Who are todays best defencive boxers?

[ripcity]

In the past it was boxers like Willie Pep, Nicolino Locche and Pernell Whitaker? Is it Mayweather? Who else could be consered a defencive master today?

[AG11]

B-Hop, Winky.

[jaycuban]

without a dought... Winky Wright

[Danny Ocean]

mayweather or hopkins

wrights defence is good but them big grant gloves help alot

[Boyd]

gatti.

[rr94]

Mayweather, then BHOP, then Wink.

[ko factor]

Winky
Floyd
B-hop
Penalosa

[AG11]

90's James Toney was masterful also.

[zan]

floyd
winky
and penalosa only if u count headbutt's as defense.

[Fab2333]

Floyd
Winky
James TOney
B-Hop

[LeedsLad]

Floyd, Hopkins and Winky are the obvious ones.

Pacquiao's offense is like a whole new, more exciting form of defense:lol:

[rr94]

im gonna do a bunch of you a favor: D E F E N S I V E

thats how u spell defensive.

[rr94]

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[ko factor]

Floyd, Hopkins and Winky are the obvious ones.

Pacquiao's offense is like a whole new, more exciting form of defense:lol:Yeah the best defense is a good wrecking offense.

[Fab2333]

im gonna do a bunch of you a favor: D E F E N S I V E

thats how u spell defensive.:thumbsup GOOD JOB

[LeedsLad]

Yeah the best defense is a good wrecking offense.

Its the most entertaining, not sure about the most effective though:yep

[ko factor]

Its the most entertaining, not sure about the most effective though:yepIt has been effective for him.:good

[Caper]

Cotto & Mosely :yep

[Brickhaus]

Mayweather, Winky, Calderon. Dawson and Guzman might get there if they make big strides, and they have the talent and the trainer to do it.

[brooklyn1550]

Bernard Hopkins
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Winky Wright
Ivan Calderon
Cory Spinks
Fernando Montiel
Gerry Penalosa
Juan Manuel Marquez
Chad Dawson
James Toney
Marco Antonio Barrera
Chris Byrd
Joan Guzman
Calvin Brock

All excellent defensive fighters

[Grabonator]

gatti.

:lol: :rofl :lol: :rofl
B-Hop and Mayweather and Winky!! Toney is or should i say was also an defensive Master.

[chung]

winky

[MagnificentMatt]

Cotto & Mosely :yep
There was actually a day when people said Mosley had good defense, but i always knew that wasnt the truth...
Fast Hands + The way his punches flow + Black, makes people think he has good defense sometimes...

But he is far from having good defense, id say hes in the same boat as Pacquiao for defense ;)

Pretty Boy, Winky, and BHop btw..

[theunderdog]

winky's right up there

[theunderdog]

im gonna do a bunch of you a favor: D E F E N S I V E

thats how u spell defensive.

and this is how "you" should be spelled not "u"

now spell this out, stfu noob!!!!

[boxbox]

and this is how "you" should be spelled not "u"

now spell this out, stfu noob!!!!

hahahha! :good i guess spelling isnt the strong point of people on here, nor grammar.. but we pretty know what we're talking about:yep...well except for some that i cant understand even when i already read them 5 times!:nut

[Bangis]

definitely winky and pretty boy!

[theunderdog]

hahahha! :good i guess spelling isnt the strong point of people on here, nor grammar.. but we pretty know what we're talking about:yep...well except for some that i cant understand even when i already read them 5 times!:nut

yeah. there are some posters like stinky who are just to darn hard to understand.

[andyZOR]

Chad Dawson.

I rate his defence 8/10. Verry Slick.

[sues2nd]

without a dought... Winky Wright

Nah bro....not really.

1- Hopkins

AND

THEN

2- Wright
3- Floyd
4- Toney

[dave82]

Nah bro....not really.

1- Hopkins

AND

THEN

2- Wright
3- Floyd
4- Toney

Not a bad list at all, Winky covers up well, PBF uses his agility, and B-Hop displays awesome ring generalship

[jecxbox]

I think presently Floyd is the best defensive boxer right now. Then Hopkins..and then yes Winky..I just hate giving Winky props for putting ear muffs on....theres no skill to that he is just gifted with crazy arms and the perfect body structure to turtle his entire body behind his arms. But In the most athletic sense Floyd Mayweather has to be the best defensive boxer in boxing right now. Hopkins has a good defense but it is no where near Floyd.

