Which light heavyweight had the best defense?

Yes, he was actually a better fighter late in his career. Likely because the ND era was basically over. He spent the ND era just trying to hear the final and his reign as champion was abysmal from not deserving the decision in his title winning effort, to ducking worthy challengers, to getting a crooked gift decision over Stribling.

 

No he used his head ,I'm just pointing out that in 2 fights, in his opponents countries he was jobbed.

 

How was he jobbed vs. MSM?

His own illegal butts opened up the cuts that were closed with the illegal coagulant so I’d call that a wash.

And the WBC granted Conteh a rematch based on the cut medicine and he showed up completely cowed and was easily dispatched.

Your boy got more than his share of friendly treatment from officials in his home country — winning a fight against Jesse Burnett where he was floored twice, the Finnegan bout awarded by TKO due to cuts caused by his billygoating, etc.

I suspect Conteh fans were so used to him getting all the advantages that they whine a little more when things didn’t go his way without his house ref Harry Gibbs and accomplices on hand to hand it to him.

 

Galindez changed his style radically after copping the vacent WBA by stopping and brutalizing poor Len Hutchins in 1974. He became a patient, sit and wait master counter puncher...planting his back to the ropes and was adept at blocking shots...at bobbing and weaving his head to avoid excess punishment. He would nearly always be the counterpuncher in his contests...only resorting to the barbaric aspect of turning slugger when cut badly or in similar situations of duress, otherwise, "whilst" not a ring scientist,

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which is evidenced by the number of 15 round decisions he garnered during his title reign.

 

Your argument is helping me rethink this. Although I will always think of Galindez as a brawler, but now that I think of it he was a counterpuncher and I know he won probably won more 15-rounders than anybody else in the 70s. I remember in particular when he fough Marvin Johnson he stayed on the ropes and counterpunched for 10 rounds, then attempted a barrage in the 11th, which of course is when Marv caught him. Thank you for your explanation.

 

Victor is one of the greatest back to the ropes fighters I have ever seen.

 

Totally. I love it when a fighter will willingly let himself get backed in a corner or pounded on the ropes. If a man can take it, it always makes for some thrilling moments. I wish more fighters fought like that.

 

No particular order there are so many!
Conn
Charles
Moore
Tunney
Harold Johnson
Toney
Qawi
Maxim