The greatest's defensive boxers of all time?

[SLIMZ]

i'd go for tyson and pbf

[Grimgash]

I love how, looking at some names on the list from 4-28, greatest defensive boxers of all time....the name Miguel Cotto is mentioned.....which if you look at it now.....not even in the top 5 defensive boxers in his division.....hit and not get hit my ass....

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Peeeekaboo...... Floyd Patterson, Marlon Moochie Starling, Donald Cobra Curry, Iceman John Scully, Winky Wright, Livingstone Bramble. Those Guy Used The Wrap Around Defense To Great Effect But Nobody As Consistently As Marlon Moochie Starling Or As Famously As Floyd Patterson.

[Nostromo]

Roberto Duran is the single most deceptively defensive fighter I ever saw. His defensive skills often went unnoticed as a result of his offensive prowess. He had an uncanny ability to block, slip and counter punches while in attack mode. Most fighters find it difficult to practice defense while on the offensive and often leave themselves open to counter-punches. Not Duran, he was the quintessential multitasker.

Most fighters at Duran's skill level of defense (e.g. Pernell Whitaker) are boring to watch because they can only deploy one skill (offense/defense) at a time. In fact I rate "Sweet Pea" second - and not equal to - the "Hands of Stone" because of his propensity for defense and counter-punching instead of taking the offensive initiative. Boring, very boring...

Below is an example of Duran's ability (at age 32) to elude opponent's punches while delivering his own:

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Floyd Mayweather Jr.

No Question.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

If we throwing in people than, cause the best...I dont know? :
Roy Jones Jr.
Mayweather
Ivan Calderon
Cotto
Bernard Hopkins

You do not watch boxing.

[slicksouthpaw16]

sweet pea and willie pep, end of thread.

[Panamaniac]

Roberto Duran is the single most deceptively defensive fighter I ever saw. His defensive skills often went unnoticed as a result of his offensive prowess. He had an uncanny ability to block, slip and counter punches while in attack mode. Most fighters find it difficult to practice defense while on the offensive and often leave themselves open to counter-punches. Not Duran, he was the quintessential multitasker.

Most fighters at Duran's skill level of defense (e.g. Pernell Whitaker) are boring to watch because they can only deploy one skill (offense/defense) at a time. In fact I rate "Sweet Pea" second - and not equal to - the "Hands of Stone" because of his propensity for defense and counter-punching instead of taking the offensive initiative. Boring, very boring...

You took the words right out of my mind. I would also add that at close range, he (Duran) would use his own arms to arm-lock his opponent's in a clinch and land hooks and uppercuts. With this tactic he would beat his opponent to the punch and dominate the in-fighting.

My top 10 defensive fighters are:

1. Roberto Durán
2. Wilfred Benitez
3. Pernell Whitaker
4. Chris Byrd
5. Muhammad Ali*
6. John Ruiz
7. Mike Tyson
8. Corey Spinks
9. Sugar Ray Leonard
10. Floyd Patterson

*"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee; your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see..."

RUMBLE, YOUNG MAN, RUMBLE... AHH!

[flat1985]

Willie Pep and Pernell

[pbftxrs316]

some all time greats to me are ali, patterson(underrated in my book defensively), leonard, whitaker of course, jones jr, of course mayweather, whose defense has been the best in boxing for the last decade, pep, duran, a younder tyson(underrated imo my book defensively also), and winky has to be mentioned also. that's it for me, these guys are the greatest in my book./