Your favourite pillow-fist?

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Willie Pep.

    Billy Conn.

    Lol at Usyk. Being able to hit hard enough to deter 240-275 lb men from attacking you isn't being a pillow fist.
     
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    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joey Maxim. Perfect name for a pillow fist.
     
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    Midget Wolgast 17 KO wins in 216 fights.

    Jack Britton 30 KO wins in 344 fights.

    Not necessarily my favourites (though I do have a soft spot for Wolgast), but certainly ATGs with very low KO percentages.
     
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    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Albert Davila and Chatchai Sasukul
     
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    Chris Byrd, Tyson Fury, Devin Haney.
     
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    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Howard Davis Jr. Is still one of my favorite watches.
     
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    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In my opinion Locche is the gold standard for this thread
     
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    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Ivan Calderon. I have his career set and sometimes it's just on. I love watching that guy do boxing.
     
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    Those jazz-influenced fellers from New Orleans, Ralph Dupas and Willie Pastrano.
     
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    Didn't even think of him as a pillow fist until I read his name in the thread and thought, fair.

    Got to be Usyk. GOAT quality low KO artist.
     
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    Calzaghe probably
     
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    Levook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Pernell Whitaker
     
  13. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    Chris Byrd is the GOAT featherfist at HW.
     
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    Marty Jakobowski. Bet nobody else mentions him, but he was the king of Pillow Gloves and fought a zillion times through the Midwest
     
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    He'd be hard pressed to be above Jimmy Young. Young's resume and close decision losses speak for themselves.
     
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