Who is the best "active"defensive boxer?

[Boxfan83]

Theres not to many boxers these days known for their defense (besides Floyd & andre ward) so with that said, is there anyone close to or can fill boxing void of best defensive boxer?

[lopetego]

Rigondeaux, Lara

cubans with sugar candy glass on their chins

that's why they need so much protection

Theres not to many boxers these days known for their defense (besides Floyd & andre ward)

Yay for that

we dont need more of these boring ****s. they are bad for the sport.

[kiDynamite92]

I rated Rigondeaux' defence better then Floyd's when he was still active.

[Boxfan83]

I rated Rigondeaux' defence better then Floyd's when he was still active.

Even though hes been knocked down by subpar opponents?

[lopetego]

Even though hes been knocked down by subpar opponents?

Yeah, because Floyd takes a lot more clean punches than Rigo

fortunately for Floyd, he has a great chin, otherwise he'd been knocked down against plenty of opponents.

Rigo's chin on the other hand is pure glass, he goes down if you graze it, so even subpar opponents can floor him

the fact that he's been floored only 3 times so far is a testament to his defensive skills, which are superior to Floyd's

[Rudiamonds]

Yeah, because Floyd takes a lot more clean punches than Rigo

fortunately for Floyd, he has a great chin, otherwise he'd been knocked down against plenty of opponents.

Rigo's chin on the other hand is pure glass, he goes down if you graze it, so even subpar opponents can floor him

the fact that he's been floored only 3 times so far is a testament to his defensive skills, which are superior to Floyd's

He been dropped 3 times in like 14 fights lol

[lopetego]

He been dropped 3 times in like 14 fights lol

and if Floyd didn't have an iron chin, he would have been dropped 10 times against Maidana alone

[Tony Trick-Pony]

and if Floyd didn't have an iron chin, he would have been dropped 10 times against Maidana alone

Mayweather was good on the ropes. He was lucky to be in an era where infighting isn't taught anymore. Hatton gave him plenty of trouble and he wasn't even that great on the inside.

His chin was definitely iron and saved him many times. Corley nearly had him down and landed very well which considering what else "Chop Chop" went on to do, is not very impressive.

I think Rigo definitely gets the nod since he is almost one hundred percent defense and refuses to engage for the sake of entertaining the fans. he hs the personality of a brick, but extremely hard to hit. Of course, as I said before, he too, is in an era where infighting is not taught and where the referees often break up action on the inside before it gets started.

[glenn mcrory]

Floyd rarely got hit fighting good fighters and was in a **** ton of fights.
Rigondeaux has like 15 fights, has been dropped and hurt in literally every single one, and has fought quite a bit of trash.
It was never a contest, but people need someone to support now that Mayweather has retired, so those standards need to go down. Way, way down.
Like what they're doing with Ward. Slow dude who fights in a terrible division where slow stiff face-plodders like Carl Froch used to rule.

[Doctor_Tenma]

Not active but he will be soon enough, Ward.