Who is the lightest punching fighter who has

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  1. Chris Warren

    Chris Warren Active Member Full Member

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    a sucessful long career. I think it has to Willie Pep. The man had no real power but had over 200 wins
     
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    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Could be Maxie "Slapsie" Rosenbloom.
     
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    Good call.

    Certain fighters have a reputation for being light hitting but you should never believe it unless their opponents say so.

    In Rosenblooms case nobody has denied it to my knowledge.
     
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    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    He was quoted.."I never saw no reason to hurt nobody"...which is why he never closed his fists, I guess.
     
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  5. Manassa

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    Joey Archer.

    Willie Pep could definitely hit. He knocked plenty of men spark out, and good ones, too.
     
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    he only man that Joe Louis ever admited to avoiding.
     
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  7. Manassa

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    I reckon Louis would have knocked him out. You might not think so, but then great light heavyweights ain't got a good track record against Louis. Notorious durables John Henry Lewis and Billy Conn were flattened, I shouldn't imagine Rosenbloom would fare a lot better.
     
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    Nicolino Locche
     
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  9. janitor

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    I don't either.

    Louis said that he thought that he would have beaten Rosenbloom but that Rosenbloom would have made him look silly for a number of rounds.

    He was a vain man despite aperences.
     
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  10. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Zuri Lawrence is currently fighting. He has never scored a KO or a KD in 21 or so fights.
     
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  11. SteveO

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    Didn't he knock Rahman out of the ring?

    Or was it the other way around?
     
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  12. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Recently it's Calzaghe ... Hopkins said he knew sisters who hit harder ...
     
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    He has actually had 43 fights. Lawrence is also 6'4, 240+ lbs yet hasn't scored a single stoppage win.
     
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  14. My2Sense

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    Except maybe Al Ettore. :D
     
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    Keep this sort of junk for the General
     
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