total eerie, thanks for a rare gorgeous footage, adagio is totally right there, kuddos from France :) him and pernell whitaker had body movements and footwork like very few :)
Mr. Pep was a pioneer of the bob and weave, bowing, and lungeing in for the counter. made his stature a plus instead of a minus and double tough as all the old cats were. one of the first to really bring a scientific approach to footwork and head movement. would drop his chin below his opponents waistline so even the uppercut was nullified then pop up and rip a cross or hook and dissapear again. never quite got his dues in the mainstream i feel, but every true fan knows him, R.I.P. Champ!
shit, that's a better way to do that medicine ball workout. fuck standing up, lie down and take the whole weight of that sucker! Love watching legends train a little harder than the rest.
@Existentialexplosion Easy, check the guy who's dancing circles around his opponent, bowing, weaving, avoiding every punch and delivering..;That's Willy.
Wille Pep was one of the best defensive fighters ever. Sugar Ray Robinson is all around the best ever. He had no weakness. Pep is definitely an all time great, don't take anything away from him, but Ray is in a whole different league.
Now THAT is called boxing! Not what we get to see on the TV. Back then it was all about skill, now it's all about show. Such a shame and such a pitty!
his style greatly influenced or revolutionized modern boxing, the constant movement and dedication to elusiveness and improvisations, INCREDIBLE. this is what's best about the electronic age, wow. What a fighter!
Amazing pound for pound fighter. one of the greatest. The only fighters I rank over him pound for pound are sugar ray rob, armstrong, ali and joe louis. will always be considered an all time great and very entertaining to watch.
Pep turned pro at 17,in 1940, and within two years was 54-0, and world Champ! By 1946 he was 116-1-0, and the loss was very contraversial. 1947 a plane crash broke his back. Even that couldnt stop him! Oct 1948 Pep was 136-1! Willie Pep is clearly one of the top five boxers to ever lace up boxing gloves. lizardman77 could very well be right! "Best ever"!!!!!!!
Legendary fighter. In the forties he was in a plane crash that nearly took his life and it was assumed his career was over. This I believe was before the Saddler fights. Some say he wasn't quite the same after (not surprising considering his injuries), so you can judge how good he was before. They say he used to stand on a handkerchief and challenge people to hit him. It's said that although his feet never left the handkerchief, nobody ever got a glove on him. One of the greatest ever.
The argentinian fighter Nicolino Locche was another extraordinary defensive boxer. It's difficult to me say who is greater.But i think that Nicolino can avoid a lot of more punches... By the way the tactic of Rope a Dope, locche was the first on used it, then Ali gave a great use.
@Ruii123 are you crazy? the modern fighter that best resembled his style was "Sweet pea" Pernell Whitaker, with the crazy head movement/bob-n-weave and the defense and elusiveness. Ali's style was far from Willie Pep. Ali fought mostly backwards, did barely trade with his opponents on the inside and alway standing on the outside flicking his jab.
@Ruii123 I would say the main difference between their defense is Willie Pep would be evasive at short ranges and would sink down low... Ali would use his superior athleticism to evade from a distance and back away from punches! Too me at least their defensive abilities were nothing alike! But i understand the grace and subtle movements they make look quite similar!
@Ruii123 Early Ali resembles Pep's style all the way...If Ali had stuck with it maybe he would have had 100 plus fights too. Sergio Martinez is using Pep's style effectively but man, Pep's speed was blinding....every step balanced and mastered. Pep fought 26 years and only lost 11 matches. In comparison, Holyfield, in about the same time has only had 54 fights and has lost 10. Ali doesn't even compare in longevity. Or Marciano, or Mayweather, or Louis...etc, etc....Pep had 240 bouts!
@Ruii123 looks like yer right,thats what i wondered as well.he appears much better than ali actually.foot work is special,and upper body movement is crazy good.he counters well,jabs well,very special special fighter here.he looks like arunner and if he was maybe he was criticized.hes brilliant but if you dont match a guy like this well,the fight might not be good.a fighter could be real good if he moves half as well as this guy
That was some of the best boxing I have ever seen! truly remarkable. This guy killerz1432 must be kidding. if manny were to fight this guy @ 130 manny would be just a target. people say floyd or manny are fast. this guy has to be 1 of the fastest boxers in history. forget reminds of floyd or manny this guy was as fast as bruce lee and just as good. now you know where floyd got that style from. Pep all time great.
