Jack Dempsey v Bob Fitzsimmons?

I'm by no means an expert on either of these guys (maybe Ted Spoon will chime in)...but going what I've seen on film, I'd take Dempsey by 6th round knockout.
You are definely right by saying that Fitz sets his traps and explodes forward, putting his entire body weight into the shots. Dempsey is also a big proponent of this but had a better, more fluid technique, with much more punching variation...and Dempsey also appears to be much better at attacking on angles. If Corbett had Fitz down (around the 6/7th round I think) If Dempsey has him hurt, he'll finish him...I don't think Fitz would have the ability to get away from him. with his wide stance it would be difficult to retreat.
I'll say this though, I have more overall consideration lately for Fitz as a great fighter, and pioneer of offensive technique.

 

Dempsey inside 7 rounds but Fitz had the ability to drop him along the way.Jack was quicker on his feet and more versatile in his assault,Fitz would be waiting for openings and Dempsey would be exploding.

 

I take Dempsey at his best, but it would not be a sure thing.

I'd take Fitz slightly past or past his prime vs a slightly past his prime Dempsey or past his prime Dempsey.

The historians and boxing people of the time felt Fitz hit harder than Dempsey.

 

dempsey would overwelm fitz by massive ko fitz would land his shots maybe even drop jack but jack would overwelm robert and beat him much,much faster than jeffries did with his better boxing skills that he had (in his short prime) say 1920

 

I doubt Fitzsimmons would get a chance to land a hard enough punch to KO Jack before he got KO'd himself. He might score a knock-down, but I don't think he'd close the show. No way to be sure, though. If Jack got caught coming in with Fitz' best punch he'd be in pretty horrible shape, if not out cold.

 

Looking at Fitzsimmons record against come forward fighters like Sharkey.

And the fact that Dempsey ocasionaly got caught coming in eg Gunboat Smith Luis Firpo.

I think that a Fitzsimmons win is not out of the question.

I would pick Dempsey to win but I think he would have to dodge a bullet to do it.

If Dempsey wins expect him to apologise for loosing in his dressing room after the fight.

 

What a war, Dempsey would kept timed coming in methinks, but I wouldn't be surprised if Dempsey got his punches off first. Fitzsimmons was very tough but Dempsey hit like a mule.

Gut instinct; Dempsey via K.O within five rounds (more to Dempsey's power than Fitzsimmon's toughness)

 

Though I'm sure the historians will let me know that Fitz faced harder punchers than Dempsey, but oh, well, that's my prediction.

 

50/50 type fight.

 

The perfect shot could come at any time.

Dempseys principal weakness as a fighter is that a clever puncher could time him coming forward and scramble his brains. Whether or not he survived this he would be in trouble and the fight would be wide open.

Smith had him out on his feet.

Brennan had him out on his feet acording to Jacks own testimony.

Firpo had him out on his feet.

Dempseys recuperative poweres got him out of trouble on the above ocasions but it Fitzsimmons (or Langford or Louis for that matter) had him in that situation you have to consider that he might close the deal.

 

It might well be that one fighter takes the other out in the first six rounds rendering the duration irrelevant.

I rather suspect that this is the most likley outcome.

I think that if it gets past eight rounds into adrawn out fight eg Dempsey Gibbons, Dempsey Bennan then the pendulum swings towards Fitzsimmons though Dempsey will still be dangerous late.