Dempsey fans will love this, what an animal he must've been. Imagine guys nowadays fighting with what was really MMA gloves, MMA gloves I believe are 4oz Dempsey and his pack of wolves wore 5 to 6oz. Todays fighters weighing above 135pds in Vegas, have to use 10oz gloves. 10 oz gloves were called pillow gloves and were used for sparring in the Dempsey days. No wonder Dempsey was killing guys in sparrng. This content is protected
Interesting. If Brennan said that he didn't want to fight Dempsey again, I wonder what changed his mind ? $$$$ I suppose. And he actually did okay the second time.
Yeah I know here is the link for the article in newspaper form. It might be easier to read, sorry. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/l...nnen&y=9&x=12&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
Ok HG, here it is: DOESN’T WANT TO MEET DEMPSEY Big Bill Brennen, Honest, Says, One Encounter Is Enough - Big Bill Brennen. Chicago heavy- weight boxer, may not have, the class to battle for a title, but Bill is honest, he says he does not want any of Jack Dempsey's game, and that a far as he is concerned the champ can go, right along with his movie and theatrical engagements. Brennen says any thing else in the fistic heavyweight class Is soft picking along side of Dempsey. Brennen met Dempsay once, once was sufficient for Brennen. who was put away In the seventh round, following the receipts of one of Jack's terrific clouts on the dome. Brennen can hardly be classed as a trial horse, but he has played that role for many of the rising heavles who aspired to make an attack on the crown. Some of them Brennen defeated decisively, other he drew with,, -while one or two others slightly shaded him. He has been through the gamut, of the division and says he can make enough money Just being one of the crowd, without facing Dempsey'a bone crushing blows end taking a chance on being killed TWISTED ANKLE When Brennen was stopped by Dempsey he twisted his ankle when he fell to the canvas, and fractured a bone that kept him out of the game for two months. He was In a hospital for one month Brennen says It was not Demp sey'a blow that broke the bone, but the champion got the credit for It and needless to say It did not hurt Dempsey’s popularity. "I love the boxing game and have done well at It," remarked Brennen recently. "I have always tried to meet any man the promoters got for me. But I want to serve notice right now that I will not meet Dempsev again As far as I am concerned Dempsey can carry the title for the remainder of his natural life. Boxlng is a business with me. I try to give the fans a ramble for their money, but I also think it Is good business Judgment to keep yourself out of harm’s way. That's what I Intend to do I will fight any heavy In the world but Jack Dempsey." HE IS HONEST Brennen Is perhaps one of the few boxers In this country today who has not claimed one or more titles. He claims no title of any kind, he simply goes along the even tener of his way and depends upon his work to keep him busy. His program is unusual to say the least, especially during this age when claims fly thick and fast after every battle.
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Its not like Brennan just showed up for a payday. The guy consistently kept his jab in Dempseys face, dropped over the right when Dempsey closed, tied him up on the inside, wobbled him in the second, and nearly tore his ear off with a blow in 10th or 11th. Based on the fact that Brennan signed to fight Dempsey right after this article was printed and performed well enough against him that he basically wrote Gene Tunneys battle plan Id call into question the validity of these quotes attributed to him. In reality Brennan had been on the short list of opponents for Dempsey for months and had been keeping away from threatening opponents to preserve his chance at a title shot. Odd comments given the context of the day.
Luring the champion into a false sense of security? Perhaps building up the champion to improve his following and the gate? Maybe looking to win brownie points with the champions team to secure the fight, or if the fight was already secured, simply playing ball politically, with the guys and promoters who had the power at the time? Made up by someone pushing a dempsey agenda is probably the most likely. Still, the biased agendas of most newspaper reports is often underated and forgotten, even by the best historians. Still, it isnt just this one report that seems to relate Dempseys ferociousness and ability out of proportion to the majority of his actual results. In fact, it is almost universal. Maybe, just maybe, Brennan was actually being open and honest with this one.
dempsey was of course the greatest heavyweight ever h2h - and very very dangerous. as schemling has said- the embodiment of boxing perfection
He might simply have changed his mind. Fighters will often say "never again", then go away talk themselves round to it. In the end he did better than any of Dempsey's title challengers, apart from Tunney himself. Perhaps he just saw a formula for winning.