Quarry was a ****ed up snorter when Kenny got him ,prime Jerry beats Norton imo. Norton had no easy nights against punchers he met 3 ,all of them took him out.
The rules were the same for each fighter but first of all you have to knock the other guy down, before you get to stand over him. How many of his 44 ko's have you seen?
Dempsey was 22 years old when he was stopped by Flynn and he flattened him exactly a year later. Norton was a month off of 27 when 188lbs Garcia took him out and he finally returned the compliment stopping a flabby,25lbs heavier Garcia 5 years later in the latters last fight. I don't think Norton was particularly dangerous if you're referring to power. He did well with boxers, but not bombers. There's no getting round the stylistic pitfalls for Kenny here.
I have to agree. And Dempsey wasn't JUST powerful. He was very fast of hand and foot, and ferocious in the early rounds. If were able to hit Norton with the same kinds of bombs that he hit Jess Willard with early, I can't see Ken surviving. This is no knock on Norton either. He was an excellent fighter, but he's got huge problems here.
Inconsistent though he was, I am going to put my neck on the line, and say that Sharkey was greater than Norton. He has a much deeper resume of wins, against a lot more kinds of fighters. If you dont agree with me, you might still consider him a more dangerous proposition for Dempsey, for stylistic reasons.
Neither are big punchers with a seek and destroy attitude, and neither really went after him- they boxed him. Ken's much better at handling that. Dempsey's left hook is also a better knockout punch than both.
I was more referencing his body attack which I think is the best in HW history. Plus the over hand rights he threw. Exactly both were flattened pre prime by mediocre opposition. Again, I favour Jack, I just think he should do what every modern fighter did when they moved to HW and bulk up.