It's also fair to say that Dempsey missed Wills (possibly Greb but I don't take that one too seriously) but there are plenty of fighters around...
I consider Johnson to be one of the greatest HWs ever and though I strictly don't know enough about Sullivan I'd bet on Jack every time.
Not going to knock one all-timer to build up another. Both were great, great champs. I think Dempsey was the better fighter, but nobdy is that...
Tunney didn't fight black guys and Jones didn't fight anyone with a pulse. It's a fantasy just to get these guys in the ring.
It's over in 2-3 rounds max.
Just to mention the neutral corner rule… It’s easier to put a man down standing over him but it’s hard to actually leverage...
He'd have been soundly beaten at that point and Wills' detractors would then have written him off. It's a sad story for Wills but at that point...
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There's a fight in the 80s when Holmes sits in the corner between rounds and asks for his blue bottle.
Cerdan was a great fighter. I often ask people of the time about LaMotta and Cerdan and they almost always say it would be a close thing but if...
Totally agree... None of them match up well with what went before.
There would have been a rematch if Hearns had sneaked the decision.
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I've seen fighters stopped for the punishment Ali took against Frazier in the first fight. Great chin though.
What hurt him is that the US govt eventually gave their seal of approval to a test his lawyers had been wriggling out of for years. His downfall...