@11greenlantern Also keep in mind that at 125 & 130 Manny was just a fast Brawler with a good left hand. It wasn't until Freddy became his trainer and gave him some skill and improved his punching technique and footwork. Freddy also improved his right hand and turned him into the fast 2 handed power puncher that he is now. So the featherweight Manny would not have stood a chance against Willie.
kinda reminds me of the P4P king, Manny Pacquiao. they both have almost similar styles, great head and foot movement. top notch! gayweather you pussy, you ought to be banned from boxing for being a scared MF! pacquiao all the way!!
Willie Pep, slickest of all time, the smoothest & best pure boxer Ive ever seen.
Only thing he lacked was power, he had everything else needed & p4p was easily top 5 for me.
Best ever FW as well, no doubt.
If he fought today then Mayweather & Pacquiao would be battling it out for 2nd place, not 1st place because neither were as good as Willie Pep... & I do rate both FM & Pac very highly.
@runtinsweet Yes he can still be considered in the top 10, for his weight (185) he had awsome unbeleivable power & unrivalled stamina, it aint all about flashy skills & technique you know.
@MrWallyishere LOL, both were near the retirement home, REALLY? By your moronic estimations, McBride must be great, he beat Tyson. Beating a totally shot ATG doesn't make you great and Charles was well past his best also.
@haris000000 i no ye it duznt matter but to americans espescially in the 40s if you could draft a black or white champion........plus i think hes italian maybe the mafia had him on the ship yards helping out since they ran everything in those days drafting was the luck of the draw i guess
I love how back in the day, boxers had more fights.....its funny how people consider rocky the greatest, when guys like this had 229 wins.......and rocky only had 40 fights.....pep was a beast, that left hand damages his victims........
@Tavarith You can't even spell INTELLIGENT & if you ''hate defense'' .. then why the f*ck are you looking at a defensive wizard ??? Go watch brawlers clown & don't reply or I'll make you look even more stupid ... just throw in the towel .. like the many with no defense have in the past.
ohhhhh im so sorry for missing the extra "L" on intelligent .....my point was that boxers that couterpunch like this such as mayweather tend to bore the hell outa me and that is why i converted to mma where counterpunching is not effective....counterpunching only works in the ring
@Tavarith what are you talking about? half the champs and former champs of the ufc are counterpunchers: machida, a. silva, rampage, evans, franklin, liddell, the list goes on.
you can teach any fucking meathead to throw a punch. to avoid one like pep did is a born gift that not anyone can master, which is why willie pep is so greatly respected.
damn this guy was fast!!!! talk about head movement, foot work and hand speed? Then you need to talk about this guy Willie "the Pro" Pep ( yes i gave him a new nickname ). Not only that but he could also duck, dodge n weave punches like nothing! Looks like i found a new inspiration.
He had some of the fastest reflexes i've ever seen in the ring. He's so smooth in his style, it's seamless and effortless, yet it completely confuses his opponents and gives him the advantage in almost all the exchanges. 230-11-65 ko's. The man was once 61-0! Amazing boxer, a true legend.
@funnyblackmans I agree with you 100%. Sugar Ray Robinson was the most complete fighter that has ever lived (IMO). He had great defense, footwork, work ethic, power, speed, head movement, he had it all.
@johnosandra chavez continuously got gift decisions because don king was his promoter. i remember pernell whitaker giving him a boxing lesson. chavez wasn't versatile enough to deal with pure defensive boxers like whitaker -compubox numbers show whitaker outlanding chavez by over 100 punches so don't deny it. it's not about how many opponents you beat but the quality of your opponents. chavez faltered against good opposition.
if you want to bring up great mexican fighters who are versatile you bring up someone like ricardo lopez or salvador sanchez, or marquez. they are really the besty mexican fighters because they fought everyone and didn't need gift decisions from don king like chavez. chavez is an overrated bum. salvador sanchez/marquez/lopez are three times the fighter he is. it's funny that i'm not even mexican and i know more about mexican boxers than you
@johnosandra Salvador Sanchez was a better fighter and the best Mexican fighter ever. Ray Robinson best. Pep best technician. End of story. His son is currently avoiding and ducking Sergio Martinez like the plague.
