Don Cockell vs. James "Buster" Douglas

Doglas is bigger, has longer reach and has a very good jab.

 

LOL, Douglas because he is about six times bigger, with more ability in his little finger

Seriously Cockell had a ton of heart and little else, Douglas as a rule had everything but heart. Douglas grinds Cockell down in a fairly one sided fight, probably winning on a facial damage stoppage.

Douglas TKO12

 

Douglas KO 6

Don was a light heavy when Heavy's were 13 stone 8...
It would be like a natural 245lb'er fighting a natural 175 lb'er

 

JBD was 190 lbs last when he was about 6...

He is a 245 lb man with a 50 pound fat layer..

Walkaround weight usually 300lbs..

 

Who do you think wins this one?

 

Cockell KO 3....









....I jest of course. :bbb

 

I have to take Douglas as he was much more impressive at his best--he slaughtered Tyson while Cockell was slaughtered by Marciano.

But I do think an upset is not out of the question if Douglas comes in fat and unmotivated as he often did. Cockell could go fifteen. He would weigh 210 to 215 with plenty of fat. Douglas would weigh 240-250 with plenty of fat. Cockell proved he had stamina even with that much weight. I think he might come on late to outpoint Douglas on one of Douglas' off nights.

 

Interestingly, outside of the Tyson fight Cockle probably has the better resume of the two.

In all though I cannot see him wining this against a motivated or nearly motivated Douglas.

 

Douglas, by mid-round TKO.

 

Buster would win. Cockell gives the fan's their monies worth.

 

prime for prime Buster,by tko late or decision,Cockell was a 175 pounder who contracted glandular fever ,it screwed up his metabolism and he gained weight that he was never able to shift,he was a fair boxer ,durable with a lot of heart ,as Marciano would testify,Buster ,far bigger would keep him on the end of his jab ,and land one twos off it.

 

Don did carry a lot of fat on a much smaller frame than James.. It isn't the fat that would help James with his power , but besides the fat layer he carried far more lean mass than Don , had a lot of height on him and was superior by way of human development, he was just more advanced on a skills level.. Don had a gigantic heart .. but the advantages for Buster were just too great........