Perhaps, but Schmelling was aging and relatively inactive... Regardless, I currently rate Louis as #1 both on ability/record and as the "greatest"...
Heres my take, while most of us can agree that a prime, active Ali would certainly get at least a UD over the Manassa Mauler, what about the Ali...
On the contrary, during his 1971 interview/special with Cuz D'mato, Ali called Dempsey "One of the greatest fighters in ring history". When...
Chin wasn't good? He was only Knocked out once, in his greener days. Easy to hit? With his constant bobbing and weaving, head movements, and...
What do you all think? Does Dempsey recreate Ali's infamous first loss, perhaps delivering a KO, or does Ali box his way to victory.
So a guy who formed his style after Dempsey vs a guy who Dempsey TKO'd in 1? Think we all know who wins
this aged poorly
he understood all the fundamentals and built on them greatly. His book Championship Fighting is a masterclass on the sweet science
He lost to an old Louis both times, doesn't do much here,
He certainly had top boxing skills, he fell off early for Arcels reasons and the resulting inactivity... He pioneered the sport technique-wise,...
How much have you watched Dempsey fight? He used quite a bit of head movement and head slips. As for weights, there's a number of photos of him...
So you aren't a troll? Damn... At least a troll would make some form of satirical effort to address their points, you just resort to "blocking"...
A 3 years inactive washed up Dempsey gave him hell especially in the long count, he knew a younger, faster Dempsey would have beaten him, so it...
In a similar vein, Dempsey was number 1 for a while long past his career. Number one above Louis in that RING 1950 poll. I suppose Rocky got his...
I could see all of this happening including the marriage bit... Giving an already great boxer the permanent ability of youth with the knowledge...
