lightest hitting champion ever...

No he wasn't, actually I'm not sure if hes ever put anyone down for the count

Spinks (father and son) had little power

 

Look at the number of stoppage wins he has say up to the Mitchel fight. You dont get that ratio of stoppages without at least solid power.

 

Sergio Mora

Paulie Malignaggi

 

Wayne McCullough
maxie
Loughran
Jim Corbett
Joey Maxim
Tony Marino
Jack O'Brien
Benny Bass
Johnny Dundee
and there was a champion lightweight( NY commission) back in 1925 called Jimmy Goodrich whad about 6 ko's in 114 bouts! Dont know much about him but he went about 38 fights without a ko win at one stage

 

I dont know about Corbett.

He seems to have been at least a fair puncher.

 

Maybe it's a stretch but Mitchell(20 pounds lighter and past his best) is his only devestating ko and he rarely dropped opponents.

 

Best example - Niccolino Locche.

117-2-14

Only 14 KOs.

 

All stopped on their feet, BTW the Mitchell stoppage was BS, Mitchell was the last fighter to throw a punch

 

ivan calderon is a very good champion that is not known for his power.

 

SVEN OTTKE!

 

A heavyweight who won a world title at cruiserweight was Orlin Night train Norris... He was quite a light puncher for such a compact muscular man..

 

If a guy lacks power you look for a lot of fights going to the scorecards not a lot of fights ending by technical knockout.

Maxie Rosenbloom and Jimmy Young didnt stop a lot of people on their feet for example.

 

Chris Byrd

 

That's like saying, Aside from that Mrs. Lincoln, did you enjoy the show?

 

Willie Pastrano (over a career) certainly deserves mention here.

How 'bout Juan Diaz. Punches with conviction, but not alotta stopping power.

Over a long distinguished career, Loche is right up there with Rosenbloom.