Who Are The Best Defensive Fighters in Boxing Today?

[LetOutTheCage]

there is no clear #1 since Floyd retired

but Canelo comes closest

Lol nope, Canelo gets tagged a lot, we know he has a great chin because he has taken so many shots clean

[Noelanthony]

1. Rigondeaux
2. Lara
3. Terence Crawford
4. Demetrius Andrade
5. Devin Haney

1 Haney .....He shouldnt be number as his competition to date has been poor but he just doesn’t get hit. To be honest I’m basing this just on his impressive spares with the likes of Shakur and Roley and he looked dominant.I haven’t seen the footage on him and Davis or Teofimo so I can’t really comment

2 Fury.... 6ft 9 , yet impossible to hit clean. Great head movement for a big guy

3 Rigondeaux...... Although I have to be honest since Loma beat him I have not even tuned in to watch one fight. I was a big Loma hater prior to that fight and his performance made me eat my words and for that I don’t want nothing to do with rigodeaux. He quit as well

4 Usyk...... Have to throw him in there although I have seen him in that tournament go hammer and tongs with an opponent I think in the semifinals and Bellew was catching him pretty frequently in their fight

Crawford..... He could easily be 1,2 or 3 although he didn’t look good to me in Benavidez fight and the other cat that floored him. The Brook fight he was getting caught also. To be fair it’s hard to fight aggressive and not expect to be hit which is why Canelo, Spence , Loma and Davis get honourable mentions

[Noelanthony]

I’ll back that up. The fact that Canelo can come forward landing hurtful shots ( even against tall fighters ) all while blocking or slipping anything that comes at him is what puts him above the rest. Some fighters can throw pillow punches all night and not get hit back. Thats not as impressive as throwing hurtful committed punches and still being able to slip, block, and land counters which I consider a part of defence. I think Floyd was very honest and accurate when he said “I damn near feel every punch coming.” Canelo with his current head movement is actually reminiscent of that now. I didn’t think his defence or footwork would improve as greatly as it has. He’s improved all over the board but his defence is the most notable. He’s also a thick muscular guy while doing it. I was always impressed with how well an older heavier Duran could slip in the pocket.

Good points

[BoxingIsGreat]

When you got the one punch KO power,..
I don’t know chit about boxing but.... I got a turtle head poking outta my azz

Thank you, sir, as always. That's what I was gonna say. When your offense is your defense, being touched a little or buzzed here and there, is nothing. Folding your opponent is the object, not running around.

Compare Davis to Andrade.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Davis. 97% KO ratio, undefeated. Canelo is second.

[Noelanthony]

There doesn't seem to be many who spend most of the fight in the opponents punching range but still avoid being hit. Canelo is the most obvious, Loma also. Maybe Shakur is getting up there. People will laugh but I'm tempted to add both Tank and Golovkin; on account that they can defend well while remaining in punching range. The thing about those guys is they are so strong they usually don't have much fear of their opponents power, so occasionally just walk through. If they had be more careful I think they could. They remind me of Chavez Sr in that sense.

Makes perfect sense. Plus Golovkin’s head is made of titanium . Blocking punches with his forehead is part of his defence

[Zaroku]

Happy hannukah, my friend

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Bring your friends for a feast

[Mammoth]

We always leave a spot at the big table. Just eat and let my sisters over feed you..


Bring your friends for a feast

I will take you up on this one day, my brother. It will be a great time.

[Zaroku]

Thank you, sir, as always. That's what I was gonna say. When your offense is your defense, being touched a little or buzzed here and there, is nothing. Folding your opponent is the object, not running around.

Compare Davis to Andrade.

Andrade is is pretty Cuban fighter break his body then the head follows


We should go hoe- ing in da Philippines like Mexico everything has a price.

I’m looking forward to 12/31. Ioka

[SplitSecond]

Lol nope, Canelo gets tagged a lot, we know he has a great chin because he has taken so many shots clean

He doesn’t get hit any more than Mayweather did. He just doesn’t get wobbled most of the time when he does, like Mayweather would.