Lightest-hitting heavyweight in history?

[grayfist]

If Tommy Loughran qualifies, then I think he should be considered.

Tommy ended his career with a record of 111 wins with only 17 stoppages, all but 2 of his stoppages while campaigning as a LightHeavyweight. He cast aside his world LightHeavy crown to face Jack Sharkey for the American Heavyweight (aka, "World") title but was TKOd in three.

Loughran had nearly a third of all his fights (55 of 174 recorded) at heavyweight. He managed to KO only Tony Rosalia. The other stoppage he had at Heavy was vs. Vincent Parrile (TKO9).

He faced Primo Carnera weighing only 186 lbs. to Carnera's 270. He lost.

[American_Ninja]

Well, Buyrd yes. He's not a hard puncher.
Ko power means A LOT to me in a fighter. This is why i don't think Ali is the greatest.

KO power a great fighter does not make. A combination of skill, heart, desire, and ability make a great fighter. Ali had all those attributes. He is and always will be The Greatest. Just ask him he'll tell you. Ali of 1976 would beat all the top HW's of today.

[LondonRingRules]

KO power a great fighter does not make. A combination of skill, heart, desire, and ability make a great fighter. Ali had all those attributes. He is and always will be The Greatest. Just ask him he'll tell you. Ali of 1976 would beat all the top HW's of today.

** You were doing OK until you got to the Ali part. Ali in 76 was flat out washed up. Facts are that he wasn't feeling too well after the Foreman bout either. The onliest fighters Ali beat convincingly in 76 were Dunn and Coopman, two of the sorriest contenders in the history of the sport. Norton and Young exposed him as being propped up by promoters, fans and judges and needing more gift decisions and controversial calls for his already amply stocked larder of controversy.

[ShaneMosleySr]

Joseph Parker has to be on this list now.

He’s never scored a knockout in a title fight and all of his knockouts have come against bad competition.

In his fight this weekend, he landed over 50-percent of his power punches and never hurt his opponent or had him in trouble. The ref stopped the fight because he felt bad that it was so one sided.