Originally posted by Flo_Raiden
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I know Ali had a great all round game and much of his career in the 70s he got into wars and toe to toe scraps but at his absolute physical peak, 63-67, he was so quick, so fleet footed and so smooth, he was barely hit. Yes there were a couple of KDs here and there and swarming guys like Chuvalo had limited success but against most of his opponents, he was untouchable. Shouldn't Ali at the very least be mentioned? In fact, defensively he was better than the likes of Hopkins, Wright, Starling, Benitez and even Toney, heck Toney for most of his career post RJJ took huge shots to his very good chin. Ali post-prime was more elusive.
Out of the lot you've listed, two guys at their absolute peak were the best defensively that I can find video on. Whitaker and Pep. Period.
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