Floyd Patterson vs Jack Dempsey

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  1. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    The fact that it is scheduled for 15 rounds, won't have much bearing on the outcome.
     
  3. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Jack too fast and strong ..
     
  4. foreman&dempsey

    foreman&dempsey Boxing Addict banned

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    Patterson is the much better skilled boxer, he was better in everything in the skill department.simply dempsey was a savage animal, you born with it or not, you cant make the killer instint in a gym, dempsey was tougher, hits harder ,was naturally bigger despite their weights, took a better shot, dempsey was a raw street fighter, patterson could not overcome a force of nature just with skill and speed
     
  5. JWSoats

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    See Patterson-Liston I & II and Patterson-Johansson I.
     
  6. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Patterson is not only more skilled as a boxer but is faster. And he hit hard enough to get the job done. Things to think about.
     
  7. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I love Floyd Patterson....he's a boxing hero to me, but this would haver been a disaster for him...Dempsey was an animal.
     
  8. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Things to think about, and then dismiss as being insufficient.
     
  9. BillB

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    Dempsey- early by KO.
     
  10. 2piece

    2piece Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I've never seen Patterson win a H2H on this sight.
     
  11. BillB

    BillB Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Brian London and Pete Rademacher don't show up in many fantasy fights.
     
  12. 2piece

    2piece Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ouch
     
  13. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    BillB is emphatically not a Patterson fan.
     
  14. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Less was sufficient for Flynn to get the job done. Far less was almost sufficient for Firpo.

    But I ain't betting on it happening more often than not.
     
  15. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Prime Jack Dempsey was a beast...he wins by KO...