Top 5 Lightest hitting heavyweight champs

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  1. Pjagger2

    Pjagger2 New Member Full Member

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    Name ur top five light hitting heavyweight champs. I got:
    1. Chris Byrd
    2. Francisco Damiani (Although the WBO)
    3. Tony Tubbs
    4. John Ruiz
    5. Nicholai Valuev
    Honorable mentions:
    Jimmy Ellis
    John Tate
    Henry Akinwande (WBO)

    Not considering Michael Spinks because he wasn't a true heavyweight
     
    Pjagger2, Mar 22, 2017
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  2. Contro

    Contro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ellis did not Harder than tubbs and Ruiz. Punch for punch, ruiz hit harder than guys like ali, patterson and Holyfield(before the post bowe 1 muscle gain). Not sure if marciano would punch as hard as him either, P4P he definitely hit harder though but Ruiz got up to 241 pounds vs toney and was an underrated puncher
     
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  3. Blackclouds

    Blackclouds Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I would say PEDvetkin before he started taking roids. Couldn't knock out Marco Huck.
     
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  4. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    Ruiz put Holyfield down something Lewis couldn't do in the fight before over 24 rounds.
     
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  5. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Damiani had 30 wins 24 KO's. Definitely not featherfisted... Valuev had good clubbing power when he landed flush, but that was rare.
     
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  6. moparfan

    moparfan ESB's glass jawed fraud Full Member

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    Ernie Terrell...???
     
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  7. Pjagger2

    Pjagger2 New Member Full Member

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    Ruiz fought a faded Holyfield three times and caught Evander once in 36 rounds. Cmon. By the way, a light hitting middleweight in James Toney knocked out Evander out. Ruiz never knocked out an opponent in a championship fight and quiet honestly have a hard time remembering him ko ing anyone
     
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  8. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Well said. Ruiz was a joke who couldn't crack an egg.
     
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  9. Pjagger2

    Pjagger2 New Member Full Member

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    Damiani wasn't feather fisted? Name one quality fighter he kod outside of Italy? Better yet name one quality fighter he kod ever? He got concrete chin out in 2 in ITALY. I guarantee if I ask Everett
     
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  10. Pjagger2

    Pjagger2 New Member Full Member

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    He tells me he took the dip. Other notables were Rick Keller, Larry Roberson, Mike Perkins and Dorey Gayson where is United States victims. Weren't much better in his own country. Eddie Richardson, etc
     
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  11. DaveKrieg

    DaveKrieg New Member banned Full Member

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    Lol light hitting and you put Daminani? He was able to KO guys like Everett Martin something Wlad couldnt do years after the fact.
     
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  12. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    Regarding my post I'm not saying Holyfield wasn't faded but Ruiz fought him in his very next fight after Lewis.

    Just highlighting that he did something that Lewis couldn't.
     
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  13. JoffJoff

    JoffJoff Regular Junkie Full Member

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    If Hughie beats Parker he would definitely qualify for this list, he is the Paulie Malignaggi of the heavyweight division.

    Roy Jones Jr obviously never possessed HW power and James Toney, even though he knocked out Evander Oldyfield, wasn't even a puncher at lower weights.
     
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  14. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Leon Spinks
    Byrd
    James Corbett
    Sharkey
    Braddock ( at heavyweight!! )
     
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  15. KingFury64

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    Floyd Patterson.
     
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