Can Stanley Ketchel be considered one of the most durable fighters of all time?

Its hard to get a true handle on Stan ,he had all time power,and carried it late, but he died so early ,how do we evaluate what he might have been?
I think the Langford fight is" questionable", there are strong rumours Sam took it easy ,with a view to securing a title shot,down the line.
Ketchel is an atg,imo,`but he was a "work in progress " when he died imo.

A modern parallell ,might be Salvador Sanchez .

 

Boxing fans, to put Stanley Ketchell, in a proper perspective, picture a Gerald Mclellan,with superior durability chin, and stamina, able to fight 20 to 40 round bouts against some larger top fighters of his time.Tough as rawhide and game as a bulldog was the"Michigan Assassin". Unfortunately,modern fans forget his 49 ko's, but judge him by 2 remaing films surviving .One film was with the great Billy Papke in 1909,when he broke one hand , but still won a 20 round bout...Tough to do,but not at his best..The other film was with the great and powerful Jack Johnson, in 1909,in which he was outclassed but still dropped Johnson with a right to the forehead, in the 12th round....Judging Ketchell by these two remaining films,and not his 49 ko,s in 62 bouts, is a travisty.Picture 100 years from now looking at Ray Robinson with Ralph Tiger Jones, or Ali with leon Spinks or Larry Holmes. We must rate old time boxers bytheir records and by the boxing experts who saw them at their peaks..Same with the great Ketchell

 

:good
It's a shame when there aren't enough surviving films of great fighters. All that footage......gone:-(.

 

Not even ****ing close.

I haven't seen James Toney nearly killed by one punch from heavyweights at the age of nearly 40 who punched much harder then Johnson.

Durable and rugged, but the most durable fighter of all time?

 

After reading the article you posted on his a few days ago, I agree 100%

 

(crickets chirping)

 

Duuuuur.

Thats where, asking if he belongs in a group among the very most elite fighters of all time durability wise.

 

Even asking if Ketchel belongs in there with a Chuvalo or McCall is a fairly dumb question in my opinion. Not trying to be a dick, but yeah.

 

No it's ok to be a dick on some occassions. Sometimes you have to stand erect with your opinion:rofl.

 

I guess it depends on the balls you've got.