My Top 10 Favorite Defensive Boxers of All Time

[@ericksantos4555]

I love how people come here to correct an individual's favorites. If someone's favorite food is pizza, you can't correct it and say it has to be steak.

[@germanc.2294]

@@Highball-91 WTF???

[@cautiondonotsubscribe.1199]

@@Highball-91 agreed

[@spirgtudsrubec7776]

But there is lots of things about a pizza, that you can pick and change to make it a better pizza. And my pizza is always best, until a better pizza comes along. Ain't that right.

[@umadbro998]

You're wrong Your favorite food is in fact steak!

[@bbq878]

How dare you have a different opinion than mine!

[@androlibre9661]

I think Locche was the GREATEST defensive fighter ever. EVER. WHy? Because of all the other defensive fighting greats he's the one that didn't have anything else. His hand weren't that quick, he wasn't very athletic, no power to speak of BUT he won over 100 fights because you just couldn't hit him. Competition wasn't great I suppose but still 117 wins 4 losses and 14 draws and 1 no contest. For somebody whose only skill was his defense that is incredible. He did have 14 knockouts but shit after not hitting somebody to 10 rounds or so I'd bet those guys were exhausted more than knocked out.

[@RobsterRulzDude0518]

He(Locche) was what they call an anomoly(Sp?). Funny word. It means exceptionally different. He didnt look like a boxer. More like an accountant,or a highschool shop teacher.,especially with that badly receded hairline. Also,He smoked cigarrettes and barely trained. "Benitez" was the same as far as the training. I believe his only training was sparring. I dont think he did any roadwork or situps. Also with Benitez,he would take a nap just before his boxing matches,thus why he always entered the ring dry as a bone and also,check out "Benitez vs Shields". Benitez yawns as the ring announcer talks. I never saw a boxer yawn while in the ring getting ready for they're fight.

[@rondocombatgems3949]

Robert Decker Jr. lol

[@matiasnardelli7232]

Andro Libre naturally gifted, nicolino didnt like to train. on one ocation an argentinian friend and journalist went see him before a fight. HE WAS HAVING A NAP. He smoked and drink too You can see him in some videos talking to people in the front row WHILE doging puches from the oponent. Beat them out of frustración. Real genius. Could be even greater but he decided To enjoy life beside being a world champion. Make an effort with my english jaja

[@badcornflakes6374]

@@RobsterRulzDude0518 well, Benitez is basically a vegetable now. Still a champ, still the youngest ever champ actually.

[@thetulianrenegade1827]

Locche is the best defensive fighter ever seen, naturally gifted with defensive insight, a true prodigy.

[@Va1eri3405]

RIP Pernell Whittaker, one of the best Defensive boxer to ever step foot in the ring. Glad he's in the your top 10 list

[@adv_jaco7883]

Locche was called The Untouchable for a reason. That fight against Fuji in Japan is historic.

[@isuckatthisgame]

I'm overwhelmed by this video. Too many great defensive techniques in 9 mins of tape. Outstanding!

[@neocollective]

Great video ! Defensive boxing make the sport utterly artistic and beautiful. Nice that you ended up with Locche " The Untouchable" earning his world championship in the most elegant way a fight could possibly be won: having your opponent refusing to go back to the ring.

[@CommKommando]

After seeing George Benton, it's funny to hear people say Floyd invented his own defensive style. That's Benton's style lol

[@jasoncruize3271]

Josh C. These people now a days don’t know who’s great defensive teachers like him .

[@omer1234341]

lol who is the idiots who say the mayweather invented this style?

[@ghostboy7072]

Josh C. Floyd's style is the track and field strategy

[@Uberboy07]

Fuck floyd. He one of those bitches that have take/steal them say it's his... Parnell is my fav. btw

[@jaydub2971]

Famechon, too. Both used the "Philly Shell" well before Pretty Boy.

