I agree Dempsey would have his hands full with Bruno, as Tyson did, and could even momentarily be taken aback by Bruno's sheer size and strength....
Sometimes if we shovel enough **** we can unearth the truth. In a perfect world, Dempsey would have faced Wills and Ali would have never come...
Agreed. In general, regarding better performance of the races in different endeavors, if it looks, walks and quacks like a duck, it probably is....
I'm well aware you're not exactly trashing them, but your words are that Dempsey's achievements should be seriously questioned.
Regardless of race-differences factors, real or conjured, when I see the (old) film, I see a Jack Dempsey perfectly the equal of the black Joe...
Good work. Against a swarmer, I rate Tyson the highest of the four on the strength of greater power, speed, assortment of effective punches...
Ditto.
Thanks for a good analysis. I am not loyal to any particular fighter, but to the most accurate picture I can have of each great's all-time...
So, how do you see Lewis' winning strategy prime vs. prime?
Some info I dug up from my Boxing Illustrated 100-Years-of-Boxing 1992 issue: 1918 Willie Meehan W4 Jack Dempsey September 13 San Francisco...
I didn't say Tyson and Lewis would "apply the same strategy" in a mythical peak-vs.-peak bout. I'm saying prime Tyson would make his early hold on...
Thank you, Mendoza, for this wonderful post. Each point you mention is meaty stuff and spot-on regarding a great who, as you say, was that rare...
A word as relevant as "Queensberry" should be spelled correctly. Thanks. A twenty-first century professional boxer is now the heir to the...
Tyson stalking Holmes in the 4th. That stupid bell would never ring!
Jack Johnson vs. Sam Langford. Two titans: one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time with his hands full against one of the best...
