Ive been reading and watching some stuff on a British and european heavywieght champion called Bruce Woodcock from Doncaster (late 40s early 50s) this guy only weighed 13 and a half stone yet knocked out his first 25 opponents often inside a few rounds! Watching his fights he is only slight in build but was an animal, he was knocking out guys 2 or 3 stone bigger than him with ease! He did eventually fight and lose for the vacant world title infront of 50,000 fans at whiteheart lane against the top american Joe Baski after Joe louis retired, so never got the chance to fight the great man!
So I got to wondering has there ever been a smaller post war heavy weight contender or pound for pound harder hitter in british heavy weight history?
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=37004&cat=boxer
Britains smallest heavyweight hitter?
posted on 7/12/13
Fitz was smaller and hit harder, and fought and beat real opposition.
posted on 7/12/13
Roy Jones was smaller and more skilled.
posted on 7/12/13
Roy Jones only ever won fight at heavyweight and he didn't knock the dude out.
posted on 7/12/13
roy jones is american last time I looked and bob fitz was very very pre war! I would compare woodcock to a david haye type of his day, very fast and powerful, and like haye only came unstuck against alot bigger world class heavyweight!
posted on 7/12/13
Henry Cooper was only around 13 stone, and he put Ali down
posted on 7/12/13
I thought he was 14stone plus as the norm
posted on 7/12/13
Why do people claim Haye is powerful? The man has stunk more joints out than I care to remember.
posted on 7/12/13
No, he was 185lbs vs Clay.