Do you think Defensive Fighters are Exciting?

[catalinul]

I like all parts of the game but an all action brawl I always prefer to a boxing clinic.I'd pick Gatti over Hopkins any time.

[El Dominicano]

If boxing only had brawlers...the sport would sux. Same could be said to boxers. So ofcourse we'd need both

[Brother Naazim]

Has anybody here ever heard of the saying "the best offense, is a good defense"?

It all depends on the style really.

Guys like Hopkins and Mayweather are inring technicians who excell at defense, and I love watching them fight.

[M.I Truth ?]

Both are fun. The best defensive guys typically know when to turn up the offensive output. They tend to make opponents pay for mistakes and I find that fun to watch.

[S.G.]

Has anybody here ever heard of the saying "the best offense, is a good defense"?

i think the traditional saying is actually the opposite of that


but without technique boxing is MMA.... aka crap

[wmute]

Everyone likes action, but sometimes I see fighters so sloppy while going at it that they make me regret Baldomir-Mayweather or even Taylor-Spinks.

[MANGLER]

As long as they mix punches in wit their defense, I don't mind defensive fighters.

[badboypeenoy]

Both are fun. The best defensive guys typically know when to turn up the offensive output. They tend to make opponents pay for mistakes and I find that fun to watch.

yeah so put two "defensive" minded fighters together in the ring and you have yourself a snoozefest....one waiting to counter the other who is waiting for the other to capitalize on the other's mistake. Put two offensive minded fighters inside the ring and you have a fight of the year candidate.

[Southpaw16BF]

I just don't watch boxing for excitment, i try to learn and study. No fights are really boring to me as the fight may not be exciting but it could be a defensive battle, or the fighters could could show good footwork, head movement,skill etc. But exciting fights are good to watch and are good for the sport.

[OTSS]

****head of a thread but alright.

Exciting is the wrong word.

I'm in awe watching a defensive master making people look remedial while slipping his punches in.