Who is the best pressure fighter of last decade?

should have done a poll looks like margarito takes it followed by hatton ,castillo which i agree 100%

Winky was also a good pressure fighter, as weird as that sounds. Not weird at all, he was a good body puncher as well. Better pressure fighter than a lot of the names mentioned on this thread. Cotto earlier in his career was a very good pressure fighter, he applied it intelligently, cut off the ring well. Juan Diaz, considering the names that have been mentioned, is another one.

Pacquaio isnt a pressure fighter.... pressure fighter is more than just throwing a bunch of punches. Pressure fighters are fighters with a style that makes their opponents work, wear them down and are hell on the inside constantly going forward....Manny is more of a mid range fighter with speed and power. I'd say the best pressure fighters of the last decade were Jose Luis Castillo, Ricky Hatton, Israel Vazquez, and Glenncoffe Johnson I agree with this post only Margarito and Paul Williams should be mentioned as well.

Pac is the greatest. There are other pressure fighters who only pressure and cant do anything else. But that dont even mean they are any good at pressure fighting, with lack of resume to back it up. He really put the heat on Barrera, and Morales earlier in his career and they couldnt take the heat. JMM couldnt take the heat also so went into survival mode and it helped him immensely. Clottey and SSM also fought like theyd never fought cos the heat was too much. Pac makes fighters act weird and strange.

Winky was also a good pressure fighter, as weird as that sounds.

Pacquiao not really a pressure fighter, at least not anymore

How come I said Margarito and I don't get questioned for it. :( :sad6::sad6::sad6:

Bika, and Angulo are the lesser skilled pressure fighters i can think of.

Morales, Corrales, Williams, Margarito, Pacquiao, Katsidis.

wow what about the road warrior glen johnson n chino maidana ooh good call!

wow what about the road warrior glen johnson n chino maidana

Are we talking about intelligent pressure fighters who don't neglect their defense? Or are we talking about relentless guys who plough forward, swinging for the fences & whose only defense is taking a face full of leather? If we're talking about intelligent pressure that have head movement, can cut a ring off with wicked bodyshots I'd go with Lucas Matthysse & Rakhim Chakhkiev. Most underrated pressure fighters of current times for me is Derrick Chisora, Salido, Bradley would be a good shout.

margarito castillo hatton

I find it sorta funny that you both picked Margarito, when in fact the Punisher is a pressure fighter too & he beat him head to head. Plus the Margarito he beat was the version of Margarito that you both no doubt are referring to. How come I said Margarito and I don't get questioned for it. :(

Manny Pacquiao Definitely my favorite "pressure fighter" of the past decade. I remember seeing him for the first time on the De La Hoya/Castillejo undercard.

I don't think I have heard Adamek mentioned yet currently at heavy he really isn't, but at his best he was great at applying pressure without wasting a ton of punches.

pacquiao no doubt..you dont have to be an inside fighter to be a pressure fighter...you just have to back your opponet up with your attacts and pac is great at that....but that also depends on your opponet like when pac fought another bigger great pressure fighter like marg, it was understandable for him to not do the pressuring... also, for those who say pac was'nt effective at pressuring shane are wrong...if you are winning easily while making your opponet run like a b1tch , that abolutely means you are effective...very effective...

PAC is more of an offensive in an out attacker who apply pressure. Wouldnt compare him to margarito type pressure style.

When was the last time Pacquiao relied on his pressure in a fight? When was the last time Pacquiao forced an opponent to put his back to the ropes (the pressure fighters' playground)? When was the last time Pacquiao was effective pressuring a fighter (even after the wounded Mosley and Cotto ceded center ring, he just chased them for rounds upon rounds)? Pacquiao is not a ****ing pressure fighter, he spends too much time in center ring (exactly where he wants to be - where pressure fighters don't (they want their pressure to be felt by having their opponents' back against the ropes)). Matter of fact, Pacquiao looks uncomfortable when he has to put pressure on his opponents, even when he's winning he doesn't seem comfortable doing it. Not only that, but other than the counter right hook he added not too long ago, he's not that good of an inside fighter (not mandatory for a pressure fighter, but as close as you can get to being part of a pressure fighters' essential). Pacquiao is an ATG, great and worthy of mention in other categories, there's no need to mold him into a fighter that he isn't just to be on his ****. Get off that *****s ****... yea that about sums it up...Manny isnt a pressure fighter

The greatest pressure fighters of the last decade (not the last 10 years) are: Winky Calzaghe Margarito Honorable mention to: Hatton/Castillo/Corrales/Cotto (pre-Margarito built up an excellent record pressuring good fighters into submission) It's tough to sustain a career as a successful pressure fighter. There are a number of recent pressure fighters that have been derailed after good/great wins and dominant starts (J Diaz, Andrade, Clottey, Abraham, Segura, Rios, Maidana); Rios still has a solid chance to continue a solid career even after the Abril debacle; it's going to be tough for Segura, Maidana, and Abraham, but they still have a decent shot at a solid career especially Abraham, who's probably going to get a WBO title, but be kept at Euro level). Ward looks to be one of the best pressure fighters of his generation.