Tucker was the number 3 ranked contender and had beaten the number 8 contender.Who had Cooney beaten?
This does not answer my question, no matter ,I'll answer it myself, Gregg was never a top ten ranked fighter.
Tucker was the number 3 ranked contender and had beaten the number 8 ranked contender that surpasses anything Cooney, who never beat a ranked...
I think Johnson was genuinely beaten by Willard, and have my doubts his leisurely style would translate well into todays game.
The rules for individual fights were customarily mutually agreed before hand, hitting or not hitting on the breaks, leaning on in the clinches etc.
We are at cross purposes.
No need to be sucked in about anything.BTW the title of the thread is Jeffries v Holmes,it would be a rather stilted debate if Big Jeff wasnt...
Douglas was number 7 in the Ring's ratings when Tucker beat him ,care to point out when Gregg was ever ranked?
This constant down playing of Tucker is just plain wrong, he was the number 3 ranked contender.
Lets not also pretend he wasnt more deserving of a title shot than the inactive ,and unranked Cooney.
He was also the Rings number 3 contender so you are incorrect in your assertions that he was a nobody at the time.
It literally shouted!
I didn't describe him as such,here is what I said. "Sharkey and Jeffries were seen as old school ,no frillls guys that traded on durability...
I said an earlier less coordinated Bonavena.Did Ali use a high guard ,did Roy Jones?Johnson didnt need a high guard his anticipation was good...
Sharkey was pretty devoid of any finesse imo, an earlier less coordinated Bonavena, even the book co written by his relation did not claim any...
