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Kid Gavilain is another one that deserves a mention
I don't know about that....I mean it's true that fighters back in the days usually had lower KO percentages, but still, Gavilian scored KOs in only about a quarter of his victories. I've only seen a few of his fights, but that suggests that he tended to lack power.
Good analysis, but I feel it can be counteracted when one coinsiders the refereeing.

TKO's were rare back then, so his stoppages were genuine knockouts.