Fights in which a slower boxer effectivley beat a faster fighter?

Duran - Leonard I.

 

Rafeal Ruelas-Fred Pendelton
Carl Froch-Jermaine Taylor
Kostya Tszyu- Zab Judah
Jose L castillo- Floyd Mayweather
Paulie Ayala- Johnny Tapia
Vernon Forrest- Shane Mosley
ROberto Duran- Hector Camacho I
Primo Carnera- Tommy Loughran

 

...except Castillo and Duran actually lost these fights, at least on the scorecards

 

I don´t think he was a light puncher, he was no one-punch KO puncher but he had pop. After the Paret tragedy he just didn´t commit to his punches anymore.

 

George Foreman over Michael Moorer.

 

Hagler Hearns

 

As Red Cobra (post #30), JohnThomas (post #55), la-califa (post #69) and Titan1 (post #70) have already stated, Watt-Davis, Jr. is probably the classic answer here. Yes, Howard choked horribly, as JT pointed out, but Jim Watt was actually described as being slower than most lightweights, while Howard was identified by ringside observers at the time as the fastest man in boxing (including Olympic teammate SRL). Despite referee Padilla's one point margin for the Watt, it was not a close fight. Watt's entire career is testimony to how a slow boxer can become a credible champion at the lower weights.

 

Has anybody mentioned Dokes - Coetzee.

 

anyone mentioned

Jim Watt beating Howard Davis Jr

p.s

just seen 2 post above me lol

 

Hopkins vs Calzaghe (I had B-Hop shading it)

 

me to

 

Any fight Zab Judah loses in

 

Recent examples?

Well...

B-Hop over Pavlik, Winky

Cotto over Mosley(result still debatable but it's officially a win for Cotto so it qualifies)

Hatton over Tszyu, Malinaggi

 

I wouldn't say either Winky or Pavlik were quicker than B-Hop, especially the plodding Pavlik.