billy conn as a heavy weight

[rightsideup]

Billy fought started as a welter and moved through the divisions fighting very good competition but having a very low ko ratio. After winning the lhw he fought heavyweight comp and proceeded to stop half of his opponents. He also staggered Louis and made the fatal mistake of trading and although leading on the cards this change in tactics enabled Joe to stop him. My question is why did Billy stop his heavy weight opponents at a higher clip than the lower division's?

[The Hammer]

Billy fought started as a welter and moved through the divisions fighting very good competition but having a very low ko ratio. After winning the lhw he fought heavyweight comp and proceeded to stop half of his opponents. He also staggered Louis and made the fatal mistake of trading and although leading on the cards this change in tactics enabled Joe to stop him. My question is why did Billy stop his heavy weight opponents at a higher clip than the lower division's?

Billy Conn started at lightweight.

His first fight was at 135, and for his next few he weighed in the 130s.

[rightsideup]

Billy Conn started at lightweight.

His first fight was at 135, and for his next few he weighed in the 130s.

thanks he had 4 /6 contests at lw

[juggernaut666]

Billy fought started as a welter and moved through the divisions fighting very good competition but having a very low ko ratio. After winning the lhw he fought heavyweight comp and proceeded to stop half of his opponents. He also staggered Louis and made the fatal mistake of trading and although leading on the cards this change in tactics enabled Joe to stop him. My question is why did Billy stop his heavy weight opponents at a higher clip than the lower division's?

Nostalgics don't want to hear this but ,put on size you put on power almost always,Conn was very tall and skinny at the lower weight classes,at HW he wasn't big either but much stronger than in his lower classes,thats why he did better at the Hw class in terms of stopping guys.Louis isn't a very big Hw either and has been knocked down several times,i don't know if that was Joes chin or Conns improved power,probably both.

[rightsideup]

Nostalgics don't want to hear this but ,put on size you put on power almost always,Conn was very tall and skinny at the lower weight classes,at HW he wasn't big either but much stronger than in his lower classes,thats why he did better at the Hw class in terms of stopping guys.Louis isn't a very big Hw either and has been knocked down several times,i don't know if that was Joes chin or Conns improved power,probably both.

yes this is the case as Billy was not physically mature as a young fighter and boxed with skill beyond his age

[juggernaut666]

yes this is the case as Billy was not physically mature as a young fighter and boxed with skill beyond his age

Exactly...

[Ray Corso]

Conn was a teenager at lightweight (16 & 17) by the time he was 19 yrs he was at middleweight and at 21 was fighting at Lightheavy. Got a title shot at
22 yrs old and thats his title beginnings. He always could punch well but when your a kid fighting men your power doesn't always come through.
He had NO amatuer bouts that I know of and lost half of his first dozen or so fights. He learned quickly however and took on some very seasoned fighters at a young age.
He was an outstanding boxer by the time he signed to face Louis.
He got greedy for a second with Louis and the lights went out!

Ray

[rightsideup]

Conn was a teenager at lightweight (16 & 17) by the time he was 19 yrs he was at middleweight and at 21 was fighting at Lightheavy. Got a title shot at
22 yrs old and thats his title beginnings. He always could punch well but when your a kid fighting men your power doesn't always come through.
He had NO amatuer bouts that I know of and lost half of his first dozen or so fights. He learned quickly however and took on some very seasoned fighters at a young age.
He was an outstanding boxer by the time he signed to face Louis.
He got greedy for a second with Louis and the lights went out!

Ray

all Joe needed was an opening just like the second Walcott fight

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Guys get better, and learn how to sit down on their punches... I haven't seen any footage of conn below 175, but I imagine he was an arm puncher at the lower weights, and thru experience learned how to sit down on his punches, plus the added weight would make his punches heavier... Just my 2 cents, like I said, I have never seen footage of him below 175 so I'm just doing an educated guess

[rightsideup]

Guys get better, and learn how to sit down on their punches... I haven't seen any footage of conn below 175, but I imagine he was an arm puncher at the lower weights, and thru experience learned how to sit down on his punches, plus the added weight would make his punches heavier... Just my 2 cents, like I said, I have never seen footage of him below 175 so I'm just doing an educated guess

he fought some excellent fighters below 75