Old timers punching power

Recent quotes on the classic forum

"Pacquiao would get his head handed to him" (By Kid Gavilan, and man with 28 stoppage wins in 108 victoreis)

and in the fantasy fight between Pac and Ike Williams

" Ike hits too hard for Pac "

" Pacquiao would get stopped in the middle rounds " etc etc

Im bored of seeing people overrate old timers power. Ike Williams had 60 stoppage victories in 126 wins, now he may or may not have been a very good puncher but comments such as

" He punches way harder than Pac " are based on what exactly? Along with great victories and KO's there are losses to luminaries such as Joey Zodda and Gene Burton as well and a KO loss to Bob Montgomery... OK call me a boxrec warrior but dont put these old timers up on a pedestal.

Can anyone justify how instead of outboxing Pac to a points descision Gavilan would 'take his head off' and in all seriousness i would like to be educated about the power of Ike Williams, as in many cases stats dont tell the full story.

 

Ok so Kid Gavilan KO'd who exactly? He certainly wouldnt KO a guy as good as Pac. As Mcgrain said he would outbox him to a wide descision in all probability. But his power would hurt Pac BADLY atsch i think you've been listening to your grandpa's tales a bit much.

 

I'm not saying that he would have a chance. Gavilan is too much at welter. But he isnt going to knock him out and he wont 'have his head taken off'

Actually who do you guys feel hits harder at lightweight and light welter.

Williams or Pac?

 

Yeah lets not confuse the issue. Gavilan beats Pac, but in the case of Ike Williams it is Pacs power that is being underratted. He KO'd Sasakul, Hatton and Diaz with single shots and the majority of his knockdowns come from single shots; and yet it is Williams who hits too hard for him?

Im not disputing that Ike Williams was a very good puncher but at the end of the day he stopped only 60 of his 126 victims. Benny leonard in contrast stopped 71 out of 91!