Would Canelo Alverez dominate a prime Jack Dempsey from round 1 (Boxing Evolution Theory)

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  1. Yes Boxing has evolved far too much since then Canelo would destroy him

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  2. Dempsey is too powerful for Canelo

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  1. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Canelo ain't Harry Greb, and it was ,,sparring.
     
  2. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Amazing isn't it? actually believing he could beat Dempsey? before Canelo takes on Dempsey he could prove his metal by beating a great light heavyweight before he jumps to heavyweight..say

    Archie Moore
    Mike Spinks
    Bob Foster
    hell I'd settle for Saad Muhammed
    Anyone think he'd win those?
     
  3. OddR

    OddR Active Member Full Member

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    How many people here think Dempsey would beat one of Kiltschko's or Lennox Lewis by chance?
     
  4. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Byrd Beat Viatli and Ross Purity ko'ed Wlad,, Lennox was iced by Rahman ,,so yeah based on that he could.
     
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  5. OddR

    OddR Active Member Full Member

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    Would you pick him to not just could I mean.
     
  6. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    He got out-skilled/out-ran by one. Dempsey got beat up to the point he decided to duck the guy (who had one eye btw) for the rest of his career.

    Look at Dempsey's technique with his hands down and clubbing punches whilst being flat footed, Canelo lights his ass up and probably KOs him in the first 2-3 rounds. And no, Dempsey doesn't get any magical upgrades.
     
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  7. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Here's another factor that a lot of people fail to understand, the world population in 1926 was 1.8 billion people, the world was not yet globalized or developed outside of a few countries. Most people probably didn't even think about boxing and even if they wanted to, you had to be INCREDIBLY lucky

    So what was the talent pool of Dempsey's era, just off of numbers alone?... Not to mention artificial barriers like racism.
     
  8. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Dempsey vs Greb was a sparring session my guy my goodness......

    And correct me if I'm wrong didn't Greb beat actual Heavyweights ? And is ranked a top 5 fighter of all time ? Yet you don't think that needs any context ?

    Canelo got beat in an actual fight by an old Welterweight 12-0 with a 15 pound weight advantage.

    Canelo hasn't had a stoppage in 4 years and his only early stoppage in the past decade is vs Yildrim. And yet you think Canelo stops an ATG Heavyweight in 2 or 3 rounds ? Absolute nonsense you're typing.

    So Canelo is allowed to use PEDs and Dempsey isn't ? How does that work ? So only Canelo is allowed "magical upgrades" Got you.

    I think you've got a flawed logic here if Canelo was fighting in Dempsey's era he wouldn't have PEDs so he would considerably smaller. So if you want this fight to take place in the modern era then Dempsey is allowed to take PEDs aswell that's only fair.
     
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  9. OddR

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    It's true that Canelo has been selective with competition in recent years but in Dempsey's era they avoided a lot of black fighters and that's a understatement.
     
  10. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Canelo's opponents are also fighting against the judges and he gets the most favourable scoring in the modern era.
     
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  11. OddR

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    At the least Golovkin beat him first time agree.
     
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  12. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's not just that look at some of the scores Canelo gets in all his big fights.

    117-110 Lara
    118-110 Golovkin 1
    118-109 Trout
    115-113 x3 Bivol
    114-114 Mayweather
    49-46 x2 Khan

    These scores are a disgrace to the sport.
     
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  13. FrankinDallas

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    The world's population on 1926 is irrelevant. What's relevant is how popular boxing was. High schools and colleges had boxing teams. The Army and Navy had boxing teams. There were boxing gyms all over the place; every neighborhood in urban areas had gyms. How many Jewish, Italian, or Irish pro boxers are there right now in the US? There were HUNDREDS of boxers in each ethnicity. How did Greb fight 300+ times? Because there were WAAY more boxers around in the US( and I'm guessing all over the world) to compete with.

    "Most people probably didn't even think about boxing ". WTF! In the US (don't know where you are) boxing was a major sport, up there with baseball. There were thousands of people in Times Square watching for round by round results of major fights.

    I'm sorry but your opinions are factually incorrect and therefore null and void.
     
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  14. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How did Greb fight 300+ times? Could it be because he fought the same boxers over and over again?
     
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  15. GlaukosTheHammer

    GlaukosTheHammer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :lol: That's such a grossly loaded question! :lol: