Pillow hands but great boxer?

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  1. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Chris "Rapidfire" Byrd. I think he squeezed as much out of HW as you can while having non existent power
     
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  2. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He was called Calslappy for good reason
     
  3. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wish his hands weren't so fragile. Could have been a frightening seek-and-destroy pressure fighter.
     
  4. FrankinDallas

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    Paul Spadafora. He was a great boxer IMO but had zero power.

    Malignaggi had hand issues like Calzaghe. He had some Ko's early in his career.
     
  5. lone star

    lone star Active Member Full Member

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    Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom.
    Pernell Sweet Pea Whittaker.
    Good nicknames as well as pillow fists.

    PS: Ali post Thrilla.
     
  6. Contro

    Contro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And being severely undersized and lacking physicality. So as a pure boxer hes about as good as it gets since he didnt have much else
     
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  7. Contro

    Contro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Whitaker could sit down and hit when he really needed to. Wouldnt call him a pillow fist
     
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  8. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Zags was the obvious one.

    Fury at his best.. even with his more aggressive style he's not a particularly heavy puncher
     
  9. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah being a MW olympic silver medalist and starting your career at SMW to go on and grab a HW title is actually amazing.
     
  10. alakran

    alakran Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Haney and Kambosos have about a 50% ko rate I wouldn’t consider that pillow fisted.
     
  11. Inglis_1

    Inglis_1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bivol and out of the younger crop, Justis Huni.
     
  12. Unique Way

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    Floyd Mayweather Jr.
     
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  14. lone star

    lone star Active Member Full Member

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    Agreed.
     
  15. JMotrain

    JMotrain Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mayweather.

    Before I get the comments of he could punch at lower weights, he always had glass hands. In the first Castillo fight, he complained about hurting his hand. That was at 135 pounds.
     
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