Soft punchers that were successful

[CFH]

Calzaghe in the later stages of his career.

[Hunter]

Calzaghe in the later stages of his career.

I disagree with this....I think Joe hit harder than most people think.

He had roy jones face a mess, Hopkins turned to acting and running like a girl, and Joe hurt Mikkel with a body shot. Joe would brawl and come right at you, he was no defensive master like most light punchers, and if he couldnt punch people would have walked through and KO'd his ass.

[purtyboy]

Ivan Calderon

[No Contest]

Paul Spadafora, Emile Griffith

[Spicoli]

Could have swore I saw Michael carbajal listed as a soft puncher??Um no.Pauli Ayala couldn't hurt feelings but could out busy with the best.South Korean and all timer Myung woo yuh was as sharp a boxer there was but not exactly flattening foes.

[Master]

Henry Maske

[Mark TKO]

when talking of feather fisted fighters I always think of Whittaker given how successful he was (did he ever make p4p no. 1 ??)

I would include the last 3 years or so of Calzaghe's career in this category too

[fan johnny]

Paul Spadafora, Emile Griffith

Paul Who?


Paul Spadafora - Boxer

I was reading he was one of those fighter that landed in Jail and now I read he's on the comeback trail. Except unlike Holt he won his last fight.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Paul Spadafora, Emile Griffith

i wouldn't really say Griffith was a soft puncher his lack of Ko's later on in his career had more to do with the death of Paret, he seriously became gun shy and pretty much lost his killer instinct, i'm not saying he was a devastating puncher but he had pop in his punches

[ryanman]

Calzaghe in the later stages of his career.

I disagree with this....I think Joe hit harder than most people think.

He had roy jones face a mess, Hopkins turned to acting and running like a girl, and Joe hurt Mikkel with a body shot. Joe would brawl and come right at you, he was no defensive master like most light punchers, and if he couldnt punch people would have walked through and KO'd his ass.

Agree with both of you to some extent. For sure Calzaghe hit WAY harder earlier in his career, obviously his hands still put paid to that. But I think in the latter stages of his career he COULD still pop a bit if he wanted to/when he choose to, but a combination of a mental block (due to hands) and thought out decision to not throw bombs (also due to hands) meant he usually didn't. He pretty much said so - after the Hopkins fight he said he probably had gone too far with just throwing pitter pats and would have to put more into the shots against Roy Jones, and I think this was reflected in the fights.

Also, although he always had a tendancy to slap a bit this became a lot worse following hand problems. I'm sure that any of you that have had a painful hand injury can identify with the problem - however much you want to throw a proper punch with full power (and are willing to take the associated pain) you brain just stops you from doing it - and of course over time this becomes ingrained.

[jon09]

Willie Pep
The current version of Bernard Hopkins