[jecxbox]

Ring Generalship isn't defensive boxing though. I don't know how anyone could compare Hopkins and Floyd as far as defense...Floyd can lay on the ropes and dodge incoming punches with ease. There are things that Floyd does defensively that Hopkins can not do.

[MagnificentMatt]

I think presently Floyd is the best defensive boxer right now. Then Hopkins..and then yes Winky..I just hate giving Winky props for putting ear muffs on....theres no skill to that he is just gifted with crazy arms and the perfect body structure to turtle his entire body behind his arms. But In the most athletic sense Floyd Mayweather has to be the best defensive boxer in boxing right now. Hopkins has a good defense but it is no where near Floyd.

Yeah but in the same since thats like saying Tommy Hearns wasnt as good cause he used his height...Wait, he could outbox almost any atg..:-)

Winky has awesome reflexes, and counteprunching ability, he knows how to use hsi gifts, cant blame him....even though i hate him too:fire

[jecxbox]

If you take Floyd Mayweather, James Toney, Bernard Hopkins, Winky Wright in their primes and prime weight I'd rank them like this.

Floyd Mayweather - because of his athletic ability
James Toney - His timing was incredible
Bernard Hopkins - He controlled the ring flawlessly..good leg movement and just enough upper body movement to avoid attacks.
Winky Wright - he is just gifted with the perfect turtling body.

[Asterion]

Floyd Mayweather is the best, closely followed by B Hop.

[kg0208]

Floyd Mayweather is the best, closely followed by B Hop.

When did you become a mod? Good show bud:good

[sues2nd]

Floyd Mayweather is the best, closely followed by B Hop.

Yeah, what kg said...congrats bro!!!!

:happy

[Toopretty]

Floyd Mayweather is the best, closely followed by B Hop.

:good Bhop's defense is very crafty. I mean the way he made JT miss impressed me greatly.

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[MSTR]

Anthony Mundine is a very good defensive fighter in recent times. Very hard to hit cleanly, and uses the shoulder roll much like PBF. See the Danny Green fight for reference. Talking after the Kessler fight in this instance. However best in boxing would be Bernard Hopkins. IMO. Will also add that I would place Floyd behind Hop, then Winky.

[Toopretty]

Anthony Mundine is a very good defensive fighter in recent times. Very hard to hit cleanly, and uses the shoulder roll much like PBF. See the Danny Green fight for reference. Talking after the Kessler fight in this instance. However best in boxing would be Bernard Hopkins. IMO. Will also add that I would place Floyd behind Hop, then Winky.

Mundine is a very generic floyd. He gets hit when he tries to do it.. Funny to see him imitate though. But Floyd over Bhop. Floyd does not need to grab and hold as much and come in with his head and other tactics used by bhop that stretches the rules to the max. Floyd is a better counter puncher out of his defense as well. Always in a position to punch, thats his main MO.

[kg0208]

PBF is probably the best defensive fighter around today. Can't think of anyone who is quite as good.

[MSTR]

Mundine is a very generic floyd. He gets hit when he tries to do it.. Funny to see him imitate though. But Floyd over Bhop. Floyd does not need to grab and hold as much and come in with his head and other tactics used by bhop that stretches the rules to the max. Floyd is a better counter puncher out of his defense as well. Always in a position to punch, thats his main MO.
Mundine is actually quite effective at it to be honest, although obviously not as good as floyd. He seems to have mastered the technique to a degree, and it was a key to him beating both Green and Soliman so comprehensively. Hop gets hit less then floyd, although he sacrifices his offense to do so. Still, we are comparing defense here, and Hop is no doubt the top in boxing at the moment in this regard. Floyd is very hittable to the body as shown by Oscar, where as hopkins utilises better movement.

[Mind Reader]

Wright, Mayweather, Hopkins all come to mind for me.

