Dempsey vs Frazier

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  1. Maxanthony86

    Maxanthony86 New Member Full Member

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    How do we see this panning out?
     
  2. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I might lean Smokin Joe, but this one will be savage
     
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  3. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    I used to favour smokin Joe in this one but I’ve grown to think Dempsey takes it more likely than not due to how explosive he is early on alongside his accuracy and power. Good chance Frazier isn’t there long enough to get into the fight.
     
  4. McCallumsJab

    McCallumsJab New Member Full Member

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    'Don't hook with a hooker'. They'd both be throwing left hooks and Frazier's was just better, heavier and Dempsey would be walking onto something. It would certainly be a fun fight when it laster though. I could see both fighters hitting the canvas

    For what it's worth Joe Frazier himself said he thought boxing had moved on and progressed from Joe Louis's era, nevermind Dempsey's.
     
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  6. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Joe.

    Jack didn't do well against black fighters for the brief time he chose to face them.
     
  7. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Out For Milk Full Member

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    That is a weird argument... If a black fighter only lost to whites should I pick white guys based on that fact?
     
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  8. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Weird arguments are my specialty. Frazier didn't avoid opponents because of skin color. He fought black, white, even a heavyweight Mexican.
     
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  9. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Ramos was game as they come against Frazier and seriously shook Joe with a right uppercut in round 1 (see below, 1:45). Manuel had some notable success coming up from underneath on Joe but ultimately, Frazier was simply too much…..

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  10. SwarmingSlugger

    SwarmingSlugger Active Member Full Member

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    Jack takes Joe in 3 or less.
     
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  11. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Joe in a fun scrap that doesn't see the distance.
     
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  12. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Frazier chugs thru him in 5.
     
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  13. nyterpfan

    nyterpfan Member Full Member

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    It would be a slugfest similar to Foreman-Lyle in 1976. Joe wins a brutal battle of attrition with a TKO in 7-8 rounds.
     
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  14. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Frazier's recovery here is crazy!
     
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  15. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Out For Milk Full Member

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    Honestly fellas… the disrespect for Dempsey here is outrageous Frazier fell short of Dempsey’s skill IMO we also have plenty of proof that he had enough power to get rid of Frazier no worries at all and with those old school rules? Forget about it, Dempsey is better than Bonavena once he’d dropped him he’d mug “Smoke” in the corner every time he tried to stand up.
     
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