@dirtbagwhitetrash Julio CC's son is too young to fight Sergio. Also he's too big and cuts too much weight. He cuts like 30 pounds and he's a giant. He barely makes 160 now and will get destroyed by Sergio M at this weight. However, if they fought at 168 it could spell disaster for Martinez.
@johnosandra the old days were amazing, Old Boxers put these new ones to shame. but can you give me an example of an undefeated guy with a record that impressive?
@lizardman77 That's including coming back from a plane crash that was supposed to have killed him, then kept him from walking again, then fighting again. In just a few months he was back in the ring. Even after he'd lost a step or two after the crash he was still amazing. Maybe best defensive fighter ever.
its amazing how much better the oldschool was than now, my friends get on me and try to debate me but i just show them tape of the greats. boxing sadly is not what it used to be, im only 26 also.
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yeah its not what it used to be because its better!! boxers back then were like fucking robots who stood there and did nothing! the only exception was willie pep and he isn't even near sweet pea or floyd.
One of the greatest, if not the greatest , defensive fighters of all time.
I know this is not really important, but I was going to ask you this until I just saw it in the video a few seconds ago. But I was going to ask if there was any footage of Pep knocking anybody down or out. Because I have never seen any footage of that.
Top 5 all time greatests!
pauloafonso100 1 week ago
total eerie, thanks for a rare gorgeous footage, adagio is totally right there, kuddos from France :) him and pernell whitaker had body movements and footwork like very few :)
jujuliodzesuiglaz 3 weeks ago
Mr. Pep was a pioneer of the bob and weave, bowing, and lungeing in for the counter. made his stature a plus instead of a minus and double tough as all the old cats were. one of the first to really bring a scientific approach to footwork and head movement. would drop his chin below his opponents waistline so even the uppercut was nullified then pop up and rip a cross or hook and dissapear again. never quite got his dues in the mainstream i feel, but every true fan knows him, R.I.P. Champ!
MrByaeger 3 weeks ago
Are you telling me even in the 1940s Italian Americans couldn't avoid awful techno music?
cutypetuty 1 month ago 3
willie pep slickest white boxer
TheKINGDON92 1 month ago
Pep is the greatest white fighter of all time.
cbash69 2 months ago
This guy was very slick especially for the era he was fighting in. A defensive pioneer.
hawkermustang 2 months ago
Probably the best defensive boxer the world has ever known.....
STFU42day 2 months ago
easily the greatest featherweight boxer of all time
snkammar 3 months ago
229-11-1!! They don't make em like that anymore!
simondgrass 4 months ago 2
Second best after hamed.
boxinggreatness 4 months ago
@boxinggreatness Behave.
simondgrass 4 months ago
@simondgrass what does that mean?
boxinggreatness 4 months ago
Best Featherweight of all time
crowley0312 4 months ago
dude are you joking look at wiilie peps defence and quicckness of that ! 4:09 his the one in in white shorts
fallenvirus1 4 months ago
shit, that's a better way to do that medicine ball workout. fuck standing up, lie down and take the whole weight of that sucker! Love watching legends train a little harder than the rest.
tommygumport 7 months ago
this music is fuckin awful though
Not2Be0utDone 7 months ago
I'm getting confused...What color of trunks Pep wears trought the video?
Existentialexplosion 7 months ago 9
@Existentialexplosion Easy, check the guy who's dancing circles around his opponent, bowing, weaving, avoiding every punch and delivering..;That's Willy.
666666bert 1 month ago
dis b granpa box lame as old school
nastrobamas 7 months ago
Wille Pep was one of the best defensive fighters ever. Sugar Ray Robinson is all around the best ever. He had no weakness. Pep is definitely an all time great, don't take anything away from him, but Ray is in a whole different league.
dhankins627 8 months ago
you couldnt catch wil o the wisp with a machine guy back in his prime, fastest feet and ring movement i've ever seen and arguably of all time
raptoras 8 months ago
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Jimmy Wilde is an earlier great who deserves more recognition
mizofan 8 months ago
Saddler was like a human spider. Dreamfights for me would be Sandy Saddler vs Salvador Sanchez, and Willie Pep vs Naseem Hamed.
bobbyd7085 9 months ago
@bobbyd7085 willie and naz is interesting
mine would be bob foster and holyfield
mugabi vs leonard
mugabi vs floyd
prime toney vs hagler
dave sands vs robinson
johnosandra 8 months ago
Now THAT is called boxing! Not what we get to see on the TV. Back then it was all about skill, now it's all about show. Such a shame and such a pitty!
