What are some examples of physically weak fighters who were big punchers?

Thomas Hearns never seemed very strong to me, but his right hand probably one of the top 10 P4P hardest hitters of all time.

 

I guess that Tommy Hearns at 147 is a good choice. He looked very thin and had legs like uncooked spaghetti (which reflected in his fight against SRL), and was weight drained at the end but had phenomenal power in both hands.

 

Jimmy Wilde. His knockout prowess came from his speed and accuracy, more so than strength. He was even tested in laboratories, and strength had nothing to do with it one iota.

 

Gerry Cooney always looked fragile physically to me. But he was essentially a one armed fighter anyway.

 

Alexis Arguello

 

Foster is maybe the ultimate example of this, he was even taller then Hearn's and even more gangly looking.

No surprise he completely failed against elite heavyweights who could simply bull rush him.

 

What is "physically weak"?

Or should the topic simply and more accurately be renamed to reflect our perceptions of weakness?

No way Thomas Hearns or Gerry Cooney are in the same hemisphere as "weak".

 

100 % agree. They possessed the proper genetic structure and had developed the right muscles for punching

 

Danny Lopez' shots looked like there was nothing on them, until the other guy went down like he'd been shot...

 

Kelly Pavlik is a perfect example of punching genetics. Doesn't look muscular or cut and his shots do not look particularly hard but he is a big accumulative puncher. I don't think he's particularly weaker than others but he looks like he is.

 

I thought of Joe Frazier just because of the threads he's been in lately. Tommy Hearns is a good example.

 

Carlos Zarate comes to mind. He always looked fairly fragile, but he was knocking guys out left right and center. The only fighter in history to achieve a 20 knockout streak on two separate occasions. Incredible power. I would rank him amongst the top 5 biggest punchers in Boxing history P4P.

 

Olivares did the same thing.