Who's the better defensive fighter Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Pernell Whitaker?

[IronDanHamza]

A more apt analogy would be putting jobs you did have , but who would give you a poor referral, on your resume. Of course Duran should get credit for fighting and surviving 15 rounds with Hagler and likewise Hopkins should get some credit for stepping up and surviving Kovalev.

I don't give you credit on your resume for losing every round and nearly dying.

His heart and chin gets credit.

[GOD-FR33]

Great video here...........

[Mr.Fantastic]

Longetivity to me has more to do with number of fights, matchmaking and lifestyle outside of the ring. Not so much your style. Whitaker, Toney and Jones never took a lot of punishment but weren't fighting at the elite level by their mid to late 30s. Duran had longetivity and was offensive minded. Julio Caesar Chavez was fighting at a high level after 80 fights.

Just because you win a world title at age 45 doesn't mean you roll and slip punches better, transition from defense to offense better, use your feet better than next man who was shot by age 32. Fighters age differently.

Chavez was fighting at a high level AFTER 80 fights? Did you really just put that?

[j.razor]

its not even close...its Floyd.

[IronDanHamza]

Chavez was fighting at a high level AFTER 80 fights? Did you really just put that?

He was though.

[MrRolltide91]

Your resume consists of who you fought. And at 50 years old, Hopkins still stepping up to the plate against the most dangerous opponents he can find, and his defense still keeping him competitive.

naw its who you beat.


you can fight 10 HOF fighters in their prime, but it don't mean nothing if you lose to all of them.

[Divine Hammer]

[MrRolltide91]

I don't give you credit on your resume for losing every round and nearly dying.

His heart and chin gets credit.

agreed


losing doesn't enhanced your legacy, winning does.


just look at Tyson, if had beaten holyfield and lewis(2 HOF fighters) his resume would be better and his legacy would be bigger.

[-PBP-]

Are you making a case for or against him? In 48 fights that's all you got?

[Divine Hammer]

Are you making a case for or against him? In 48 fights that's all you got?

only allow 5 pics per post (just look at the gif in my signature for another of floyd's great defensive skills hahahaha). i could definitely look up more and there are more. truth is floyd has got hit by big shots in almost all of his fights (even against journeymen). his "defense" against pacquiao was more like running, playing tag, and head locking hahahahahahhaha. what a fraud.