assaprince 9 months ago
his style greatly influenced or revolutionized modern boxing, the constant movement and dedication to elusiveness and improvisations, INCREDIBLE. this is what's best about the electronic age, wow. What a fighter!
teachm3539 9 months ago
Amazing pound for pound fighter. one of the greatest. The only fighters I rank over him pound for pound are sugar ray rob, armstrong, ali and joe louis. will always be considered an all time great and very entertaining to watch.
jijforlife 10 months ago
Pep turned pro at 17,in 1940, and within two years was 54-0, and world Champ! By 1946 he was 116-1-0, and the loss was very contraversial. 1947 a plane crash broke his back. Even that couldnt stop him! Oct 1948 Pep was 136-1! Willie Pep is clearly one of the top five boxers to ever lace up boxing gloves. lizardman77 could very well be right! "Best ever"!!!!!!!
EqualWhites 10 months ago
Legendary fighter. In the forties he was in a plane crash that nearly took his life and it was assumed his career was over. This I believe was before the Saddler fights. Some say he wasn't quite the same after (not surprising considering his injuries), so you can judge how good he was before. They say he used to stand on a handkerchief and challenge people to hit him. It's said that although his feet never left the handkerchief, nobody ever got a glove on him. One of the greatest ever.
madmax8903 10 months ago
The argentinian fighter Nicolino Locche was another extraordinary defensive boxer. It's difficult to me say who is greater.But i think that Nicolino can avoid a lot of more punches... By the way the tactic of Rope a Dope, locche was the first on used it, then Ali gave a great use.
orangewedge13 11 months ago
Won a round without throwing a punch.
orriray59 11 months ago
WILLI PEP HAS AMAZING SKILLS!!!
abudujana13 11 months ago
I love willy pep the master!!
inji05x 1 year ago
0:40 they even had respect to each other
today they fight bad and they dont even show respect to each other
TheBadMummy 1 year ago
nice video
combatesdeboxeo 1 year ago
Combo at 03:00-03:07
The will o' the wisp.
Oldshirt 1 year ago
a bit like pacman,except his defence and movment is unreal.they definitley dont make them like that anymore
almo1235 1 year ago
They don't make them like Pep anyone. A good argument could be made that he was the best boxer who ever lived.
nextmovebestmove 1 year ago
The video rocks the music sucks. Willie Pep is a legend
Existentialexplosion 1 year ago
considerin how slow the video is he has really good hand speed !
TheAidanByrne 1 year ago
pure poetry in motion. him and bob fitzsimmons are my 2 fav of all time.
paragshah2112 1 year ago
is it me, or did willie pep's boxing style have an influence on muhammad ali's?
Ruii123 1 year ago 3
They trained in the same gym.
TheGreatA 1 year ago 5
@Ruii123 ali was more influenced sugar ray robinson, prob the only guy he would admit is greater than himself.
mozilla1986 1 year ago
@Ruii123 are you crazy? the modern fighter that best resembled his style was "Sweet pea" Pernell Whitaker, with the crazy head movement/bob-n-weave and the defense and elusiveness. Ali's style was far from Willie Pep. Ali fought mostly backwards, did barely trade with his opponents on the inside and alway standing on the outside flicking his jab.
SmLXXX 9 months ago 2
@Ruii123 I would say the main difference between their defense is Willie Pep would be evasive at short ranges and would sink down low... Ali would use his superior athleticism to evade from a distance and back away from punches! Too me at least their defensive abilities were nothing alike! But i understand the grace and subtle movements they make look quite similar!
Gooseman2k2 8 months ago
@Ruii123 it was more so sugar ray robinson, though.
WillStLeger 5 months ago
@Ruii123 Early Ali resembles Pep's style all the way...If Ali had stuck with it maybe he would have had 100 plus fights too. Sergio Martinez is using Pep's style effectively but man, Pep's speed was blinding....every step balanced and mastered. Pep fought 26 years and only lost 11 matches. In comparison, Holyfield, in about the same time has only had 54 fights and has lost 10. Ali doesn't even compare in longevity. Or Marciano, or Mayweather, or Louis...etc, etc....Pep had 240 bouts!
trainlinezoo 3 months ago
@Ruii123 looks like yer right,thats what i wondered as well.he appears much better than ali actually.foot work is special,and upper body movement is crazy good.he counters well,jabs well,very special special fighter here.he looks like arunner and if he was maybe he was criticized.hes brilliant but if you dont match a guy like this well,the fight might not be good.a fighter could be real good if he moves half as well as this guy
dempsey981 1 month ago
No love for Saddler?
