Floyd Mayweather Jr. and 25 Best Defensive Boxers in History | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Barrera is another seemingly misplaced boxer on a “best defense” list largely because he is legendary for delivering some of the biggest brawls in boxing history.  However, Barrera put on a boxing clinic against the very dangerous fighter Naseem Hamed.  Some people claim, including myself; that Barrera had a rare ability to change his style as he got older, a trait that made him great.