Great underrated fighter.
This is an interesting fight as Johnson was a good boxer, he could bamboozle his opponents and if he could survive the initial onslaught from Jack...
I was being kind to Ward. :) A good shot to me means real likely win.
Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott would all have a good shot against him. That being said, he is a live underdog against them.
Nate Campbell trash talking Robbie Peden during their first fight then giving Peden a free shot. Campbell was KO'ed.
Johansson might get lucky with his punch but probably not. Floyd was FAST and tricky but still Jack was Jack, a guy with a seriously aggressive...
I read the book back in 2020, found it readable but very pro-Liston. Check the next Liston book out SONNY LISTON In A New Light: With 4 excerpts...
December 28, 1958. This was the date of the famous NFL Championship game between the Colts and the Giants which went to overtime and was watched...
Both fighters are underrated in terms of their ability in the ring. Yes, Willard gets mocked for being clumsy and wooden, but he knocked out...
I am a Frazier mark but even if I wasn't, I think the Frazier of that period wins it. That left hook of his was dynamite and even a fighter of...
True, they have to earn a living but the point of my question was IF he had retired after the FOTC. Marciano and Tunney are examples of fighters...
Would he have had a higher ranking among heavyweights all-time? Did the two losses to both Foreman and Ali cause his all-time ranking to slip...
Jess Willard vs Jack Dempsey Meldrick Taylor vs JCC James J Jeffries vs Jack Johnson? This might be harsh, I am a huge Jeffries fan.
Billy Conn was my first thought.
Could see a beatdown like Foreman vs Chuvalo where the referee stops the fight with Chuvalo on his feet. Chuvalo was double tough but Dempsey of...
