Jack Johnson would be wrecked by RJJ and you're coping if you think otherwise

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  1. outtieDrake

    outtieDrake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ketchel strayed from the script and Johnson being a good friend took it light on him, ppl forget that they were close friends. Jack closes friends were Sam Mcvey and Stanley Ketchel. Johnson literally just decided 'ok now im going to ko you for that' and did instantly.

    As far as Jones is concern, Jack would clinch him so much, it would change Roy's movement he''d have to adjust to Jack's temple. The longer Jack survives the more it goes in his favor.
     
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  2. mcvey

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    None of them were middle weights when they fought Johnson.
    Johnson said he was hit behind the ear? How long ago was it when you said he was hit on the chin and had a bruise there afterwards?LOL ps You cannot be tko'd in a spar no decisions are given in sparring matches.

    This may be news to you but its not uncommon for fighters to be knocked down is sparring matches.

    Johnson was notorious for taking it easy on his sparring partners and Smith who could hit took a liberty, knocking Johnson half way through the ropes.Smith in a taped interview never claimed to have tko'd or ko'd Johnson. He did claim that the kd of Johnson by Ketchel was a fake and several ringside reporters including WW Naughton were not convinced it was genuine. I could post their reports there are several in Adam's book but enough time has been spent on humouring you Mr Hater.` Several reports of the Smith Johnson spar did not mention a KD and some others reported just a slip.What is known is after their 4 rds Johnson then went two with a light weight and two with Johnny O Keefe a middleweight,some tko! Ketchel could hit,he floored 230lbs Charley Miller in sparring on Sep 27th ,Miller went down so heavily he sprained his ankle.Willus Britt Ketchel's manager announced Ketchel weighed172lbs onSep2nd .
    Ketchel was weighed in front of reporters on October the 8th, he scaled 174lbs.
     
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  3. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Stress!
     
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  4. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT banned Full Member

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    Coping? Very hip term. Johnson was hip too. For all time. Too hip for Roy. Y’all must remember. Hip Hip Hooray! :D
     
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  5. Themessiah

    Themessiah El Jefe Full Member

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  6. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    If Johnson can use his eras rules this is not winnable for RJJ outside freak chance. He’d be brutalised.
     
  7. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    There were no PEDs in Johnson's era. Therefore, Jones would be an average fighter.