Dempsey vs. Parker

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Who would win

  1. Jack Dempsey

    11 vote(s)
    68.8%

  2. Joseph Parker

    5 vote(s)
    31.3%
  1. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    Who wins?
     
    Melankomas, Nov 18, 2025
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  2. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    Parker is a Jess sized heavy who can actually box. I take him.
     
    BCS8, Nov 18, 2025
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  3. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Let me see,,Parker was ko'ed by one of the slowest heavyweights of recent years in Joyce and he's somehow going to avoid the quicker explosive attacks from the Manassa Mauler.,,, Ref rescues Parker , Jack by TKO
     
    Reinhardt, Nov 18, 2025
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  4. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jack Dempsey at 187lbs against the much bigger Parker who can box and is 260lbs, Parker crushes him early...
     
    CroBox29, Nov 18, 2025
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  5. SwarmingSlugger

    SwarmingSlugger Active Member Full Member

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    The same way the 6'5 245 lb Jess Willard crushed him?
     
    SwarmingSlugger, Nov 18, 2025
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  6. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Parker can actually box and is (was) an actual full time boxer. The only rodeos that distract him are Bolivian.
     
    Seamus, Nov 18, 2025
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  7. SwarmingSlugger

    SwarmingSlugger Active Member Full Member

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    Willard didn't start until he was 27, and he did go 26 rounds with Jack Johnson albeit past prime but much more than anything we can say about Parker.
     
    SwarmingSlugger, Nov 18, 2025
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  8. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    I'd pick more than half a dozen Parker victims to beat the version of Johnson seen in 1915, and to do it much more quickly than Willard.
     
    Seamus, Nov 19, 2025
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