Fighters should be rated based on what they do in their own era. These arguments about Dempsey's era being weak seem silly.
Jeanette was out of contention during Dempsey's prime. Dempsey would have had no reason to fight him.
Gibbons lost nearly every time he stepped up? It doesn't look that way to me. Gibbons lost to Greb but Greb was capable of beating good...
I don't think one can conclude that Dempsey's opponnents were not very good. Miske had good wins following the Dempsey fight and was one of the...
Dempsey did not fight all the top contenders around but no heavyweight champion fought all the contenders of their era.
I believe Valdes had fallen out of the top 10 by the time he fought Liston so that is not a big win. Additionally, I didn't think Summerlin was...
Schmelling beat many top contenders. He may have the edge over Foreman, Frazier and Liston in terms of number of top contenders beaten and he...
This argument about Ali's competition being superior is not really convincing. Louis was beating guys who were top contenders in his time....
No doubt Jackson's abilities were impressive in that era but this does not mean he come close to the heavyweights that followed him. For example...
The 70s heavyweights don't actually stand out much from the other eras. There seems to be a lack of depth.
Tyson may be criticized for quitting mentally because he was stopped five times while Foreman was only stopped on one occassion. Tyson quit...
I don't see why lack of film would be an issue. It seems highly unrealistic to think Peter Jackson would look as good on film as more modern...
Are we assuming they are in the same era to make it fair or does the more modern fighter get to enjoy the advantages in superior technology,...
In analyzing whether how younger fighters compare with their predecessors it is interesting to look at crossover matchups. Younger fighters have...
Bringing up Dempsey's fights with Sharkey and Tunney while pointing out that Marciano could beat skilled boxers seems silly. During Dempsey's...