JimboJ1981 1 year ago
Love the quadruple jab. Fighters today should take notes.
NightBlazer37 1 year ago
too me the top 3 defensive fighters ever are 1. floyd mayweather jr 2.willie pep and 3. pernell whitaker.
AliRidah619 1 year ago
great highlights
great fighter, real magician of the ring
cizer77 1 year ago
That was some of the best boxing I have ever seen! truly remarkable. This guy killerz1432 must be kidding. if manny were to fight this guy @ 130 manny would be just a target. people say floyd or manny are fast. this guy has to be 1 of the fastest boxers in history. forget reminds of floyd or manny this guy was as fast as bruce lee and just as good. now you know where floyd got that style from. Pep all time great.
11greenlantern 1 year ago
@11greenlantern Also keep in mind that at 125 & 130 Manny was just a fast Brawler with a good left hand. It wasn't until Freddy became his trainer and gave him some skill and improved his punching technique and footwork. Freddy also improved his right hand and turned him into the fast 2 handed power puncher that he is now. So the featherweight Manny would not have stood a chance against Willie.
JcLeopard 1 year ago
best featherweight ever
DdotVDK 1 year ago
kinda reminds me of the P4P king, Manny Pacquiao. they both have almost similar styles, great head and foot movement. top notch! gayweather you pussy, you ought to be banned from boxing for being a scared MF! pacquiao all the way!!
killerz1432 1 year ago
@killerz1432 Your comment is hilarious, Pacquiao and Willie Pep shouldn't be in the same sentence, Pac is not even close.
runtinsweet 10 months ago
Willie Pep, slickest of all time, the smoothest & best pure boxer Ive ever seen.
Only thing he lacked was power, he had everything else needed & p4p was easily top 5 for me.
Best ever FW as well, no doubt.
If he fought today then Mayweather & Pacquiao would be battling it out for 2nd place, not 1st place because neither were as good as Willie Pep... & I do rate both FM & Pac very highly.
primemoralesno1 1 year ago
hes like a kangaroo
Loadfaster 1 year ago
Saddler is a cheater, a little version of bernard hopkins, who loves to grab.
rapi321 1 year ago
I love this guy,beautiful fighter,so relaxed,so fluid,so easy...
onlyjoetee 1 year ago
pep had great defense but mayweather is the greatest defensive fighter i have ever seen.
AliRidah619 1 year ago
What a magnificent fighter!
Hastein45 1 year ago
hey marmaduke
one can get dizzy just watching this guy.. incredible speed and elusiveness...
genovegas7 1 year ago
italians are such good boxers
killa0129 1 year ago
top 10..........dont forget rocco ( all time )
shotgunshawzy 1 year ago
@shotgunshawzy rocco was a slow brawler that didn't beat anyone, nowhere near the p4p top 10.
runtinsweet 10 months ago
@runtinsweet Yes he can still be considered in the top 10, for his weight (185) he had awsome unbeleivable power & unrivalled stamina, it aint all about flashy skills & technique you know.
shotgunshawzy 10 months ago
@runtinsweet His defence was highly under-rated as well.
shotgunshawzy 10 months ago
@shotgunshawzy He was always open, came forward and took plenty hits, luckily he had a good chin.
runtinsweet 10 months ago
@runtinsweet really? does Joe Louis and Ezzard Charles ring a bell?
MrWallyishere 8 months ago
@MrWallyishere LOL, both were near the retirement home, REALLY? By your moronic estimations, McBride must be great, he beat Tyson. Beating a totally shot ATG doesn't make you great and Charles was well past his best also.
runtinsweet 8 months ago
@runtinsweet right on bro its like saying trevor berbick is great cause he beat a washed up muhammad ali.LOL
12jahwarrior 6 months ago
pactard here. I think Pep beats Pacquiao easily.Wow, what an amazing fighter.
