Jack Dempsey replaces Jim Jeffries

Jack beats everyone Jeffries did,and probably by stoppage.

 

I don’t see any reason Dempsey couldn’t beat these men. To me Jeffries in Dempsey’s place would answer more questions than vice versa.

 

Dempsey would likely beat all of Jeffries pre-retirement opposition. However, Jack sometimes got caught early, and if Ruby Bob the Freckled Wonder hit Jack hard early it would be very interesting.
Another question is whether one of Dempsey's workmates brain-farts and tosses a medicine ball at Jack, causing a lingering elbow-displacement only fixed, after two fights (Sharkey II and Corbett I), by casting. [More of an issue with Sharkey, though Jeffries said he still couldn't fully extend his left 1900-Corbett, and x-rays would show a fore-arm bone still 1/4" displaced].

 

Verbatim x2 on mcvey's

Not that I think low of Jeffries. Gus, Tom, Bob, all would have been good fights, better than Miske, but Choynski
s probably the toughest for Dempsey. Dempsey I reckon takes him, but not easy.

 

I see a massive reason why he couldn't.

Throw Dempsey in against the same opponents, with the same amount of ring experience, and he probably comes away in a body bag.

Same goes for Jack Johnson.

 

Jeffries stated he was in top condition for the Sharkey fight,with his arm completely healed.He only brought up the previous injury when some said they thought Sharkey deserving of a draw.

 

It's a point though.
Ruhlin had only3 fights more and Corebett had less than Jeffries.
Perhaps if Dempsey had;
42 lbs on Choynski
27 lbs on Sharkey
39 lbs on Fitz
30lbs on Corbett.

Dempsey might be spared the body bag?

 

Well he didn't.

 

No he didn't.
Nor did he have the benefit of full time coaching in a gymnasium or regular dinners as Jeffries did,he was fighting in hobo jungles and saloon dives for eating money.

 

Then it's probably best for him that he doesn't fight guys like Choynski.

 

I would pick Dempsey to run table but Choynski would be a tough tough out.

 

Choynki lost 14 fights 10 of them by ko ,a good chin he did not have.
He was floored 5 times and stopped by welterweight Joe Walcott.
Stopped twice by middleweight Kid Carter.
Ko'd by Corbett
Ko'd by McCoy
Among others
I don't think his jaw stands up to even a young Dempsey.

 

I know Jeffries said that after the fight,I have the book,my question is ---
Why not ask for postponement ,after all he was the defending champion?
Sharkey broke a finger in their 2nd fight and suffered broken ribs and a damaged shoulder.