When fighting on the inside who had the best defense ?

[Granite]

I think Julio Cesar Chavez deserves a mention.

[Kagami Taiga]

I think Julio Cesar Chavez deserves a mention.

Roberto Duran

[DeadLikeMe]

Archie Moore

[-PBP-]

James Toney

[tranquilo]

chavez sr

[IronDanHamza]

Chavez had good defence but certainly not even close to the best.

The best "aggressive defensive" fighter is Duran by a wide margin.

[Leonf96]

Hands of Stone hands down

[RubenSonny]

Chavez had good defence but certainly not even close to the best.

The best "aggressive defensive" fighter is Duran by a wide margin.

This is correct, I would never mention Chavez.

[Weebler I]

Andre Ward, when does he ever get tagged on the inside? he leans heavily on an opponent's chest and never allows him to get off.

Honorable mention to John Ruiz, another fighter reasonably hard to hit on the inside.

[New England]

defense on the inside?

the best pure defensive tactic on the insdide is generally to hold

you're probably talking about an aggressor who makes his way inside who was defensively responsible, and in my opinion that's roberto duran. he also had an iron chin.
he was cute while coming forward, but he did not always come forward.