DobyZhee 1 year ago
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what a fucking beast ajajjfdjasdf
AshmediDX 1 year ago
i think muhammed ali was a fan of this guy, sugar ray and jj walcott judging by their footwork
cam123cha 1 year ago
"He who hits and runs away, lives to fight another day."
-Willie Pep
corytclark 1 year ago
how come he was never drafted to fight in ww2?
haris000000 1 year ago
@haris000000 hes white not black
cam123cha 1 year ago
@cam123cha dont know hows that actually matters my q was why he wasnt drafted to fight in ww2
haris000000 1 year ago
@haris000000 i no ye it duznt matter but to americans espescially in the 40s if you could draft a black or white champion........plus i think hes italian maybe the mafia had him on the ship yards helping out since they ran everything in those days drafting was the luck of the draw i guess
cam123cha 1 year ago
Dude was crazy quick.
PAASNC 1 year ago
I love how back in the day, boxers had more fights.....its funny how people consider rocky the greatest, when guys like this had 229 wins.......and rocky only had 40 fights.....pep was a beast, that left hand damages his victims........
jay4457 1 year ago
What a Legend!
thejokerceso 1 year ago
i hate defensive fighters......so boring they are the reason i converted to being an mma fan along with biased narrowminded boxing fans
Tavarith 1 year ago
@Tavarith Shut up clown ..
boxingfanofthegame 1 year ago
and this inteligent statement makes me a clown?....i hate defense
Tavarith 1 year ago
@Tavarith You can't even spell INTELLIGENT & if you ''hate defense'' .. then why the f*ck are you looking at a defensive wizard ??? Go watch brawlers clown & don't reply or I'll make you look even more stupid ... just throw in the towel .. like the many with no defense have in the past.
boxingfanofthegame 1 year ago
ohhhhh im so sorry for missing the extra "L" on intelligent .....my point was that boxers that couterpunch like this such as mayweather tend to bore the hell outa me and that is why i converted to mma where counterpunching is not effective....counterpunching only works in the ring
Tavarith 1 year ago
@Tavarith what are you talking about? half the champs and former champs of the ufc are counterpunchers: machida, a. silva, rampage, evans, franklin, liddell, the list goes on.
you can teach any fucking meathead to throw a punch. to avoid one like pep did is a born gift that not anyone can master, which is why willie pep is so greatly respected.
telephowned 1 year ago
@Tavarith "He who hits and runs away, lives to fight another day."
-Willie Pep
corytclark 1 year ago
and then bores the shit out of the crowd
Tavarith 1 year ago
damn this guy was fast!!!! talk about head movement, foot work and hand speed? Then you need to talk about this guy Willie "the Pro" Pep ( yes i gave him a new nickname ). Not only that but he could also duck, dodge n weave punches like nothing! Looks like i found a new inspiration.
Agelessfever 1 year ago
He had some of the fastest reflexes i've ever seen in the ring. He's so smooth in his style, it's seamless and effortless, yet it completely confuses his opponents and gives him the advantage in almost all the exchanges. 230-11-65 ko's. The man was once 61-0! Amazing boxer, a true legend.
Fict10n 2 years ago 3
@Fict10n sugar ray robinson was once 128 - 1.
also an amazing boxer
funnyblackmans 2 years ago 7
@funnyblackmans
he also beat willie pep as an amateur, but himself and his trainer were accused of being pro's and were jailed overnight.
true story
i0hate0this0place 2 years ago
@i0hate0this0place did he!. i never knew that
funnyblackmans 2 years ago
@funnyblackmans I agree with you 100%. Sugar Ray Robinson was the most complete fighter that has ever lived (IMO). He had great defense, footwork, work ethic, power, speed, head movement, he had it all.
Btw, sorry it took me a year to respond =( lol
Fict10n 1 year ago
@funnyblackmans chavez 90-0
johnosandra 7 months ago 11
@johnosandra chavez continuously got gift decisions because don king was his promoter. i remember pernell whitaker giving him a boxing lesson. chavez wasn't versatile enough to deal with pure defensive boxers like whitaker -compubox numbers show whitaker outlanding chavez by over 100 punches so don't deny it. it's not about how many opponents you beat but the quality of your opponents. chavez faltered against good opposition.
