What fighter had the best flat out OFFENSE ever?

[THE REED]

Words cannot express how I feel about the fight.

I hope Roy still has enough left in him to completely and UTTERLY embarass Joe.

I'll be the happiest f.ucking person in the world.

ud be the 2nd

Reed, do you think that Roy will come out for his ring walk with a needle in his arm just for old time's sake?

Maybe I ought to make a poll on this for the Roy fans?

i hope he does, then id be even more confident

[rizkybizness]

Come to think of it, I think I will be the 2nd happiest person.

[SkilledB]

Pure offense, getting the punch he wants hands down mike tyson, u know he wanted to land that slip uppercut, and he did with ease and when he wanted too

[oldgringo]

Thomas Hearns.

[TEXSTRO]

Mike Tyson....Sucks facing him in his prime knowing you only had a few seconds to fight....

[TEXSTRO]

Juan Diaz also.............. no power but hed piece you up real nice for 12.......

[GTTofAK]

Tyson had no defense. He was all offense...kinda like Jack Dempsey.

Dempsey had a great defense. But it was a different form of defense that most fight fans cant even see or comprehend today. When you are fighting bare-knuckle or with 3oz gloves your entire approach to defense changes. You don’t have those massive padded blockers in front of your face. Those old school bare-knuckle fighters knew how to fight bare knuckle and were damn good at it. More and more MMA defensive technique looks like old bare-knuckle technique out with the new in with the old.

As to the question at hand I wouls say

Hearns
Louis
Dempsey
Marciano

[extracurRICular]

they didn't have to be able to take a punch or anything else, but what fighter had the flat out best offense ever?

Of course Imma go with ma main man Iron Mike on this one...but also I must say...Roy Jones Jr was a freaking beast in his prime...no matter what the other doode had to bring into the ring Roy was gonna get his...I can't hate on that!!

[KingTito]

Tyson's gotta be up there.

[JAB5239]

What is a good offense if it don't go with a good defense? Doesn't that NOT make it a good offense. To answer the thread starterz question...you have to look for someone who'd beat the **** out of you and not take much hitz back. That would be


Duran
B-Hop
James Toney

COLOR="Navy"]Toney and B-Hop do not fit the definition of "offensive" fighter. Great all atound fighters, yes. Great offensive fighter, no. Duran is a nice pick though. Guy was a whirlwind.[/COLOR

Main Entry: of·fense
Function: noun
Variants: or of·fence/&-'fen(t)s, esp for 3 'ä-"fen(t)s, 'o -/
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin offensa, from feminine of offensus, past participle of offendere
1 a obsolete : an act of stumbling b archaic : a cause or occasion of sin : STUMBLING BLOCK
2 : something that outrages the moral or physical senses
3 a : the act of attacking : ASSAULT b : the means or method of attacking or of attempting to score c : the offensive team or members of a team playing offensive positions d : scoring ability
4 a : the act of displeasing or affronting b : the state of being insulted or morally outraged
5 a : a breach of a moral or social code : SIN , MISDEED b : an infraction of law ; especially : MISDEMEANOR