How do you rate Luis Firpo ??

a worthy power-punching contender in his era. I would like to have more film of him, and in modern day he would be a fringe contender with modern training/

 

In either the autobiography of Jack Dempsey or that of Jack Kearns, I read that Tex Rickard pressured Firpo into taking the Dempsey fight before he was really ready. Reportedly, Rickard told him that "it's now or never," knowing that he was still too green for the likes of Dempsey. Firpo was big, strong, and game - he kept getting up after seven KDs in the first round against Dempsey and it took two more KDs in the second round before he was finally counted out. And of course, in between sending champion Dempsey out of the ring. So he did have the goods, and had some good victories. He was probably at least as good as most of the White Hope heavyweights and probably could have been much better if given another year to gain experience and seasoning. He may not have become champion but could have been a much more credible and dangerous contender.

 

He could hit. I do think if your ranking contenders in an All-time sense, he be near the bottom. The moment he knock Dempsey out of the ring is what made him a boxing legend in a sense, even 100 years later we still talk about that fight.

 

Half a level below Butterbean.

 

Well if the rules were adhered to he would have been the World Heavyweight Champion, he had a punch like the kick of a mule, he retired wealthy, was a national hero in his native Argentina and appeared unaffected by any neuro damage from the sport of boxing, so on that basis i say i rate him highly, few men could knock Dempsey down, and none had ever knocked him out of the ring.

 

Hmm? 31-4-2 26 ko's,,,had wins over Brennan, two over Gunboat Smith , Ko'ed Jess Willard and had a ND vs Harry Willis 'and of course his wild affair with Dempsey. He may be better than most think, I know his style was wild but any more so than Deontay Wilder?

 

The Samuel Peter/James Smith/Arreola/Dillian Whyte of the 20's. An exciting but crude slugger with limited fundamentals who brought power, toughness, and a wild crowd pleasing style into the ring. That's about it. Probably doesn't do much better in other eras. Maybe a fringe contender with better management in a weak era.

 

He was dangerous, I woudl give him that.

He was also a much smarter man than often given credit for.

 

I don’t have a specific place as to where to “ rate “ him. But I agree that on the surface he appeared to be a very formidable opponent