jummacob 4 months ago
@jummacob he fought in the best ara of any welterweight
type in top 15 chavez wins
he fought the best around he was the best pound4pound at 44fights until 90
46fights as the best pvp fighter in the world
johnosandra 4 months ago
if you want to bring up great mexican fighters who are versatile you bring up someone like ricardo lopez or salvador sanchez, or marquez. they are really the besty mexican fighters because they fought everyone and didn't need gift decisions from don king like chavez. chavez is an overrated bum. salvador sanchez/marquez/lopez are three times the fighter he is. it's funny that i'm not even mexican and i know more about mexican boxers than you
jummacob 4 months ago
@jummacob hahaha go jump in a lake you fool
im not mexican im just an expert on boxing
im australian
your opinion is in direct contrast to the opinion of the top 5 boxing experts in mexico
richard steele didnt work for don king he worked for trump
lol have you even seen many of chavez's fights
chavez is not only the greatest mexican fighter of all time he is the greatest to ever step into a ring in the history of boxing in every aspect
dont reply
johnosandra 4 months ago
@johnosandra JCC was good no doubt, but Sugar Ray Robinson is the best to ever lace em up IMO
dhankins627 4 months ago
@johnosandra Salvador Sanchez was a better fighter and the best Mexican fighter ever. Ray Robinson best. Pep best technician. End of story. His son is currently avoiding and ducking Sergio Martinez like the plague.
dirtbagwhitetrash 3 months ago
@dirtbagwhitetrash every single thing chavez did was perfect
chavez was tested in as many places as robinson and as robinson he came out on top only he did it for longer
there are no best technicans best this or best that its your personal favourites
dont preach to me biased american opinions just because someone writes it doesnt mean anything
best at this best at that
willie pernell burley johnson moore arguello charles chavez tyson all the best in their perfered PERSONAL technique
johnosandra 3 months ago
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@dirtbagwhitetrash go on my page and learn something about boxing
johnosandra 3 months ago
@dirtbagwhitetrash Julio CC's son is too young to fight Sergio. Also he's too big and cuts too much weight. He cuts like 30 pounds and he's a giant. He barely makes 160 now and will get destroyed by Sergio M at this weight. However, if they fought at 168 it could spell disaster for Martinez.
DestroyerAlexandros 2 months ago
@johnosandra nope
gameboy010203 2 months ago
@gameboy010203 ?? chavez was one of the greatest of all time
best boxer/puncher of all time
most clinical by a mile
johnosandra 2 months ago
@gameboy010203 one of the greats but not overly-clinical or the "best" boxer-puncher of all time.
seems like you've only seen a few of his fights.
gameboy010203 2 months ago
@johnosandra if he retired right there he would be the best undefeated Boxer
RMphilmacrac 2 months ago
@johnosandra im glad Marciano and Lopez are the best though
RMphilmacrac 2 months ago
@RMphilmacrac back in the old days you couldnt even be the champ if you hadnt lost a fight
both amazing fighters but there are other fighters to retire undefeated
one guy was 134-0
records are indicators thats all
johnosandra 2 months ago
@johnosandra the old days were amazing, Old Boxers put these new ones to shame. but can you give me an example of an undefeated guy with a record that impressive?
RMphilmacrac 2 months ago
@RMphilmacrac a bloke told me because i once thought chavez had the longest undefeated streak in boxing but its not so
i cant remember the guys name but im pretty sure his first name was charles
it was on a charlie burley video if i remember correctly
should still be in the comments
if you love boxing well my channel has the best boxing has to offer
doesnt get any better for any type of boxing fan
johnosandra 2 months ago
@johnosandra there was a lightweight i think? who only lost his debut fight then won like the next 108. i think he had some draws but idr.
RMphilmacrac 2 months ago
@RMphilmacrac no,not even close.not without diggin around.his record is the best i can recall..by far!
dempsey981 1 month ago
he'd win a round throwing 0 punches - great defensive fighter
embe225 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
ide kick willie peps ass all over the ring, arena, city , country
why?
al - qeada NIGGA
an5aveli 2 years ago
hahahah
embe225 2 years ago
thats the sweet science at it highest point. great vid
wq8t1 2 years ago 3
did i see sal bartolo in this vid?
dulcechristo 2 years ago
I was actually a pall bearer at his funeral...
IceJohnScully 2 years ago
I'm surprised they got him in the grave.
agt155 2 years ago
about 3:20 pure orsam set of jabs
PERSYFILTH 2 years ago
WILLIE had the greatest defense in the world.
