ATG FLYWEIGHT TOURNIE: Round 1, Fight 6, Benny Lynch UD15 Willie Davies

Is there footage of Davies? I've never come across any. In his prime, Davis was capable of out-boxing both Newsboy Brown and Midget Wolgast, both of whom are unbelievable fighters and, imo, better than Lynch. Lynch doesn't really have a style which looks like it'd give a master boxer trouble, and it's not like he's a speed demon like Wolgast.

Basically, he's relying on a punch, and against a man with iron as certified as Davies'... I don't like his chances. Davies can't punch to save his life, though. Which means Lynch could go balls to the wall and hammer him, winning rounds the good ol' fashioned way, but I don't think it'd be enough.

Davies UD15.

 

Do you have a prediction who will this tournament McGrain?

 

Davies was only stopped twice in 165 fights, and one of happened in his debut. On the record, I think he the better boxer and beat better men than Lynch did, so I'll pick him on points.

On a side note, I think the days of Flyweights are over for Europe. Are there any men 108 pounds walking around in Europe these days?

 

Davies was fantastic and terribly underrated, but not impervious to aggressors. He lost to a few of them in his day, like Izzy Schwartz, who was very good, but not in Lynch's class. Willie was pretty tough, too, but he could be rocked and Lynch had a pretty good sock.

Lynch, on the other hand, didn't fight a pure boxer of that caliber and his sort of wide-swinging and footwork don't appear equipped to handle a guy who moves often. Hard to say if he can get him in exchanges.

I'll edge Davies but I'm not confident.

 

Willie Davies is another great boxer, for whom I’m having to use records and writings, to make a judgment on this fantasy match-up. On that basis, I think it might be easy to consider Davies a greater fighter than Benny Lynch (although, my ATG Flyweights list currently has it the other way around).

Davies does appear to have the bigger wins. Victories over the likes of Genaro, Wolgast, Black Bill, Newsboy Brown and Izzy Schwartz, amongst others, seem to outdo Lynch’s Jackie Brown, Palmer, Parker, Montana and Kane.

That said, whilst Davies would never be crowned the Champion (stymied in 6 out of 7 meetings with Wolgast), Lynch forged a Unified Championship from scratch, over roughly two and a half years (if you include precursory bouts, which put him in contention for his first shot at a piece of the title, to begin with). During this time, I would reckon that Lynch was not entirely, but virtually unbeatable.

So, I'm reminded as to why I have Lynch ahead of Davies in my ATG list and it’s probably for the same reasons why I also have a hard time imagining Davies beating a prime Benny Lynch.

Close UD 15 victory for Lynch.

 

Permission to do this for the light-heavies?

 

Well I did!

 

Why do all the mods speak like linguistical monsters? I'd rather make my own words up and sound cool.