He was a defensive fighter, first, last, and always.
In his own judgment,he was a matchless defensive fighter.
Griffin is an outstanding defensive fighter and an excellent counterpuncher.
Thus the defensive fighter waits for you to attack and then counters as your technique is concluding.
In other words, Norris is a defensive fighter who makes opponents look bad.
As the games evolved, any lightly armed, defensive fighter could be included in this group.
Tzikas might well be a genius of a defensive fighter; he probably was, to have held Amorion so long.
He is the most difficult fighter to hit, the best defensive fighter in boxing.
"If Bell comes, he'll come full force, and you're the best defensive fighter I've got."
At that low point, the light that stood for our own defensive fighter faded out.