Boxers that would've done better under older/newer rulesets?

Hmmmmmmmm

Which bareknuckle period are we going to put him into?

In the later bareknuckle era of the late 19th century his lack of boxing technique could have been as much of a problem as it was in his own era though he would have had a substantial size advantage over any slick macean boxer. Some big fighters like Tom King (who was good at countering) could have given him problems.

I think if you put him in the early 1800s then he would indeed be verry well suited to the ruleset

 

Hearns would've been better off with tge current weigh in rules.

 

Hopkins would have done better in the 15 round era. The first fight with Taylor would have been a win for Bernard if it was 15 rounds.

 

I dont want to imagine a Holyfield fight with Donovan as the reff.

 

Quite possibly, but his legacy would have been much worse off if Sullivan had fought him and knocked him out. I think this is a very real possibility.

In reality, Jeffries pretty much fits into any era, IMO. Even if he is taken at his very worst, he has good size, impeccable chin and stamina, great strength and a big punch (if somewhat ordinary technique). In every era, it is only a matter of time before someone with these talents rises to the top of the tree. Look at guys like Willard, Baer, Carnera, Foreman, McCall, Valuev. Jeffries would have succeeded in any era, imo. In all honesty, (with the exeption of the comeback Johnson fight) I dont see how he could have possibly been any more dominant in any other era than what he was in his own era. He fought and beat everyone around, while he was fighting.

 

Henry Armstrong would be holding like 15 belts if he was living today

 

Jersey Joe Walcott would be a ******* to beat in a 12-round fight.

 

There was an excellent article in The Ring some 20 odd years back, about what if London Prize Rules were re-introduced?

The main conclusions were Mike Tyson may just of been unbeatable.... Hector Camacho less so!

 

I think I remember that issue, they said that Tommy Hearns would be in trouble because he'd break his hands all the time on his opponents heads.

 

What about Tyson in four-round Willie Meehan type fights?

 

Imagine Marciano in a 40 rounder...

 

A few people in Jeffries time said that he would have been the best bareknuckle fighters ever.

Jim Corbett (who himself fought with leather gloves) said that Jeffries would have been thought of as a technical boxer a few years earlier (on top of his physical advantages) and that he was as durable as any bareknucke fighter of the latter half of the 19th century.

 

DLH would be ****ed in the 15 round days.