"Toledo" Dempsey vs 1994 Foreman

That is an amazing photo. Wish the rope wasn't there, though. Anyway, I might pick Dempsey over a prime Foreman, so against the older version I'm definitely voting Dempsey. The disparity in speed would be far too much for Old George to overcome. Dempsey would get in, tear George up, get out, circle and repeat until the ref, or Georges corner, took mercy on him and stopped the fight somewhere around round 8, possibly with Foreman tasting the canvas once or twice.

 

could Arnie beat the T1000? No

 

Exactly, because the T1000 was lithe, quick, agile and could turn his arms into swords, just like Jack Dempsey. While the T800 was bulky, slow and old, just like 1994 George Foreman.

 

As soon as you get your time machine up and running, I'll be betting on Jack Dempsey in this one.

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I think the slugger beats swarmer equation breaks down when you match a slugger as slow as Old George against swarmers as fast and hard hitting as Dempsey and Tyson. Young George could be a different story,

 

djanders, in my lifetime I have never seen this graphic photo of Dempsey at the height of his powers...I have read that some boxing historian has developed the Toledo fight at normal speed, and Dempsey really looks awesome in regular film sync...I pick this Dempsey in 1919 as the best heavyweight of all time....Pantherlike in his movements, but Hollywood beckoned ,and Dempsey's primehood was not as long as it could have been...

 

Dempsey by stoppage. I wonder if he'll be able to drop George though. He took monstrous shots during his comeback, and the way he imposed his strength on his opponents made it hard for them to commit fully to their shots.

 

I've picked comeback Foreman (The 1991 version) against Tyson. So even though we're dealing with the 1994 one (A bit more foregone) I still have to pick him. Dempsey could easily out-box him, I guess but he'll be coming in a lot and I just think he'll get stunned badly by an uppercut.

 

Jack Dempsey at Toledo in 1919 was not just a swarmer as some have depicted...When he still had his "legs" he was able to circle his opponent ,move side to side, and of course bob and weave with his chin always tucked in his shoulder...He was'nt the Armstrong or Aron Prior prototype swarmer, and never took the punishment that Armstrong took ala Zivic...

 

Not even a fair fight.

Bring the Foreman of Jamaica to the party and then we have a competitive fight.

Seriously guys the 90s Foreman was one of the weakest heavyweight champions of all time, and would have been slaughtered by any all time great heavyweight with a punch.

The fact that he is picked over people like Dempsey or Tyson staggers me.

 

Old Foreman was nowhere near as mean and aggressive as his younger self. Old Foreman struggled a bit with ex-light heavyweight swarmer Dwight Muhammad Qawi. Prime Dempsey was faster than Qawi and hit harder. I pick Dempsey by decision or late-round stoppage.

 

Dempsey at his peak was amazing.....earlier in his career Dempsey had to fight to survive..
..at his vicious best in Toledo in 1919...Jack by KO...