[Mind Reader]

Mundine is a very generic floyd. He gets hit when he tries to do it.. Funny to see him imitate though. But Floyd over Bhop. Floyd does not need to grab and hold as much and come in with his head and other tactics used by bhop that stretches the rules to the max. Floyd is a better counter puncher out of his defense as well. Always in a position to punch, thats his main MO.

I can agree with that.:good

[KO Boxing]

The usual list: Floyd, B-Hop, Winky, Chad Dawson...

Mundine is a very generic floyd. He gets hit when he tries to do it.. Funny to see him imitate though. But Floyd over Bhop. Floyd does not need to grab and hold as much and come in with his head and other tactics used by bhop that stretches the rules to the max. Floyd is a better counter puncher out of his defense as well. Always in a position to punch, thats his main MO.
Mundine's actually a very good defensive fighter. While quick, I think it's his offensive game that's lacking moreso then his defensive game (barring maybe chin). He doesn't throw enough punches, e.g. Look at Kessler fight. Won a few early rounds, then lost the majority of the later rounds by simply not doing anything and being outworked by Kessler (he did of course get caught with a big left hook in the 4th that probably had a lot to do about it).

I'd say arguably best DEFENCE at 168.

[Mind Reader]

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Not that im making fun of anyone, just that i use the wrong spelling alot.:nut

[dave82]

Pardon my ignorance guys, i thought ring generalship was considered utilizing cleverness, agility, and feinting to keep his opponent off guard. By using footwork and movement, he forces his opponent out of his fight plan. Isn't that 1 way of being defensive?

[dave82]

Ring Generalship isn't defensive boxing though. I don't know how anyone could compare Hopkins and Floyd as far as defense...Floyd can lay on the ropes and dodge incoming punches with ease. There are things that Floyd does defensively that Hopkins can not do.

Pardon my ignorance guys, i thought ring generalship was considered utilizing cleverness, agility, and feinting to keep his opponent off guard. By using footwork and movement, he forces his opponent out of his fight plan. Isn't that 1 way of being defensive?

[Toopretty]

Mundine is actually quite effective at it to be honest, although obviously not as good as floyd. He seems to have mastered the technique to a degree, and it was a key to him beating both Green and Soliman so comprehensively. Hop gets hit less then floyd, although he sacrifices his offense to do so. Still, we are comparing defense here, and Hop is no doubt the top in boxing at the moment in this regard. Floyd is very hittable to the body as shown by Oscar, where as hopkins utilises better movement.


ODH hit hopkins more then he hit floyd...ODH landed combos on hopkins..didnt have much effect.. but he did land his flurries. ODH had to jam floyd against the ropes and hold with one arm illegally and land shots to the body..IN THE REPLAY YOU SEE FLOYD ROLLING THOSE PUNCHES WITH ODH RIGHT HAND JAMED IN HIS NECK...LOL:rofl:rofl:rofl Floyd over bhop. Floyd gets hit less then anybody in boxing without holding compulsively.

[MSTR]

ODH hit hopkins more then he hit floyd...ODH landed combos on hopkins..didnt have much effect.. but he did land his flurries. ODH had to jam floyd against the ropes and hold with one arm illegally and land shots to the body..IN THE REPLAY YOU SEE FLOYD ROLLING THOSE PUNCHES WITH ODH RIGHT HAND JAMED IN HIS NECK...LOL:rofl:rofl:rofl Floyd over bhop. Floyd gets hit less then anybody in boxing without holding compulsively.
I agree that floyds defense is not only technically better, but it also puts him in a better position to utilise his offense. however, the fact that Hop uses dirty tactics doesn't matter unless he is DQ'd because of it. Hop uses superior movement to floyd, and his tactics although ugly are effective. Still it is a very close call, however I believe Hop is currently better at avoiding punches.

[TheGreat]

winky, PBF, and Bhops.

[MJRJJ23]

Cotto, Castillo, Margo, Jeff Lacy, Gatti, to name a few

[ayala]

Winky,Mayweather,Guzman

[BewareofDawg]

Hopkins
Mayweather
Winky

[mad_takamura]

and this is how "you" should be spelled not "u"

now spell this out, stfu noob!!!! stfu noob! :hi:

[mad_takamura]

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