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  1. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    cross_trainer, Jul 28, 2022
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  2. populistpugilist

    populistpugilist New Member Full Member

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    I'll bite: Jack Johnson.
     
    populistpugilist, Jul 28, 2022
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  3. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hell no.
    It's Patterson.
     
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  4. billyb71

    billyb71 Member Full Member

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    Jack Johnson or Jeffries. Jeffries fought in a crouch similar to today's boxers.
     
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  5. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tunney gets my vote.
     
    Bukkake, Jul 28, 2022
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  6. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think it's way too general to make a clear choice.
     
    70sFan865, Jul 28, 2022
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  7. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jack Dempsey
     
    Cecil, Jul 28, 2022
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    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Dempsey vs Tunney looks about right.
     
    McGrain, Jul 29, 2022
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  9. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Think this is about right, Cecil.
    Dempsey was definitely a step up from the one s before.
     
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  10. FastLeft

    FastLeft Well-Known Member Full Member

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    ok. this means on the films, right?

    Jim Jeffries is it.
     
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  11. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He just looks modern in all his facets, then of course we moved on to Tunney who simply took it on.
     
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  12. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Yep that's true, mate.
    But I will say, in defence of Jack Johnson, he was pretty advanced for his time.
     
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  13. Rope-a-Dope

    Rope-a-Dope Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tunney
     
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  14. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Dempsey had way too much holding, fouling and general roughness. Though his highlight reel, when made by modern fans who like modern things, looks modern.

    Tunney is a good pick. Tommy Burns looks pretty modern, though he wasn't anything that great.
     
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  15. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Even though I went for Tunney, I was also thinking of Burns - who looks surprisingly "modern" for his time.
     
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