Is Dempsey/Willard the Most Overrated Victory Ever?

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  1. Conn

    Conn Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    if he was better it's not by much . but i guess its all just opinion
     
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    Conn Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    :lol:
    good one
    even if 7 other heavy champs had comparible title winning performance that would still make dempsey-willard quite a stand-out victory historically.
    i can only think of three or four that compare . Liston, Foreman, Tyson (if we recogniz beating Berbick or Spinks rather than Tny Tucker) and maybe Max Baer. those are the only heavy champs i can think of who ripped the title from its holder in anything like the devastating fashion Dempsey did with big jess.
     
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    Conn Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    no. unforgiven was banned for life. he tld me that himself. have nt heard from him since
     
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    Although interestingly enough, the day he was banned you went back and deleted all of your posts up until that point :D
     
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    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    C,as Shakespeare wrote, "a rose by any other name ,will smell as sweet ".:good
     
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    Check out the master of disguise, missing out vowels and not capitalising:rofl
     
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    Depends what your definition of a title winning performance. Is it performance, dominance or early KOs

    Early KOs

    Lewis-Briggs
    Tyson-Spinks
    Holyfield-Douglas
    Liston-Patterson
    Foreman-Frazier
    Ingo-Patterson

    Dominant wins

    Patterson-Moore
    Ali-Liston
    Baer-Carnera
    Douglas-Tyson

    Performances

    Frazier-Ali 1 deserves a mention, as does Ali-Liston
     
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    I thought it was. Good to have the weird **** back.
     
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    the day he was banned i came on here asking why he was bannd ! :lol:
     
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    im talking about fighters giving seriously one-sided beatings to the champ from around about the opening bell. no ones denying dempsey did that. and its a rare thing.
     
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    I bet you're a real charmer with the ladies, Burt. :cool:
     
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    CP, Now I ain't what I used to be.
    For example, yesterday I chased after a very pretty woman. When I finally caught up to her, I forgot why !!! :patsch
     
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    I have Willard wining the third. And if Dempsey had sailed into a prime Willard like that, Willard would have weathered the storm better and crushed him after 10 rounds or so.
     
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