Top 5 TOUGHEST Welterweights

[SeekDaGreat]

Guys you would have to stop with a sledgehammer. Name them.

Rios comes to mind. Who else?

[miniq]

Marquez, Bradley & Alexander are pretty tough but also even at their worst have decent defensive capabilities & footwork unlike Rios...

Karass, Guerrero & Maidana (although vulnerable to the body)

[SeekDaGreat]

Marquez, Bradley & Alexander are pretty tough but also even at their worst have decent defensive capabilities & footwork unlike Rios...

Yeah def Marquez. I've seen Bradley visibly hurt on several occassions. Not concerned with footwork, has no implications in this thread.

I'll accept Alexander, never really seen him rocked, so to speak.

[LacedUp]

Maidana is a pretty tough cookie too. Bradley obviously, Porter is tough. There's quite a few tough welterweights.

[IronDanHamza]

Yeah def Marquez. I've seen Bradley visibly hurt on several occassions. Not concerned with footwork, has no implications in this thread.

I'll except Alexander, never really seen him rocked, so to speak.

Matthysse hurt him badly.

Porter rocked him aswell.

[SeekDaGreat]

Maidana is a pretty tough cookie too. Bradley obviously, Porter is tough. There's quite a few tough welterweights.

Maidana, although tough: gets hurt pretty bad in almost every fight he's in. I wouldn't place him in my top 5.

Rios
Marquez

That's 2/5. I'm not sold on Bradley or Maidana for TOP 5. Def tough though. And someone just shot down Alexander so...keep going.

[SeekDaGreat]

Matthysse hurt him badly.

Porter rocked him aswell.

Gotcha. He has been removed from top 5 atm.

[Doctor_Tenma]

I also take into consideration not having your spirit broken, keeping composure whilst being able to maintain the game plan for the most part, not solely being able to take the damage. So in that case Marquez, Pacquiao and Mayweather. I know you said sledgehammer but I perceive those as toughest.

[SeekDaGreat]

I also take into consideration not having your spirit broken, keeping composure whilst being able to maintain the game plan for the most part, not solely being able to take the damage. So in that case Marquez, Pacquiao and Mayweather. I know you said sledgehammer but I perceive those as toughest.

There's def a mental aspect to it. I wasn't really going for that persay in this thread, but def good input.

[LacedUp]

Maidana, although tough: gets hurt pretty bad in almost every fight he's in. I wouldn't place him in my top 5.

Rios
Marquez

That's 2/5. I'm not sold on Bradley or Maidana for TOP 5. Def tough though. And someone just shot down Alexander so...keep going.

Well you have to look at who the guy is fighting as well. To me being tough is not only about not being hurt - it's about what happens when you get hurt. I.e if Rios gets a little hurt or gets dropped in his next fight, is he not as tough?

Bradley was on ***** street vs Provo and still managed to tough it out and win the fight. Other guys would have gone by then. He also survived one of the most brutal looking knockdowns you could ever see vs Kendall Holt I think, and still managed to get up and win.

To me, that's tougher than someone like Alexander who just holds on so he's not hurt.