Jack Dempsey vs Michael Grant

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Aug 15, 2018.


Who wins and how

  1. Dempsey KO

    12 vote(s)
    80.0%

  2. Dempsey TKO

    2 vote(s)
    13.3%

  3. Dempsey UD

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Dempsey SD

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. Grant KO

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  6. Grant TKO

    1 vote(s)
    6.7%

  7. Grant UD

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  8. Grant SD

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  9. Draw

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    The Dempsey who beat "hay farmer and retired amateur boxer" (Seamus words not mine) Jess Willard vs the Grant who beat Golota....Dempsey giving up lots of size here
     
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  2. BCS8

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    Grant was good but Dempsey was - at his best - better.
     
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  3. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Grant?...really?....Take Dempsey...
     
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  4. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Seriously man
     
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  5. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    We really need a dislike button.
     
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  6. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Dempsey KO 1 Grant
     
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  7. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Do we think that just because a fighter is a lot smaller from a long time ago that somehow the bigger less talented modern day fighter is always a match ?
     
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  8. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Size can make up for skill in some instances. And, he was good enough to beat Golota. Not exactly an ATG win, but Golota was better than many of the men Dempsey beat. Arguably better than Jess Willard.
     
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  9. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Dempsey wouldn't give Grant time to breath .It would be a repeat of the Willard massacre but Grant doesn't see the 3 rd .
     
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  10. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I doubt it. Say what you want, but Grant's win over Golota rivals about any win on Dempsey's resume. And it's not so far fetched that with Grant' s size, he could give Dempsey a good tussle, even in defeat.
     
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  11. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Golota was a mental wreck. Look, grant sucked. He has a glass jaw, he has weak skills, he didn’t move well, he didn’t jab well, he had horrible defense.....


    Dempsey would charge right in, get underneath and rip a fight ending combination to grants glass jaw

    Dempsey KO 1
     
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  12. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The other thing folks forget with these big guys is that defensively they are a big big target and have a lot of area to cover. Too much to cover. Guys like Grant literally get hit by the kitchen sink. And, worse, he's flat footed. So how many of Dempsey's punches hit air against a guy right in front of him and provides such a huge target?
     
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  13. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A very quick starter vs a very slow starter with bad punch resistance. Dempsey by early KO
     
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  14. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    These are fair points
    Yet the misuse of the word "literally" grates
    If you make a special point of using the word that means you are insisting that it is not a metaphor
    So Grant would have to actually have at least one kitchen sink strike him in a formal boxing match for your claim to be true>
     
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  15. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Dempsey by brutal knockout within 3 rounds

    Looks like at least Dempsey is immune to the Super Heavyweight bull****
     
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