[@franciscorebecchi7689]

De acuerdo con la clasificación. Locche en 136 peleas, sólo fue derribado 2 veces, y de las 4 que perdió, sólo 1 por fuera de combate, pero no por caída, sino por un corte en la ceja. Peleó con los mejores de las categorías liviano y súper-liviano en los '60 y '70. 10 de sus rivales fueron campeones del mundo y 6 están en el Hall de la Fama de Todos los Tiempos; incluido el mismo Nicolino.-

[@Nacho-Telmo]

Lo de Nicolino no tiene comparación. Jamás ha existido un boxeador así. E incluso es injusto encasillarlo como luchador defensivo, muchas veces cacheteaba a sus rivales, teniendo la posibilidad de aplicar un golpe de lleno. Era un artista con todas las letras. Técnicamente, el mejor boxeador de la historia, libra por libra

[@jorgepeneano3262]

EL REDENTOR Y FRANCISCO: ASI ES. ESTOY DE ACUERDO CON LOS DOS. LOCCHE PEGABA CUANDO SE LE ANTOJABA. ERA UN ARTISTA DEL RING, UN SHOWMAN. LE PREGUNTABA AL PUBLICO (CON QUIEN SIEMPRE HABLABA EN LAS PELEAS): - ¿QUE HAGO? ¿LE PEGO O NO LE PEGO? - Y LA TRIBUNA LE RESPONDIA: - Y PEGUE, Y PEGUE, Y PEGUE LOCCHE, PEGUE.

[@studplayrico]

Recordemos como el titán puertorriqueño Carlos Ortiz descifró a Locce pero solo se llevó el empate en una de las peleas más controversiales de todos los tiempos.

[@erickriv5485]

@Efren Medina ,los tres mejores de esa lista son Wilfred Benítez, Nicolino Loche el intocable y Willie Pepp. En el orden que los quieras poner.

[@jesusoropezaoviedo6029]

Francisco Robecchi Buenísimos datos! La derrota por nocáut técnico fue frente al colombiano Kid Pambelé en Maracay, Venezuela! Y una de sus dos únicas caídas se la propinó el caraqueño Carlos "Morocho" Hernández, en el 2° asalto, en Buenos Aires, en el conocido como "el round corto"... Nicolino Locche fue un auténtico mago de la defensa!!!

[@salvatormundi5184]

I never heard about Wilfred Benitez. Such a genius, to me, the smoothest defenser on this video. He fought in the era of Hearns, Duran and Leonard, and face them all !!! He last 15 rounds against Leonard and won to Duran !

[@rafiqje9791]

The most efficient head movement I've ever seen

[@bbq878]

Best headmovement ever. He wasted no energy doing so. If he neededto move an inch to make his opponent miss,than he moved an inch.

[@getschwifty9531]

You didn't mention he lasted all rounds against Hearns without being knocked out!

[@deconsturm9004]

Awesome locche is my number 1 too

[@franciscorebecchi7689]

Coincido con vos en considerar a Nicolino Locche como el N° 1. Gracias.-

[@tatax85]

Locche es el mejor boxeador defensivo de la historia del boxeo =)

[@luisasanchez265]

juan manuel Roldan grande El Hombre fantasía; sencillamente magia sobre el ring🙏🏻👍🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@clm3888]

This guy knows which clips to put in a highlight video. He understands the beauty of the art of boxing. I love watching your videos. I visualise myself doing these things. I learn all the time.

[@53redcobra]

Yes I agree with this...Locche is #1.

[@jorgepeneano3262]

53: YES, THE BEST.

[@jon-francis9289]

Loved it that Johnny Famechon got a mention. Willie Pep in later life refereed Fammo's first fight against Fighting Harada.

[@pablohectorbarrera4347]

NICOLINO LOCCHE genius !

[@getsmart3701]

Great video mate. Locche the untouchable is the only choice for the number 1 spot.

[@ZerikLaps]

Willie Pep . Although he wasn't blessed with powerful hands, he was sure as hell blessed with, and worked towards having, immense footwork and defensive skills. What a legend. Great fights with saddler. Locche is very good it's a shame his overshadowed in the game because I feel like a lot of people can learn from him. El intocable. The only reason he isn't as known is due to most of his fights being in Argentina. All legends in this list. Great vid and great list. My personal and biased person I'd might put on my list would be Henry Armstrong. More of an offensive fighter ironically but his head positioning made it impossible for people to hit him and he was great at avoiding shots can probably be a better person defensively but I like Armstrong's use of head and shoulder as defense along with using the shoulder to set up shots.

