What if Jeffries had been tempted out of retirement for Burns?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Let's say Jeffries get s lured out of his farm a few years before he actually was ,but to challenge Tommy Burn's ?
    Jeffries perhaps very confident against the small Canadian here ,but does it go to plan?
    The fight s scheduled for Feb 1908 ,so Jeffries has been out 4 years.
    What s the result?
     
  2. richdanahuff

    richdanahuff Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fighting undersized small men was Jeffries specialty
     
  3. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think Burns does better than people think.
     
  4. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I guess that he would have been too big and strong, but Burns would have made him look bad, and he would have realized that it was in his interests to return to the farm!
     
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  5. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Depends how long he has been off ..
     
  6. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Jeffries mauls Burns and stops him