Who is it and why?
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Who's the best defensive fighter of all-time?
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I'm going to go with Benitez. As with all Defensive guys though, a lot of it is because they don't throw much leather back themselves.
Against orthodox fighters I'd give Floyd a nod to.
you can stick James Toney in there as well as B-Hop, in there primes they were very defensive.
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Originally posted by them_apples View PostI'm going to go with Benitez. As with all Defensive guys though, a lot of it is because they don't throw much leather back themselves.
Against orthodox fighters I'd give Floyd a nod to.
you can stick James Toney in there as well as B-Hop, in there primes they were very defensive.
Toney is just as defensive as he ever was, it's just no longer as good as it used to be. His reflexes are gone. Hard to say whether B-Hop's reflexes are any worse now. They were never really that great to begin with. His defense comes from a game plan, not too much improvisation in it. I think his problem is just his old legs.
Anyways my pick is Whitaker.Last edited by Obama; 12-17-2009, 04:57 AM.
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Do you mean the highest placed defensive fighter on the aTG list? Or the fighter who had the best defence from a technical standpoint?
If the former, Willie Pep. If the latter, Mayweather, Toney, Pea, Benitez are all up there
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Originally posted by RightCross94 View PostDo you mean the highest placed defensive fighter on the aTG list? Or the fighter who had the best defence from a technical standpoint?
If the former, Willie Pep. If the latter, Mayweather, Toney, Pea, Benitez are all up there
Unfortunately there's no film of Holman Williams that I know of but he was generally regarded as the best defensive fighter of the so-called "Murderer's Row" which included the likes of Charley Burley and Archie Moore who are both very impressive defensively on film.
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