Dempsey vs Ruddock

Dempsey catches him early like Lewis did and swarms all over him for an early kayo. If Ruddock survives, though, he becomes very dangerous for Dempsey. He bounced some pretty big shots off Tyson's head!

 

Would Dempsey step in the ring with him?

 

Fair question.

 

Pretty much a pick-em fight really. Either Dempsey cuts Ruddock down early or walks into something big trying to do it, and gets knocked out himself.

 

If he didn’t, it would be to avoid somebody else.

 

When did Dempsey ever overcome a prime 6'3 230lb slugger who was strong, durable and had KO power?

 

Rudduck from a skill standpoint was a low level hwt.

 

And Firpo was right up there with Willie Pep!

 

Ruddock was not durable. 5 out of 6 losses by ko. Dempsey was durable. Ruddock was inconsistent at best. Ruddock fought a bunch of bums his entire career. Matter of fact the 80s were full of bums. Having a lot of wins and a few losses against bums doesn't make you great.

Willard was 6'6" 245lb and having a 3 year lay off was favorite to MURDER Dempsey.

 

Let’s not pretend that Ruddock was some superheavyweight monster.

He was a limited fighter with size and power.

Basically exactly the kind of opponent that Dempsey feasted on.

 

Dempsey would kO this bUm

 

Exactly! These guys call men like Ruddock "bums" and "nothings" while ignoring that a man as unskilled and limited as Firpo nearly stopped him. Ruddock is better and more formidable than Firpo in every aspect of boxing. In the 1980s, Firpo would have been a mere sparring partner fill-in for a fighter training to fight Ruddock.