[1927 article] Sharkey on Dempsey's Power

Good Christ! You've got it really bad haven't you.
We have Klompton at one end of the spectrum,he is a huge Greb fan and dislikes Dempsey.
And we have you at the other end the Dempsey apologist and number one raa raa raaa rooter! Have you got a frilly skirt and pom-poms for your arms?
I think Dempsey was great ,one of my favourite fighters but; JEEEEEEEZUS GET OFF HIS NUTSACK!

 

Can’t take the heat? Get out of the kitchen.

 

Actually Ali and Louis are my top hwts. I just despise mischaracterization of history.

 

Oh I'm here for the long haul.I wasn't sure at first but you have definitely convinced me to stick around.

 

As if anyone cares?

 

Maybe you will learn something.

 

The information is what I had written at the top of the article when it was printed out.

 

Here is another from from the early 50’s as Marciano was champion:

Dempsey never gave you any rest in the ring. He used his left hand almost exclusively the hooks only traveling 3-6 inches. He would also shoot a right uppercut to the chin in the clinches or a right to the heart. He was busy always busy like a tiger. You either had to fight or jump out of the ring as he never stopping hitting.

The year I fought him was 1927 he was far removed from the Dempsey who fought Willard in 1919 but he still was a demon.

Regarding Marciano ...Dempsey’s reflexes are so much faster than the Brockton strong boy it isn’t even funny.

We used to be able to find 25 great sparring partners when training for a hwt fight. Marciano had trouble scrapping up sparring partners before his recent bout with LaStarza and they were not very high class either.

 

Grantland Rice report from ringside Dempsey-Willard.

https://deadlineartists.com/contrib...illard-fight-grantland-rice-new-york-tribune/

 

Jack Sharkey A heavyweight champion untold:

Years later, Sharkey recalled,
“When Dempsey hit me, it was like someone dumped a load of concrete over my head. I never thought a man could hit so hard.”

 

You need to look deeper as to the origination of Sharkeys nickname. As stated it was due in part to his constant complaining. “Gob” in Irish slang means MOUTH. As in “shut your GOB”. So the BOSTON GOB in effect meant “the Boston mouth”.

 

Here is another computer fight. Again thought these were all gone from YouTube but located this one. Unrelated to the subject but very enjoyable to listen to.

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