Jack Dempsey vs Ken Norton Primes

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  1. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Chris,

    Luther McCarthy was a big puncher. Without a doubt. In a way Dempsey was lucky he died young, because he was highly touted to be the next dominating force upon Johnson's retirement. Some of those others were gooftroopers, but McCarthy was legit.
     
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  2. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    The shots he took from Dempsey, time and again without the rest of an eight count, were enough to seriously kill a man .. the fact that he kept getting up is amazing ... Lennox Lewis got hit with one like that against McCall and Rachman and Lewis and was done for the night ... Wlad Klitschko would crap in his pants ... Willard was a tough S.O.B.
     
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  3. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    Bum.
    Bum.
    Not a puncher at a 40% KO percentage, and he lost the fight.

    Lost every time he stepped up.

    Journeyman.
     
    ChrisPontius, Jun 28, 2010
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  4. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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  5. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    Yeah, just keep believing that Pelky, McNobody, a 30% KO guy and a 50/50 journeyman are dangerous hitters.

    Oh yeah i forgot that Morris beat Hart in his very last pro fight, a real legacy defining fight that one!
     
    ChrisPontius, Jun 28, 2010
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  6. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I liked Kenny, but he would never have survived 3 rounds with Jack Dempsey...in my opinion. That's just how it is.
     
    djanders, Jun 28, 2010
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  7. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    OK, so everybody who lived at the time thought that these guys were contenders and dangerous hitters, but you know better because you have looked over their records on boxrec.

    The truth is that some of these guys were probably better than Firpo, who you singled out as one of the two elite level punchers that Willarrd faced.
     
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  8. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Norton,though afine fighter would be catnip to the prime Dempsey!!
     
    burt bienstock, Jun 28, 2010
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  9. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not sure about the first round (although very possible). I would expect Dempsey to stop him within 3-5
     
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