The Greatest Aggressive Defensive Fighters Of All Time

ICB · 01-02-2008 03:24 AM

I'll start us off.

Mike Tyson
Roberto Duran

**DaxxKahn** · 01-02-2008 03:25 AM

The way you have this defined leaves the door wide open...Not sure if I am getting the meaning correct but I would say James Toney and Lennox Lewis

ICB · 01-02-2008 03:28 AM

Originally Posted by Daxx Kahn

The way you have this defined leaves the door wide open...Not sure if I am getting the meaning correct but I would say James Toney and Lennox Lewis

Fighters who come forward.

**Kel** · 01-02-2008 03:31 AM

Joe C

**DaxxKahn** · 01-02-2008 03:35 AM

Lennox Lewis

**Spicoli** · 01-02-2008 03:46 AM

Offense making a good defense Ice? Glenn johnson has a little of both.alot of pressure but slips and dips alot. And no im not saying he is a great,just popped up.
James Toney,but he really mastered the art of timing a round out.Picked his spots but could lay back alot also.

**Manju** · 01-02-2008 06:16 AM

Roy Jones Jr.
George Foreman (2nd coming. That X-bow thing was pretty effective. He never went down, which is more that you can say about his first act.)

**Taeth** · 01-02-2008 06:57 AM

Its got to be
Duran
then
Tyson

Roy didn't really use defensive skills offensively, he just used good timing and domination.

**CutMeMick** · 01-02-2008 09:06 AM

Salvador & 'Finito' Lopez where both great at it Johnny Tapia is another that springs to mind 'The Professor' Azumah Nelson is another one.

**donnydarkoIRL** · 01-02-2008 10:52 AM

Julio Caesar Chavez underrated in this respect.
Duran without doubt.
Juan Manuel Marquez i suppose.

**The Wind** · 01-02-2008 12:04 PM

Interesting Topic, I think I know what you mean, so the ones that come to mind immeidately are as follows:

Roberto Duran,
Ruben Olivares,
Manny Pacquiao,
Julio Cesar Chavez,
Azumah Nelson,
and maybe Henry Armstrong.

My understanding is fighters who come forward relentlessly and don't get hit that often?

**CutMeMick** · 01-02-2008 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by Cuchulain

Julio Caesar Chavez underrated in this respect.

Originally Posted by The Wind

Julio Cesar Chavez,

I gotta disagree with both of you on JCC being on the list.

Over the holidays I was watching his career (for like 20th time)
But it's pretty known that JCC was a fighter who was willing to take 2 to 1 shots. Meaning he didn't care if you hit him with 2 shots so as long as he hit you with 1. It showed throughout his career from as early as the 'Azabache' Martinez fight (which is IMO in his top 3 performances) JCC did have defensive skills but more times then often he decided to trade shots without caring much how often he got tagged.

**donnydarkoIRL** · 01-02-2008 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Originally Posted by Cuchulain

Julio Caesar Chavez underrated in this respect.

Originally Posted by The Wind

Julio Cesar Chavez,

I gotta disagree with both of you on JCC being on the list.

Over the holidays I was watching his career (for like 20th time)
But it's pretty known that JCC was a fighter who was willing to take 2 to 1 shots. Meaning he didn't care if you hit him with 2 shots so as long as he hit you with 1. It showed throughout his career from as early as the 'Azabache' Martinez fight (which is IMO in his top 3 performances) JCC did have defensive skills but more times then often he decided to trade shots without caring much how often he got tagged.

True enough. However, upon watching some early fights against Medina and ramirez that his head movement was greatly underrated. To a lesser extent he showed a bit in fights like juan la porte.
Have you got all his fights mick?