If Jack Dempsey had not taken a 3 year lapse in fighting, could he have beaten Tunney?

I think Dempsey, because of his mobility, would have been more difficult than Marciano for Ali.

 

I think Dempsey would have been harder for Ali to tag with his punches,he was quicker and more elusive.An old Louis had no problem connecting with his jab against Rocky ,I very much doubt he would have had that success with Dempsey.If Dempsey had not taken 3 years off I think he would have beaten Tunney,but stylistically the Marine would always be a hard fight,imo.
Good question, which you seem to have a habit of asking!

 

I think common sense dictates that Prime Dempsey(1919) is faster a foot, hand speed, basically everything … This Dempsey knocks out Tunney every time , imo

 

Thing is, if he hadn't been inactive, he might have been shop worn.

Supposodly he injured his hip fighting Firpo, he mentioned it effecting him much later on, so I have to imagine it played a role in his lower mobility against Tunney.

As for in his prime, yeah I'd pick Dempsey over Tunney, I think Ali was too big and too good though. I think Ali would be a nightmare for Rocky too, but Rocky's relentlessness, would probably get him some success late.

 

I guess Greb didn't get the memo

 

He didn't block too many of Louis'jabs."I just had to take them".

 

Greb landed how many jabs on Tunney? Did he even throw any?

 

Dempsey tore his anus open when he landed on that typewriter,it created a fissure that required surgery later.

 

Yes it was a poor response on my part … didn't mean it that way .. I was referring to the pressure fighting which I like prime JD to beat Tunney

 

Firpo tore him a new one ?

 

My eyes watered reading that !

 

Oh I agree with you on that!