Joe Gans vs Henry Armstrong

Expert pressure fighters will beat anyone apart from even better inside fighters for my money.

Hank by ko

 

No he doesn't. Armstrong wins convincingly.

 

He might as well have said does the less modern fighter beat the more modern fighter.

 

I got Armstrong by UD. Gans went through some brutal meetings with Nelson and proved his Metal.

 

Actually Gans looks more modern, Armstrong is more old school!

I'd pick the super durable Armstrong to our work Gans. Gans does't do well vs swarming attackers with skills.

 

I could see it going either way.

For me Armstrong was clearly the better overall, but I think Gans might have the right style to beat him.

 

It's not the reason I pick Armstrong, it's just I feel someone with the style of Armstrong has a huge advantage over someone his own size.

I love Gans, for my money he's better than Ross, has an amazing jab, superb reflexes and fight changing power. But he was also adept at fighting inside and going to war.

Very much from the George Dixon school of boxing.

And he beat Nelson in his prime for what it's worth.

I hope anyone with sense disregards the McGovern fight also.

But ultimately Gans won't be able to keep Armstrong off him so he will have to trade inside or fight off the ropes. And neither of those are things that will see him succeed against Armstrong imo.

 

Gans had dynamite in his hands and could make Hank pay dearly. Joe could also come out very aggressively and bomb away. His ledger is too deep for me to disregard his chances here.

 

I have Armstrong by very close UD, but it would be an all-time great fight. There would be no stoppages, as both were as durable as possible.

Gans had right style to beat Hank, but Armstrong looks a bit stronger inside to me and I just think that he would overwhelm Gans at some point.

50-50 fight to me, but I pick Henry.

 

It was very very far from legit my man.

Gans battered Nelson, dropped him multiple times and Nelson fouled out. Although there might be fight reports out there with a different spin, I've no exactly gone in search of more.

 

Gans vs Nelson fight was unbelievable. They fough after 2 hours like it was a first round:

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I haven't seen good long version of this fight, but in these very short highlights Gans indeed battered Nelson.

 

I normally go for the more modern fighter but Gans is better and way more complete a boxer than the overrated Armstrong. Armstrong the most overrated boxer on this forum. Avoided avoided the best Welters while losing his title to Zivic in his prime FFS