Dempsey vs Sullivan

Good one!

 

This fight is genuinely hard to call, because Sullivan sounds somewhat similar to Dempsey!

 

Given the rule set I’d say Dempsey wins 7 out of 10 times, Sullivan definitely has a punchers chance, but Dempsey should and probably would be favored

 

Then why make the thread fan boy?

 

What interviews have you with Sullivan?

 

Nevermind the gloves Dempsey would knock John L out in his grandma's back yard

 

The only things that we really know about Sullivan, are his tale of the tape, the stance that he fought from, and that his key attributes were power, speed, and finishing ability.

He obviously fought from a crouch, and used a peek a bo style, a bit like Floyd Patterson.

Physically he was a bigger man than Dempsey, but shorter and less rangy.

Given the above, you can fill in the blanks to any outcome!

 

I got Dempsey. I just dont think Sullivan ever experienced anyone like Dempsey IMO

 

That works both ways, to a lesser extent in Sullivan's case!

 

We just can't tell. Dempsey was not hard to hit, which gives Sullivan a chance regardless of where you estimate his skills.

I think Dempsey movement and likely better hand speed would give him this fantasy fight.

If Sullivan had more meat on his resume, we could have a better guess.

 

This radio tournament is fascinating, not by the picks the computer and, but by the fighters and historians most familiar with the fighters most here hardly saw.

I think Jess Willard's comment on Sullivan was near perfect.