[@alemao1352]

Nicolino was unreal

[@jasoncruize3271]

Boxing fans who don’t like defensive fighters are those who don’t know how to learn it or teach it. They just don’t understand it

[@Lexthebarbarian]

Your choice of music is sublime.

[@michaelclay3990]

Locche,could stand right infront of a person and still couldn't hit him..amazing

[@hassan123456killa]

This is an outdated list with the wrong fighters on there. People missing from this list are Mike Tyson, Jersey Joe, Ali, Mayweather, Nseem Hamed, Wilfred B, Roy Jones jr

[@spirgtudsrubec7776]

@@hassan123456killa yes i think you are right in what you say, they seem to lean toward the one weight divisions alright. Having said that, these guys are definitely there or there about too. But those guys you mentioned deserve to be there also, bar Tyson and Mayweather. I believe Mike Tyson's defensive system was thought to him . They were not naturally spontaneous. I admit he put a lot of hard work into his defense, but when the going got tough and after D'amato's demise, Mike lost his way and his defense went with it. I also believe Floyd Mayweather fought all the best fighter's he fought, when they were over the hill. I'm not saying he was not great, what I am saying is he did not prove it. When a mans reflexes are slowing down, it is not as difficult to evade his punches.

[@colorado2455]

@@spirgtudsrubec7776 nah not tyson. He still got hit pretty often. Nowhere near ali or the guys mentioned here.

[@kingofbubbles6220]

@@hassan123456killa If he had to update his favorites list to accommodate your favorite boxers then it wouldn't be his favorites list anymore.

[@mymonitoreatsmice]

​@@colorado2455 ali got hit plenty, it was his iron chin that kept him up a lot of the times, not his defense

[@jorgepeneano3262]

COMPLETELY ACCORDING TO CLASSIFICATION. NICOLINO LOCCHE THE BEST OF ALL TIMES.

[@paolotondo2463]

Locche difense was simply insane...no power punching,no boxing skills ,only exceptional reflexes..they couldn t hit him. ..a Legend

[@wellsnathan]

To say Locche had no boxing skills is crazy

[@gaminghunt5837]

@@wellsnathan agreed

[@abudujana13]

Number 1 Mr. Locche...agreed! Thanks for another great video

[@calcagnolibero]

Thanks for the beautiful video. My all time favourite is Nicolino Locche “The Untouchable”

[@kjackson9000]

Hilario representing Panama! Finally got into the Hall of Fame this month

[@hanzagod]

Don't know what took them so long to induct him, Zapata was amazing!

[@marcoantonioc5437]

+haNZAgod suprised I dont see mike tyson..he was the slickest heavywieght of all time he never got hit

[@hanzagod]

Marco Cano I definitely wouldn't say Tyson was the slickest Heavyweight of all time. A prime Ali, Gene Tunney, Jersey Joe Walcott and Chris Byrd were all more defensively sound than him, Tyson had a tendency to abandon defense when things weren't going his way but for an offensive fighter his defense was pretty good. He doesn't compare defensively to the 10 on this list.

[@marcoantonioc5437]

+haNZAgod ya I guess, tyson was an all headmovement defense fighter, he didnt shoulder roll or block or parry , he would just be constantly moving his head so he was a bit 1 dimensional

[@markant9534]

+haNZAgod Tyson needed Rooney around to keep him calm and focused! Watch film study by Wilson Kayden!

[@miraclemeditations3919]

This is one of the best KZbin boxing videos I have ever seen. Well done! I feel I learned a bit, thank you!

[@dritanvarfi5274]

Very good ranking! Had never seen fighting style like Locche's before!

[@libertarioporsiempre3612]

Todos muy buenos, pero nadie como Nicolino Loche, el mejor de todos

[@bertrodri8008]

Wow no conocía a Nicolino Locche tremendo boxeador defensivo vi sus palmares y sorprende un monton, sin dudas mucho respeto y tambien me alegra que le dieran un reconocimiento al gran campeon hilario zapata de panama , representando mi pais, tierra tambien de grandes boxeadores defensivos como ismael laguna tambien.

