Benny Lynch vs Jung Koo Chang

kane worked as an apprentice blacksmith,developing the muscle power that made him such a mighty hitter,and polished his boxing skills in the booths ,before officially turning pro at sixteen,running up a stunning string of ko's .he had won 33 inside the distance and lost none of his first 41.it was his 41st fight that pushed him into the spotlight .he was matched against ulsterman jim warnock in an official elimnator and the second favourite as at 19 was not thought seasoned enough.warnock had twice beaten the world fly-weight champion, benny lynch in over the weight fights and this at a time that the only people that disputed wheather jimmy wilde was the greatest fly-weight of all time was those who favoured lynch.kane swarmed all over warnock and ko'd him in four rounds.when kane fought lynch he may of been inhibited by the atmosphere of a 40'000 packed stadium as he was a young man more used to fighting in smaller halls.or maybe he showed lynch too much respect as kane did not make his usual whirlwind start as he would usualy apply sustained aggression from the start.lynch scored a kd with his first two meaningful punches a left hook to the body and a right cross .kane was up at about 3 and the fight turned into a classic at one point lynch even turned southpaw (lynch was a converted southpaw).this was the first 15 round fight of kane career .kane was down again in the 12th and was down again at the start of the 13th he again got up only to be ko'd in the same round.six months later kane and lynch were matched again kane was now 20.lynch as you all know failed to make the weight and the fight was reduced to a 12 round non-tittle fight which ended in a draw .kane again fought the tittle this time against american jackie jurich a speed merchant but kane had a terrific hook to the body jurich was down 5 times three of them for a count of 9 and kane won a 15 round ud kane was still only 20.then kane jioned the R.A.F and it was almost 5 years before he could defend his crown ,so ring rust and a problem making the weight were probably big factors in his ko loss to jackie paterson .kane made a real comeback in 1946 but at 27 most experts thought his best days were behind him but kane beat a tough frenchman theo medina despite suffering cuts to both eyes and losing the early rounds his footwork and correct punching giving him the edge.he made one succesful defence before losing the tittle to italian challenger guido ferracin and kane was clearly outpointed and in a rematch was beaten in 5 rounds (cuts).kane lost his last fight a pts loss to a stan rowan ,kane retired at 30 in 1948 he had never fought for a british tittle


that is all i have on kane

 

I always bring Lynch up whenever the subject matter calls for it. A bit of a force of nature in my opinion, he's throwing hard punches in bunches whilst bouncing around. That's the only way he's a type of boxer though in my opinion, not through pure defence or jabbing to dictate pace, but by hitting and not being hit, literally. He's so energetic, and the accuracy of his shots is consistent throughout full combos. He's a wrecking machine.

He's one of the fighters in and around Chang's weight class with a chance of winning. But let it be said Chang has a chance of beating anyone, and probalby edges it for all round ability if i'm honest. Really hard to say though, Lynch has the better feet for me, but Chang might be a better general. Chang closes distance and dominates the centre of the ring, and unleashes hell from all angles. Chang is also great at stepping here or there to create room for power shots as seen vs Tokashiki

 

Nice post. This won't be popular but i think Ricardo Lopez would put together a battle plan for him, i just don't think it would succeed ultimately. Haha. Gushiken, nar, Chang is too dynamic on offense for him imo. Of course someone lkie Jofre doesn't count because he's too big, but that in terms of style might just be the man, regardless of his results against Harada.

Someone like Pancho Villa might have the composure and workrate to go all the way, but it's been ages since i've watched him so i'm not conclusive.

 

I think someone who can hit hard and sharp enough to gain Chang's respect, without being notable outmatched for speed or infighting, is the style needed to win.A srength advantage would be good as well.

Lopez could very well be a foil for him, but could aslo end up too methodical and being befuddled.That's why that's such a good mythical matchup imo.Gushiken is in a similar boat imo...hard hitter, very accurate, excellent bodypuncher, but maybe too methodical.

Lynch is probably as good a pick as any.

Chan-Hee park at his best could actually be really tough.If he wasn't such a headcase.

 

I'd have to agree on Lynch-Wilde, and also your first point. Canto can offset all kinds of arsenals that are ready to go at him.

 

Nice post. Have i just seen someone calling you Mante? I was away from the forum for a about 2 months, so are you Mantequilla?

 

Hahahahaha

 

oi:twisted:

i already explained it in another thread to pea, but basically i got banned when a friend decided to spam the forum with porn.Flea's probably got it saved on his pc now.

 

Nothing else to do, especially up in the Highlands, ask McGrain what goes on up there

Two forces of nature.

This is a paraphrase from Stonehands.

You beat revolution by thinking outside the box.

Chang had a style that was outside the box, but so was Lynchs so it is equally bad for either.

Lynch has the sharp shooting ability and odd rythm that could throw Canto off IMO.

Do you think he has the physicality to do it?



A battle plan for Chang.

If I was in Chang's corner I would be making him to use sharp changes of direction to throw off Lynch when mixing it at mid range, as Chang was dynamic enough to change angle mid combination, also this would make up for Changs lack in size and strength as he would never actually be having to deal directly with Lynchs strength, a little trick I do when sparring bigger guys myself. It completly bypasses your lack of strength and gives an impresson of strength which could be the difference when scoring this fight, who pushes back who.

I would also tell Chang in parts to go into his mid-long range smooth kinda switch hitter to try and disrupt the rythm of Lynch and counter punch.