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Saintpat · 07-27-2012, 06:59 PM

I'd say Louis. His steady slippage -- although he was still the best in the world in 1946 -- can be seen fight by fight through the latter years of his reign.

I don't think Dempsey was so much past his prime as he was rusty, and then he ran into a guy who would have probably given him fits and thoroughly outboxed him at any point in his career.

07-27-2012, 06:59 PM	#6
Saintpat Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,206 vCash: 1000	Re: Who was more past their prime: Dempsey in 1926 or Louis in 1946?? I'd say Louis. His steady slippage -- although he was still the best in the world in 1946 -- can be seen fight by fight through the latter years of his reign. I don't think Dempsey was so much past his prime as he was rusty, and then he ran into a guy who would have probably given him fits and thoroughly outboxed him at any point in his career.
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