[@enriquemarcelobarbano1033]

La pelea de Ismael con Nicolino , fue peleada , como no podía ser de otra forma entre 2 camp eonisimos

[@virgokarma3853]

Locche is my favourite too. I haven’t really seen anyone else in who can move the way he does and just his knowledge and understanding of distance / reach makes him “untouchable”. There is a lot of great defensive boxers with good footwork and head movement but from the looks of it he seems to be the hardest to hit out of all of them, opponents have such difficulty landing punches on him I haven’t seen anybody else quite that good at defensive head movement. they call him the untouchable and it’s not too far off from an understatement, he is literally untouchable.

[@francoarrua011]

7:57 wtf

[@husain4718]

I know right. He was untouchable and he didn't even take training seriously.

[@techeiras3998]

Nicolino Locche

[@jesusaguilar4585]

@@husain4718 I just picture him reviewing video of opponents during "training", with a beer in one hand, a cigarette in the other, a pack of cigarette in his shirt sleeve and an ashtray littered with cigarette butts.

[@matthewstephens6848]

Fucking amazing. Obviously you take Floyd as a given but watching these guys is an absolute treat. The hip movement of these guys is unreal.

[@Kevin-ci4mp]

as a colombian im glad you put happy lora there, but yeah loche its the defensive god

[@osvaldopatria1003]

NICOLINO LOCCHE #1

[@thami7044]

Wilfred benitez and pernell sweet pea had God given ability no one can ever do what they could do

[@Ezequiel-jo3dj]

Nicolino Locche! Convirtió un deporte brutal en arte.

[@eranliber5993]

I loved that list. Well done sir

[@Danieljordan2]

Loved the list. Amazin boxers I didn’t know. Thanks!

[@marcoslopez127]

Locche being number one shows how good Carlos Ortiz was.

[@alejandroescuderogrellmann9090]

El número UNO para el intocable, N.L!

[@eduardopaz1]

THE ONE: NICOLINO LOCCHE...

[@caferastas8591]

As always marvelous video, marvelous content and music!

[@armandoandrada9606]

Muy buena selección , y nicolino loche fue lo mejor de lo mejor , inigualable

[@gragrn]

Great video hanNZA, Nico is my number one as well. The real art of boxing is in the defense and all these guys are masters!

[@crazykocounters4741]

You got the same taste as me, like it or not, el intoncable Nicolino loche is the best i just love to see him just swings his head to dodge all of those punches 7:56

[@kristopherhall140]

Nice vid bro! I respect your list.

[@escariotnah4872]

Very good list. I'm partial to the guys with slower feet like Mike McCallum, Dwight Qawi, and James Toney, but these guys are as good as it gets. Floyd Mayweather has one advantage, however, in that he is probably the most defensively disciplined fighter. Benitez sometimes fell back on his cheat code level spatial awareness.

[@CarlosRodriguez-jm8jp]

De acuerdo excelente selección Locche el mejor de todos. Y es más impresionante si tienes en cuenta que no le gustaba entrenar. No habrá otro igual. Ni siquiera uno

[@mollylemonk]

Famechon was the man, tragic about the accident. He was gifted.

[@robertg305]

Love this channel

[@Gulf_Garage51]

El intocable nicolino lochee

[@chadtep7571]

Benitez is no. 1 for me. Competition was way harder that Locche. No argument against Pep. Sweet Pea is too low and Mayweather will be more appreciated in down the line. My take. Defensive geniuses throughout this video. You never disappoint.

