lightest hitting champion ever...

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  1. shommel

    shommel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    im talking about guys that couldnt kill a fly with their best sunday punch,but were strickly for points and could box .who and how many champions were like this?
     
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  2. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Maxie, of course. One good pick.
     
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  3. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Emile Griffith didn't hit too too hard outside of his murderous outburst against Paret.

    Harry Greb sure as hell wasn't a power puncher. Probably the ultimate attrition hitter. 48 KO's in 300 fights...
     
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  4. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Battling Levinsky wasn't much of a puncher.

    Conn had a whopping 15 KO's in his entire career.

    Latter day Calzaghe.

    Hmmm. Willie Pastrano?
     
    Russell, Nov 25, 2008
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  5. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Paulie Malignaggi,if he counts as a champion
     
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  6. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    Jake LaMotta? Not THE lightest hitting ever but still lacked power.
     
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  7. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I would say Midget Wolgast. 16 ko's in 159 fights (boxrec). A master boxer with no power.
     
    McGrain, Nov 25, 2008
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  8. jc

    jc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tommy Loughran
     
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  9. The Wanderer

    The Wanderer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Willie Pep had, what, 211 wins or so, and 65 KOs in them?
     
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  10. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Camacho?
     
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  11. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  12. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    I know it might be because of the technique employed, but i'd still say Maxie.

    McGrain put a good one in with Midget though.
     
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  13. heehoo

    heehoo TIMEXICAH! Full Member

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  14. Sonny Carson

    Sonny Carson Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He didn't have knockout power but he had the power to hurt his opponent.
     
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  15. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Some inapropriate mentions so far.

    Guys like Greb and LaMotta were not big hitters but they were punishing hitters. They could certainly hurt their opponents. While perhaps being lighter hitters I dont think any of them are particularly close to being the lightest hitters of their weight class.

    Billy Conn was knocking heavyweights silly. You could make a case for him being one of the harder hitting 175 pounders.

    Joe Calzaghe was quite a banger before his hannd problems foced him to adopt his present style.
     
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