Dempsey Above Ali, Pound For Pound?

Yes, Dempsey above Ali, pound for pound. Ali may have been the fastest man in boxing during his peak, but nobody inflicted physical damage on an opponent so much larger than Willard was to Dempsey. (Keep in mind, that until Carnera/Loughran, this was the greatest weight disparity ever between contestants for the HW Title. (I think it might still hold the record for second place.)

 

I disagree. Dempsey may well have inflicted more physical damage on Willard. But that accomplishment alone doesn't make him special, well it obviously does to a certain extent, but not special enough to have a career more impressive than Ali's. Dempsey reigned for longer than Ali did without tasting defeat, I'm not going to dispute it.

Ali beat Liston, Frazier, Foreman, and Norton. Does Dempsey hold wins over fighters of equal or greater quality than those four?. The awnser is, no. Willard, Firpo, Gibbons, etc. Ali also came back from adversity during his career. His ability to regain the title after Frazier beat him was questioned, and nobody gave him a chance against the powerful punchers, Liston and Foreman.

What other heavyweight has wins over three other heavies who could easily make a top 10 list. Liston, Frazier, and Foreman.

 

Alis accomplishments are greater than Dempseys by far plus he was faster despite being bigger.

 

20 lbs doesn't matter much. Once you get above 185-190, you can hurt anyone. Ali would have dealt with better opposition than Dempsey.

 

Yep, I think this statement ends the debate in one sentence!

If you 'scale' Ali down to Dempseys size, his speed and elusiveness start to go through the roof.

 

Imagine if Ali was a welterweight. He would make Ray Robinson look like a lummox!:yep

 

Great point, imagine a 210 pound Dempsey.

 

Hes called Mike Tyson

 

Mike Tyson is not 6'-4".

 

I would have to pick Ali over Demsey. Ali faced all comers, Dempsey could be held behind the "color line." It may not have been Dempsey's fault, but is true anyway.

 

Ali is better than Dempsey in every field, that includes power.

 

Hell no. Apples to oranges here. Ali was a completely different KIND of fighter - size is not the issue.