CHUCKTHEDOC 2 years ago
Look at 3:51 his head is too big!!! LOL!
binoers 2 years ago 3
Whew! In his prime, you couldn't hit Pep with a truck!
sdprazak 2 years ago 2
229-11-1, best fighter ever.
lizardman77 2 years ago 15
I really hate to correct you, but his record was actually 230-11-1. But either waym it is still an impressive record.
corytclark 1 year ago
@corytclark Source please. I always see it listed as 229.
lizardman77 1 year ago
@lizardman77 Amen ( although i dont believe in jesus ) theres a few who comes close to peps skillls ray rob & sugar.....RIP MARCIANO
shotgunshawzy 1 year ago
@lizardman77 lol I laughed
RiderABC187 1 year ago
@lizardman77 That's including coming back from a plane crash that was supposed to have killed him, then kept him from walking again, then fighting again. In just a few months he was back in the ring. Even after he'd lost a step or two after the crash he was still amazing. Maybe best defensive fighter ever.
uhhhhdude 9 months ago
@lizardman77 232-11-1
qazwsxedckjyggfbwsfj 7 months ago
achillesandroscoe is one of those douche bags that secretly admires willie pep but loves to talk trash on all his videos.
lil dumbass is obsessed floyd mayweather and sweet pea and believes everything the HBO hype team says.
WhiteTyton 2 years ago
Pep once won a round without throwing a punch !
ianandori 2 years ago
Awesome thanx so much for this video
kneeknott 2 years ago
This guy looks like Raul Castro
Mercurybath 2 years ago
lol italians love defence and counter attacks just look at their football teams .... they like to out think opposition.
vanderpant2116 2 years ago
god damn i love being italian
ghett0fabu1as 2 years ago
well what did u do other than ur dad put his italian sauce in ur moms taco
bigj421872 2 years ago
why???
achillesandroscoe 2 years ago
its amazing how much better the oldschool was than now, my friends get on me and try to debate me but i just show them tape of the greats. boxing sadly is not what it used to be, im only 26 also.
ozfuji 2 years ago
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yeah its not what it used to be because its better!! boxers back then were like fucking robots who stood there and did nothing! the only exception was willie pep and he isn't even near sweet pea or floyd.
achillesandroscoe 2 years ago
It's just the opposite. Back in those days people appreciated the defensive skills of Willie Pep and Benny Leonard. Now everybody just wants blood.
All the greats had superior defense.
powpanda 2 years ago 3
he's beyond floyd and sweet pea, not even by a long shot!!!
freeflymedina 2 years ago
like fucking robots!? get the fuck back in the cellar where you belong.
ThimplyTheBestht 2 years ago
6:14, wow! are you kidding me
billtrenary 2 years ago
cant hit what ya cant see LOL peps the greatest pure boxer there ever was
thugsouljaa 2 years ago
this video gets me psyched up.
bobbyd7085 2 years ago
cheers mate, great HL :)
ROCKYMARCIANOXX0 2 years ago
One of the greatest, if not the greatest , defensive fighters of all time.
I know this is not really important, but I was going to ask you this until I just saw it in the video a few seconds ago. But I was going to ask if there was any footage of Pep knocking anybody down or out. Because I have never seen any footage of that.
corytclark 3 years ago 2
I've been waiting on a decent Pep highlight. Thank you!
sootyandsweep 3 years ago
Excellent footwork, balance and movement makes
Willie one of the all time greats along with
Sugar Ray Robinson, Henry Armstrong,
Roberto Duran, Eder Jofre and Jimmy Wilde.
Zelley100 3 years ago
@Zelley100
Great list of fighters there, you know your boxing.
lizardman77 1 year ago
Willie Pep vs Sugar Ray Robinson, i dont need to see another fight in my life.
5/5 footage ive seen i before, but the SLOWMO, shows the PURE SKILL!
odin422 3 years ago 4
I have an exhibition boxing match between Willie Pep and Sugar Ray Robinson.
Unfortunately both were in their mid-40's by then...
I'm uploading another version of the highlight right now.
TheGreatA 3 years ago
Can't wait!
odin422 3 years ago
LEGEND.
odin422 3 years ago 2
Great job! You have done Willie justice with this video!
bulldog359 3 years ago 2