The Greatest DEFENSE GENIUSES in Boxing History

[MindBat]

mayweather imo belongs in the top three, he is slick and he is good at blocking shots, rolling with punches. he has the most complete defense of anyone iv'e seen. he is not the slickiest of the slick, but he does things the slick fighters can't. also james toney belongs up thre aswell, he is a way better counter puncher than hopkins by a mile.

I agree wholeheartedly.

[Mohammedini]

James Toney had good defense but he got hit a lot, nobody can deny that.
MAyweather has to be on the list.

[PhooLzRUs]

OP's list is good.

[iron mike tyson]

no mayweather??
also that willie pep myth about winning the round is a load of tosh according to a lot of boxing historians

[arraamis]

Sweet Pea only an honorable mention and no James Toney?

Many don't realize that Toney was an absolute offensive & defensive beast in his younger years, and that's sad.

To only give Toney, Sweet Pea & Floyd an honorable mention is to invalidate the list.

[Light_Speed]

Whitaker and Mayweather only getting honorable mention.

[sunny31]

Floyd is better than quite a few on that list.

Bernard Hopkins does not have the kind of reflexes or speed that many of these guys do, and for that I would have him as an honorable mention, he is a master of space and nullifying the other guys offense. For me he is better than Toney in his defensive qualities.

[IronDanHamza]

Happy Lora at the very least should have an honourble mention on any great defenders list.

[RubenSonny]

Toney, Kid Gavilan, Roy Jones Jr, B-Hop.

Klitschko's have very underrated defence, neither brother gets hit often at all & this isn't just because of their height/reach.

While I think Gavilans defence is underrated and I rate it as pretty good, he was definately hittable and a host of other names should come before him, he was known as one of the best offensive fighters of all time.

[Kagami Taiga]

whitaker could arguably be #1 on that list and all he gets is honorable mention?? *facepalm*