Best Defensive Fighter Ever!

[TheGreatA]

Nicolino Locche


Pernell Whitaker


Willie Pep


Wilfred Benitez

[Slotff]

Pernell Whitaker, Willie Pep, Niccolino Locche, Floyd Mayweather, James Toney, Wilfredo Benitez, Winky Wright, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones, Carlos Baldomir :P

[niceguy45]

whitaker had the quickest feet..........it's hard but there a few up there

[onetwopunch]

Sweet Pea made it all look so easy.

[Orange Sneakers]

Duran, James Toney.

Herol Graham might be the most pure evasive I've seen, over Toney, Pep and Whitaker.

Michael Watson is another, beautifully tucked.

[moin126]

Well i dont want to be the fanboy,

But i feel, pbf has the most complete defense, Take for instance the baldomir fight, you see all forms of defence.
-footwork
-blocking
-lateral movement
- upperbody movement.

pernell relied heavily on lateral movement and upperbody movement, but didnt use blocking that much. Same goes for willie.

[Brother Blues]

I'll go with Jimmy Young...he fought in an era of truly great heavyweights.
During that time there were some guys who had big punching power,as opposed to Young who had little.
To think that he beat guys like Ron Lyle and George Foreman astounds me.
Young would be a light-heavy or crusier-weight today...and to top it off,he had no power,but survived on being crafty.
He even out-boxed the Greatest...

[Silencers]

I'll go with Jimmy Young...he fought in an era of truly great heavyweights.
During that time there were some guys who had big punching power,as opposed to Young who had little.
To think that he beat guys like Ron Lyle and George Foreman astounds me.
Young would be a light-heavy or crusier-weight today...and to top it off,he had no power,but survived on being crafty.
He even out-boxed the Greatest...


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He hung his head out of the ring everytime he was in danger. Good defense right there.

[J90]

Floyd

[clemente]

Camacho in his prime was good, never even had a scratch on him.