[@conormcnagger4703]

James toney is my favorite boxer of all time, such a natural beast at boxing and the dude never trained lmao

[@MaysFavFootballVids]

Naw he was trained bruh...do your research....I came from Kronk Gym

[@user-tf3dk5ev5k]

Of course he trained, lol. May be not like Roy Jones, but in most of his fights he was pretty sharp. He had also great speed and stamina, speed is always result of training, not nature

[@fan-fu6lf]

He sparred A LOT, that's why he has speech issues rn, despite being a defensive master

[@tonygalento9191]

😊 great,nicolino 1🥇🎖

[@osvaldopatria1003]

N1: NICOLINO LOCCHE

[@zoro_3054]

cant disagree with you with ma man at number #5 #ElRadar

[@badcornflakes6374]

Heck ya. And Willie Pep

[@NickDDDD]

Thanks H! Very educational. Please can you now do 10 separate videos doing an hour long breakdown of each fighter listed?..."avec" fancy graphics & text please this time mate. Cheers, N

[@matiasnardelli7232]

Nick D kzbin.info/www/bejne/gp2uo6l9Z7Sll9k nocolino, el intocable (the untouchable)

[@DissFunkShunIll]

It's a wonder Willie Pep was so hard to hit with such a massive fucking head.

[@thedude4232]

fkn dead...............LOL

[@Deftonedd4]

music ? Especially the one playing around Wilfred Benitez?

[@hanzagod]

Moderator - Reminiscing / Langolier - Sunrise / Jenova 7 - "Soul Tripping" (Unreleased)

[@Deftonedd4]

Thanks man ! Keep up the awesome videos.

[@JohnSharpe888shooter]

Wouldn’t even of known lora if not for this upload brilliant

[@missionsbibleministry]

Locche's timing and balance whew

[@austinferrin2633]

Just discovered your channel and about to watch all your videos! This is awesome!

[@tonynobbs6953]

Some of these guys are throwing while not getting hit they're the best defense

[@bradtaylor5828]

Love your list man good job Floyd needed on the list but other than that love your list

[@Mikhail-Stark]

As a panamanian, my favorite one is Hilario Zapata. A legend.

[@RobBanks93]

Nicolino Locche is my favourite, it is a sport where you try not to get hit.

[@j-bmash5641]

Damn sweet pea at no.8 has to be at least top 5 for me.

[@Uberboy07]

J-b Mash in saying...wtf

[@finnneilson6229]

J-b Mash I'd say top 3 haha

[@goricaj1]

J-b Mash sweet pea drove me nuts by making fights to close by playing around.Still a defensive master!!

[@MaysFavFootballVids]

Same thing I said bruh....He should be too 3 and he was trained by George Benton

[@kevinsagastume762]

This is a favorite defensive boxer list not the greatest defensive boxer list

[@roberthaynes4923]

Chris Byrd is unmentioned here surprisingly. When you consider the fact he was giving up so many pounds and fighting monsters he was unbelievably good defensively

[@hanzagod]

I do like Byrd just not in my top 10 all time. It's pretty hard to narrow down to just 10 and I hate doing countdown lists like these.

[@8House]

​@@hanzagodYour list is excellent.

[@787Martin]

Locche the man that not entered but lived in the matrix. I like Mark 'to sharp' Johnson to, good complete boxer. And for me Emanuel Augustus just is refreshing eye candy every time i whats one of his fights XD

[@sb848]

Locche and Benitez could make a fighter miss by the most minuet movements.

[@mis-tur-tay-bur]

Glad you included Famechon in that list. Fammo was one of the most underrated champions in history. The only world featherweight champion not to have a kayo loss on his record at the time. Was robbed when he lost his title against Saldivar.

[@hanzagod]

Fammo was a great!

[@Trekzity]

@@hanzagod why not Ali?

[@hanzagod]

@@Trekzity Ali had excellent reflexes but I wouldn't say he was an all time great defensive fighter.

[@Trekzity]

@@hanzagod fair enough

[@zacthurman3701]

That is a fine list sir

[@jacobharris954]

Mine is Floyd but I am new to boxing and young but always looking to learn the O.G'S

[@greylynn-snakevenom113glc7]

My man JAMES LIGHTSOUT TONEY up in here. To me he is number 1. No fighter in history could do or fight the way LIGHTSOUT did, let alone stay in the red zone i.e, pocket for long periods of time and still bust motherfuckers up. No1 countered of the defense more then James Toney PERIOD!!!

[@juanschmidt1517]

Watch the other Locche's vídeos. Amazing Master of defensive techniques and World Champion too.

