"Maxim was no puncher" Against other big light-heavyweights or even full scale heavyweights he fought all of his career. Against a middleweight...
If I could, could I ask you the same question I asked McVey. The film you are referring to, is this the British Pathe film? or is...
Just a question. This film that you and Dempsey1234 refer to, is this the British Pathe film which is on you tube, or is there another one?
It was interesting reading all the good research you did. I personally don't quite understand the venom on this thread as to me none of this...
I just didn't want to make an absolute statement about his tactics. I felt it better to leave that to others.
I don't have to read my own posts to know my motives. You simply drew the wrong conclusions, and I simply pointed out that it is the...
Okay, and as you pointed out so was Wills.
In all fairness, Greb was not always a clean fighter either. And also in fairness, with Greb it was just boys being boys and he didn't whine...
"flawed wins" From some points of view. But Miske, Brennan, and Gibbons had lost to Greb before challenging Dempsey. Weren't these victories...
dempsey1234 If you wish to speak to your own motives, do so but don't speak to my motives when you don't know at all what they are and your...
"guys who had little or no shot to beat him" Firpo who had knocked Dempsey out of the ring had no shot to beat Wills? Is Wills mediocre or...
"Dempsey looked like a beast facing Firpo" But the "mediocre" Wills was never off his feet and never in any trouble, and by most accounts won...
I would favor Dempsey over both of them, but the Wills fight is very much a pick-em fight in my estimation, especially in the late teens or early...
"throw it all away" Who is doing that? Dempsey was certainly an exceptional fighter. "because he was hit by two really unexpected...
"Firpo" Well, Rickard ran boxing. Wills gave Rickard a blank check to choose an opponent. Rickard chose Firpo. If you want to second-guess...
