best defensive boxer of all time

[Verstyle]

I think the consensus of opinion is that the 3 Frazier fights may have affected Ali. He took worse from Frazier than he did Foreman. Ali's defense against Foreman won that fight. It was great defense, period.

Maybe good,but great?

[LondonRingRules]

Ali's defense against Foreman won that fight. It was great defense, period.

** Ali was behind in the cards and out on his feet during the fight. He was Foreman's punching bag, and like any any punching bag he outlasted the puncher. Ali had sorry defense in his comeback no matter how you want to spin his many controversial victories. It's why he's in such a sorry state today.

[Canadian Boxer]

roy jones jr was rather good defensivly up untill his later years i found. if i remember corectly he went an entire round without being hit? but for me overall i loved watching Sweet Pea

[StarshipTrooper]

Why is this? He rarely rarely got hit from 85-88. Who rarely gets hit for 3 years? Especially when his game was mid fighting vs. fighters with a longer reach and height on him?

Because as his old trainers stated it was because his opponents where too busy moving in reverse trying not to get hurt to throw punches with any accuracy or force. The exact quote was "His offense was his defense". Pretty succinct. And a pretty damn good reason for Tyson not getting hit alot.

Poet

[hhascup]

willie pep has to be the best defensive boxer of all time he once won a round without throwing a single punch lol.

That bout was against Jackie Graves, BUT it never happened. Read the story for yourself.

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0403-jw.html

[sterling]

ah thats jus speculation

[hhascup]

ah thats jus speculation

Are you saying that Pep did win a round without throwing a punch?

Many years ago I did some research on this too. I looked at all the papers and articles that I could find on that bout, and none of them had Pep winning the round without throwing a punch. I would like to know how this story started.

[sterling]

boxing histrions and writers saw the fight and said he didnt throw a punch but people call it a legend tho cause it might not be true.

[hhascup]

boxing histrions and writers saw the fight and said he didnt throw a punch but people call it a legend tho cause it might not be true.

I heard all the stories, BUT I have to go by the facts. With that said, Pep, who I met several times, was still one of the Greatest Ever.

[Verstyle]

Reggie Strickland.