Who is a better defensive fighter: Pep or Mayweather?

[Max Power]

We all know it's Mayweather.

MAX POWERISM IN ACTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK, I will expand for those who are not familiar with FAMOUS Max Powerism 101:

1. Bigger is better
2. Newer is bigger
3. Newer is better

Mayweather is 1) newer 2) bigger => 3) he is better!!!!!111111111111111

Objectively though, lightweight Mayweather should have won over Pep

LOL Yes but you must augment those with the term "IN GENERAL" after those points.

Smaller fighters DO beat bigger ones, just statistically much less.
Newer fighters from respective weight categories are bigger because of modern stripping and rehydrating, changing definitions of classes and increasing size of HW's
Newer is better in general the further removed but SOME past time fighters may hold their own across a significant span.

My analysis here was in fact based quickly and resolutely on nothing more than simply watching them fight.

Mayweather is hands down the most defensive fighter of all time (or was). Beyond dispute really. And if there's any fighter I can't stand more than Ali, it's Mayweather!

[brocktonblockbust]

SugarRay Leonard was a better defensive fighter than Mayweather. FACT.

[La Cucaracha]

SugarRay Leonard was a better defensive fighter than Mayweather. FACT.

Whitaker was brilliant at his best

[Vendettos]

Willie Pep is far better than Mayweather in this aspect.

[g3org3]

Mayweather all day he's the best defensive fighter there's ever been and that's why I think no one beats him ever prime for prime

[Beanflicker]

People bring up guys like Pep and Benitez, and don't get me wrong they were fantastic fighters and very slick, but they were guys who needed to control range and didn't have the skills to survive on the inside, which is why they were both knocked out several times. They're not even in the same discussion, they're "honourable mentions".

[Max Power]

People bring up guys like Pep and Benitez, and don't get me wrong they were fantastic fighters and very slick, but they were guys who needed to control range and didn't have the skills to survive on the inside, which is why they were both knocked out several times. They're not even in the same discussion, they're "honourable mentions".

I think this post from Beans can only be viewed as the utter truth and has been worded very sympathetically.

Pep, Benitez and yes Sweet Pea were solid defensive fighters.

But Floyd is on another level. Floyd is possibly my most hated boxer to be honest but to deny his real quality here is pointless.

He is the best defensive fighter of all time and it isn't even close.

[Master]

SugarRay Leonard was a better defensive fighter than Mayweather. FACT.

Whitaker was brilliant at his best

Pernell was the best.