Boxers above 160 with the best defense

mmmm tough one Hopkins hasn't really been hit all that much, even when he faced Kovalev. Heck the much younger Kov did better against Ward lol Then again bhop has been out of the ring a long time so it'd be interesting to see how he does in his next fight. I'd put in Ward and Usyk, although neither is great defensively but they are somewhat above average. Usyk's movement in particular is very good for a guy his size. Chunky is another one that comes to mind but his defence is very much in the Ward mold and he can certainly be hit, as many fighters have shown. Oops, almost forgot Wlad. In the last decade, how many fighters have hit Wlad clean? It's a pretty simplistic defensive technique too, stretch out those long levers and jump back to create distance. It's not a great technique because it can not be applied to someone without Wlads dimensions.

How the **** can you say that when he got knocked down heavily from a right hand LMFAO Did he hurt ward after that? Hell no You'd have to be pretty retarded not to acknowledge Wards defensive skills

Ward, very hard to hit him flush All kovalev hit him with all night was a jab How the **** can you say that when he got knocked down heavily from a right hand LMFAO

Going to throw some names out there other than the expected. Callum Smith has decent fundamentals. Isn't "slick" but does some pretty things in there when he's on the defensive. Caleb Plant is looking pretty sharp defensively against the level of comp he's been in there with. Mchunu is chinny but one of the better defenders in the sport. Just, when he gets hit, GG. Degales defense is good, though his conditioning could use some work. Noel Gevor is very hard to touch from the outside. Good balance and head movement. Inside, not so much. Dmitry Bivol, although it's still early, is real cagey.

Based on accomplishments and plus minus rating Ward is #1. Usyk is pretty good from what has been seen.

Hopkins! ;)

Ward at 175, Usyk at 200 and Fury at heavyweight.

Ward, very hard to hit him flush All kovalev hit him with all night was a jab

Usyk, Ward, BJS & dare I say Kovalev?

Who are they? Tyson Fury is at the top of that list.

Malik Scott, he runs around for 12 rounds without getting hit much.

I came in to say Usyk and Ward as well. Unless we're still counting Hopkins. Kovalev isn't bad but I think the quality of his defense is directly related to the power of his offense (intimidation). Degale would count if it weren't for the fact that he has defensive lapses in every fight.