocking/guarding/parrying but he arguably had the best combination of head movement and footwork in his prime
     
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  3. The Senator

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    Chris Byrd has to be considered in this.
     
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  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Young was not as hard to hit as a prime Tyson, plus Mike was coming forwards making it harder to slip because he was in punching range.
     
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  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Byrd`s head movement was slower than Mike`s.
     
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  6. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Not ones who came for you. Johnson & Tunney out of the boxers.
     
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  7. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Not better than Tysons, but his predecessor Dempsey had quite the underrated defense.

    Tunney is up there, definitely. Chris Byrd. Possibly Toney, if your talking skills.
    Tyson is special as he was an aggressive counter puncher and stalker.

    Also, Butterbean.
     
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  8. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Vitali was very hard to hit, yes he had the height but he kept his hands low and had a great awareness and anticipation.
     
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  9. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I thought he got found out a bit when he faced men his own size.
     
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  10. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Didn't face many his size tbh.
     
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He got caught a lot by Lewis towards the end of their clash.
     
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  12. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson got caught a hell of a lot for the entire Douglas fight.
     
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  13. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Wasn't exactly Tyson at his best in that one.
     
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  14. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    That was one of Tyson`s worst performances.
     
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  15. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    No one going to mention Corbett?
     
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