1919 Jack Dempsey vs focused Anthony Joshua

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1919 Jack Dempsey vs focused Anthony Joshua

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  1. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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  2. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw Combat sports enthusiast Full Member

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    There are numerous reason's Dempsey or his management would never let him in the same ring as prime AJ

    FYI Paul vs AJ is a decent size approximation of how Dempsey would look facing off with AJ (world's apart in skill of course)

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  3. mcvey

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    Similar to Willard then?
     
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  5. BCS8

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    Willard needs to stand on a bucket with a telescope to see AJ in terms of skill and power. Moreover even a guy like Dempsey might not find it too easy to land on AJ without being blasted himself. On the other hand an iffy version of AJ might eat one down the pipe and decide he'd rather be back in the hotel room. Best possible versions though, I think I take AJ on size and skill.
     
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  7. RockyJim

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    Toledo Dempsey is charged with manslaughter...Joshua?....Are you kidding me? He's a STIFF...You guys must be young...amazing!! How far this group has fallen...Dempsey was once called "The most dangerous unarmed man in the world!"...Joshua was stopped by Andy Ruiz...Stunning!!!
     
  8. Marvelous_Iron

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    Ruiz has modern sports nutrition science though
     
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  9. MixedMartialLaw

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    Ruiz would look like a freak of nature in 1919 compared to most boxers of that era. He underachieved in his career, mostly self-inflicted, but on his best night his hands were ridiculously fast for a man his size.
     
  10. SwarmingSlugger

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    THIS.