Cooney In Place Of Firpo?

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Dempseys rises from the canvas to blast out Dempsey!
     
  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    I'm having trouble picturing that scenario !
     
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  3. Rspen46

    Rspen46 Member Full Member

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    I see Dempsey being too fast for Cooney to catch him with his slow left, nowhere near as fast as Frazier's big punch and Conney was a 1 handed fighter, he can't beat Jack like that, Dempsey would swarm him and take him out quickly.
     
  4. HOUDINI

    HOUDINI Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Never hook with a hooker and all Gerry had was a left hook. Dempsey would be in close nullifying Cooneys power while pounding away at Gerry’s heart, liver and solar plexus. Then coming up to the head. Cooney goes down and out quickly as his durability was poor.
     
  5. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I don't think Dempsey would be quite so reckless, and would win reasonably easilly.

    Firpo's biggest strength in that fight was weakness.

    If Dempsey did go in that wild, an upset would be possible, but I don't think Cooney takes a punch well enough for it to be very likely, though he'd probably have Dempsey in plenty trouble, he was plenty capable of coming through that to win.
     
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  6. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Me too.
     
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  7. Rspen46

    Rspen46 Member Full Member

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    Dempsey blasts cooney out quickly!
     
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  8. janitor

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    Cooney never beat anybody ranked in the top ten.

    this would be no exception!
     
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  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    SEE You MUST go to SEA
     
  10. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I meant he blasts out Cooney
     
  11. Hookandjab

    Hookandjab Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This would be like Tyson vs Savarese. Dempsey by ko - fast!
     
  12. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    In fairness I'd pick Cooney to beat everyone Dempsey did
     
  13. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    That would be a massive leap of faith given his record.
     
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