Jackson was no doubt a terrific puncher,but apart from Herol Graham who of any stature did he ko? Did he ever ko ,with one punch a man as durable as Gene Fullmer for example?
He smashed way bigger men. Chin doesn't really translate into skill, not that it matters since Lamotta wasn't super slick anyway.
Jake made his living fighting at or above middleweight against welterweights who were usually in the lower to mid 150s (probably weighing in with their clothes on, maybe with army boots). Look up the number of times Jake had 8-10+ pound weight advantage and compare to the number of times he gave 8-10+ pounds of weight and it’s laughable.
Durable, robust ,and just too strong. In 61 fights Jackson ko'd16, as in counted out,men . Here are their names weight division and resumes. Ayala LM debutee ,never fought again. Flores W 0-3-0 3 fights 3 losses all by ko. Rodrigues LM debutee,never fought again. De Asa LM 5-4-0,lost last 4, ko'd 8 times in 24 fights. Cook M 8-16-1 ko'd 20 times. Fox W lost last 3,hadn't won a fight for 3 years. Plowden M 1-6-0 lost last 5,would lose next 6 ,ko'd 8 times in24 fights. Gazo LM respectable fighter,40-11-2 ko'd 9 times in54 fights. Corona LM 18-8-0,ko'd 10 times in 40 fights. McGee M 3-11-0 ko'd 29 times in a10-60-0 career. Del Toro L 5-10-0 Shabazz W 8-5-0 Those are Jackson's ko victims.