If The 1910 Johnson had met prime Mcvey, Jeannette , Langford?

Not to dismiss your point, but Langford wore the cuffs a lot and we will probably never know how much.

There was a nod and a wink among sports writers, that even some of the top fighters of the day would not meet him unless certain asurances were made.

 

Do you have any evidence to suggest it is only in black v white contests, or is this just the hunch? My opinion is that fighters who wear the cuffs do so more on the basis of who makes the money for them(and it wasnt always the white fighter). For example, i have read things like Langford was Wills' meal ticket. Or allegations about cuffs being worn between Blackburn and Langford (hotly disputed by blackburn though). I am not certain, but i think that NDs are probably far less important in them days, particularly newspaper decisions and i dont think it was limited in any way to black v White contests. In fact, i am quite sure that there were several cases of the white fighter wearing the cuffs against the black fighter that we dont know about.

 

I put a question mark at the end of my sentence because i was asking you a question regarding your comment that your understanding was that blacks wore the cuffs against white fighters not black fighters. I just wondered whether there was any truth in that or if it was just a blind guess.

I dont think that would be true. The 2 fights i mentioned are black v black suspicious fights, off hand at this early stage in the morning i cant think of too many others. I just wondered if you had more evidence, or if you based it just on a hunch, like i think you may have confirmed in your answer. And i was just expanding on some of the implications for the time not really making a statement one way or the other about the particular fight in question. Incidentally, when i said ND fights, i meant more fights that went the distance as opposed to just no decision fights.

I am not

 

Sorry, internet is playing havoc at the moment.

I am not.... I am not... I am not remembering what i was about to say. lol

Maybe if i just say that

I am not ....Mendoza.

There that should do the job.

 

We are talking about prime version sof Langford, Jeanette, and McVey here you dolt!

Not the early version of a 156 pound Langford, a green Jeanette with less then 5 fights, or a teenage Sam McVey.

Stopping Langford in his prime as a mature heavyweight is something Johnson would not do.

PS: How come you don't post as Boucher anynmore.

 

Johnson at only 185lb was not yet mature when he fought Langford. he later grew to a hulking 210lb in his prime.

 

Given all of the available evidence, i think he would beat them all.

 

Hulking 210 pounds? This would make modern athletes laugh.