Alex Stewart vs the following Dempsey foes

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Prime Stewart vs

    Gunboat Smith
    Jess Willard
    Billy Miske
    Bill Brennan
    Georges Carpentier
    Tommy Gibbons
    Luis Firpo
    Gene Tunney
    Jack Sharkey

    Could Alex Stewart make it through this rogues gallery undefeated?
     
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  2. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have got to ask! What in the world makes some think of fantasy fights involving ALEX STEWART (or some of the other forgettable fighters brought up)? Is he yr favorite fighter ever? Are you he? How do you come up with this ****? Please tell me. Is there ANY interest in Alex Stewart or any of the other forgottens vs ANYONE? PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THESE KIND OF MATCHUPS ARE CONSTANTLY ON THE FRONT PAGE?
     
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  3. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    You're just saying that because he was a Tyson opponent.
     
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  4. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Possibly because most of the ATG match-ups
    Have been done multiple times over. But yeah,
    Alex Stewart is a reach...
     
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  5. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I’ll only comment on two of them.

    Luis Firpo- Stewart wins by knockout

    Gene Tunney - Boxes circles around Stewart
     
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  6. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Alex Stewart did not beat anybody of any note, and did not feature in the ed of year rankings ever (as far as I am aware).

    He was probably not even the most successful heavyweight named Alex in that era!

    Any success that he achieved against a top fighter of that era, is a mark against them, and possibly the era as well!
     
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  7. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    I don't see how the third sentence follows from the first two, or what any of this tells us about how he would fare against the likes of Firpo.
     
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  8. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Stewart did well vs prime Holyfield and Moorer even in losing efforts, it's not a stretch to imagine that with his size advantage over most of those guys, he could come out looking better.
     
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  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    TBH, I think he'd look better, way better, against those opponents than the one's he fought in the 90s. Taking on Tyson, Holyfield, Moorer and company is a lot different than taking on those guys, especially since Stewart would have a good size advantage.
     
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  10. Heisenberg

    Heisenberg @paulmillsfitness Full Member

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    Surprised to read Stewart actually died in Mount Vernon, New York in November 2016 of a blood clot in his lung
     
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  11. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    What is Stewart's claim to be a top fighter in his own era?

    If it doesn't stack up at the most basic level, then how the hell would you assume that he would beat the top fighters of another era?

    At least the likes of Firpo, proved something in their own era!
     
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  12. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Stewart may have gotten waxed by an early 90s Mike Tyson, but that version of Tyson was bigger and/or better than many on that list. Tunney is one that you can make an argument for to be just as good or better, but Tyson's size abd punching power advantage would make him more dangerous H2H than Tunney. Also, if he could give say prime Holyfield a tough fight, he'd probably do the same or better with Sharkey and if he could beat old Foreman to a pulp, he may batter Willard as well, even in a losing effort.
     
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  13. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    The eyeball test, assessments of styles and skills, etc.
     
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