Jack Dempsey vs Ezzard Charles

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  1. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  2. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Jack Dempsey batters him late.
     
  3. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    I'm going to have to take Charles on his much better and deeper resume at heavyweight.

    It would be a tussle, tho.
     
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  4. Brockton Blockbuster

    Brockton Blockbuster Credit where its due banned Full Member

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    Charles was great.

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  5. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Do Bears **** in the woods?
    Why is this even a question?
     
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  7. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Yes. Yes he was.
     
  8. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Don't be so fast to underrate Gibbons .. He was much better defensively than Charles and likely had a better chin. Of course Charles was an exceptional light heavyweight but he may not have been a tougher match up for Dempsey. That said these are terrific match ups with properly sized guys .. I've often wondered where the cut off should be based on just how much bigger these fighters have become and at this point I'd say realistically 210 and under are heavyweights and above super heavyweights .. guys like Ali, Foreman, Holmes had the frames to easily be over 225 with todays training and be in top shape ..
     
  9. THE BLADE 2

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    In my opinion Charles is just too much of a technician for Dempsey.
     
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  10. janitor

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    Brilliant as Charles was, I don't think that he was really elusive enough to beat Dempsey.

    Also it is by no meas a given that Charles would beat Gibbons or Sharkey.
     
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  11. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Gibbons has ZERO resume at heavyweight. The fact that he represents one of Dempsey's better pelts is both damming and revealing.

    Charles by latter round KO.
     
  12. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Again, Dempsey has very little pedigree. The fighters he beat don't amount to much at all.

    Meanwhile Charles has a stellar resume at heavyweight. He is the proven goods in this discussion.
     
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  13. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Oh no it definitely is
     
  14. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    a stellar resume ?[/QUOTE]
    Better than Dempsey's...
     
  15. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Not true. IN addition, he was an all time great light heavyweight.

    Charles over Dempsey, nah.