[@fratferocious80]

I love this channel.I wish I could get the oppurtunity to meet with it's owner...Life...

[@goricaj1]

Locche:1! Now we can talk about everyone else.Kinda like Sugar Ray Robinson:1 best all around fighter of all time! Now we can start talking about the other guys.

[@lisandrogermankelly5354]

Nicolino Crack!

[@angelangel3742]

Locche 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@kernel1kadafi]

Great video Only for the lovers of the sweet science

[@JohnSharpe888shooter]

Watched this like six times good music too

[@JEM-fo6rs]

Great video and music.

[@cidh-no-sirve]

AMIGO PODRIAS SUBIR PELEAS DE GEORGE BENTON POR FAVOR, YA QUE EN KZbin HAY 4 SOLAMENTE, SALUDOS Y FELIZ AÑO!!

[@edwardmurdoch5070]

No hay. Es una lástima. Solo hay un puñado de peleas suyas filmadas. Fue un excelente boxeador pero no tenía apoyo de promotores. Según creo, nunca le dieron la chance de pelear por un título. Pero sí fue un fenomenal entrenador.

[@UndeadFool]

Great list! All great defensive wizards. Any chance you can do one of Joan Guzman's defense?

[@hanzagod]

Yea that sounds like a good idea.

[@hanzagod]

Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/faHbmpd8ir98gMk

[@Ivan-rl9mk]

I agree, Locche has the best defence in boxing history

[@ebanyishakalot]

1.Toney 2.Locche 3.Benitez my top-3

[@jeffparkinson5005]

Roy jones Jr put toney to shame when they fought mano e mano.

[@enriquemarcelobarbano1033]

Mmmm...., defensivamente , el intocable !!!

[@LittleRapGuy]

happy new year

[@regkray9872]

Pep for me is the best defensive fighter ever. Benny loenard , Roy Jones , Joe gans , Sam Langford , prime tyson , prime Ali are amazing also. Oh ya mayweather of course.

[@Jedi_Mind_]

Can you list all three songs please , thanx 👍

[@gregk199]

Perfect! Could please also do like a top swarmer list? For example Joe Frazier

[@hanzagod]

Hmm yea that's a really good idea actually. Give me some time to think about that, I'll come up with a decent list.

[@gregk199]

+haNZAgod cool thanks 🙂

[@calcagnolibero]

I’d relly like if you could make a video on Vito Antuofermo one of my heroes when I was a teenager: he never lost a match for KO

[@1887edom]

Locche was a artist defensive 90%. Will Pep was a genius of stile, defensive and ofensive. That is the diference.

[@enriquemarcelobarbano1033]

Ta , pero "" defensivamente"" , Nicolino fue increíble !

[@1887edom]

@@enriquemarcelobarbano1033 Defensivamente Nicolino fue el mejor DE TODOS. Su obra maestra: Fuji.

[@bighova09]

Interesting list. Put me up on a few cats I haven't really checked out yet. Makes me wonder though, how do you feel about Floyd?

[@ritzkola2302]

Can you list a stamp for each individual song track? I’m trying to figure what that song is at the 3:00 mark. I’ve downloaded a lot of music you’ve put me on through these videos

[@andreberetta8565]

I am very happy you included Nicolino Locche on your list, he truly was an amazing defender but what about Floyd Mayweather or Prince Naseem Hamed or Emanuel Augustus? You don’t think they belong on that list or you just not a big fan of them?

[@hanzagod]

I am a fan of them all, as the title suggests though this is just a list of my favorite defensive boxers - Not an all time great list or anything like that.

[@calvin6772]

awesome video! and btw What's the first theme song called?

[@carlosromero6387]

HanzaGod. Do you add to the list Canelo or Floyd Jr?. Excelent list. And you list of the 50 favorite boxers add to Pacquiao? If the aswer is Yes What place? Greatings

[@eduardopaz1]

#1 Nicolino Locche

[@CutShort03]

Who is fighting Benton around 5:28? I like his rhythm

[@johntobysharpe9769]

Great picks Willie pep and sweet pea for me ☮️