Tommy Loughran v. Dwight Qawi at 190?

This could get rather interesting!

Loughran would obviously use his unorthodox tactics to try to outbox Qawi.

Now it Loughran was losing against a puncher, he would go to war with them, even though he was a man with a fruit knife fighting a man with a machete.

He would hang everything on his chin, and try to steal points by out punching the puncher, and it sometimes worked!

 

Yes it would be disasterous...that's why I think Loughran would have pulled out all the stops and moved and jabbed all night for a razor close decision.

 

Shoulda been for 15.....both man could do that distance with no trouble.....12 would be more like a non title bout for them.

 

He was surprisingly successful with this tactic, given his lack of power.

 

Not exactly, but he went to war with Leo Lomski, who was renowned as a banger.

 

What was unorthodox about Loughran?
When did Loughran trade with a puncher?

 

Loughran was by far the greater fighter managed to fence his way past a wide array of top level offensive fighters and various approaches and was one of the few pure boxers who dealt well with educated pressure and workrate. It's hard to pick against him for this reason Imo, but almost equally I think any light heavy without a respectable punch is going to have a heck of a fecking time holding Qawi off for 15 rounds, whose slip and counter game was superb. I think I'd go for Loughran but it isn't a confident pick. Then again I do feel more than most that Qawi was a bit of a front runner who could sometimes be disheartened, the first fight with Holy notwithstanding. I dunno man. Like cobra said, Loughran on points in a close one where he swallows a lot of overhand counter rights but manages to keep Dwight guessing just enough.

 

I think that a case could be made for Tommy having no choice but to have traded some with Primo Carnera in the last few rounds when he tired badly (understandable though with that 100 lb deficit he was saddled with)...however minimal it was...he actually did a great job defensively, and even landed on Primo, rattling him a few times as well. It can also be said that he took punishment from Carnera far better than did Jack Sharkey did.

 

I take your point, but I don't consider Carnera a puncher,and Sharkey who wasn't a big hitter sparked Tommy in one of their fights.

 

In reviewing Tommy's key bouts, as well as his gallant but losing effort vs Carnera, it must be said that he was truly one of the greatest pure boxers in the history of the sport. It's beautiful to watch his performances.