Thread: I think this guys defense was the best ever

Quote: Originally Posted by Saintpat ^ Didn't Roy Jr. do it against Vinnie Paz? And announce ahead of time that he would? But, yes, I believe Pep did. great fight and performance but jones took a round with TAKING a single punch from paz (the 5th i believe) while pep won it without throwing a punch.

Quote: Originally Posted by ricardoparker93 I'm sorry but that clip was hardly a common occurance, didnt whitaker score like three KO's in all of his title fights. He was a pure boxer, not a brawler; and as with all pure boxers he could be boring to watch at times. Great fighter he was, Gatti he werent. Show me where I said he was a brawler, or like Gatti. What I said was (Now read this VERY carefully) " HE HAS SOME POP...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sweet Pea How 'bout this one? Don't take this slow as molasses, pencil neck punching bag seriously. Have you seen his Youtube vids? personal attacks for expressing opinons i bet ur real likeable guy I bet ur real successful too.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jorodz great fight and performance but jones took a round with TAKING a single punch from paz (the 5th i believe) while pep won it without throwing a punch. If only there were any kind of evidence of that whatsoever, rather than a nostalgiac and sentimental claim from Bert Sugar.

Quote: Originally Posted by ricardoparker93 Great fighter he was, Gatti he werent. I nominate this for the "understatement of the year" thread. That guy's shirt last night was the best ever.

^ Didn't Roy Jr. do it against Vinnie Paz? And announce ahead of time that he would? But, yes, I believe Pep did.

Quote: Originally Posted by tliang1000 Floyd is a level higher than pea and pep. Pea slips and slides while catching grazing shots all the time. He got a lot of flash in his defense but he gets hit. Floyd slips, duck, blockes, pick off shots, and get out of distance. people overates pep mediocre competition and Pea's defense wayyyyy to match. hell floyd even holds the highest accuracy and least hit upon ratios in compute box. That post...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jorodz hey be nice that's jose luis ramirez and he "beat" sweet pea in the first fight. Oh that's him yeah. Saw his second fight vs Rosario recently. Good fight.

Whitaker seems to get the love on these forums, but Wilfred Benitez deserves a mention to. Whitaker Benitez Locche Pep all great defensive fighters.

Quote: Originally Posted by heehoo Nicolino Locche was called by the late great Ray Arcel "The finest defensive fighter he'd ever seen" and I agree with him. I can only imagine how a fight between Locche and Pernell would turn out. A bore fest for most people I think. I'm one of the few who likes the actual sweet science, but most want fireworks.