Jersey Joe vs. Jim Corbett Bob Fitzsimmons Jim Jeffries Peter Jackson Joe Goddard Paddy Slavin Joe Choynski Tom Sharkey Can he win the title? Who do you think he beats or beats him?
Corbett & Fitzsimmons, along with Jeffries, would be fascinating. In fact that last one I encourage you to make a thread all its own. Walcott was a hard luck story in his own day so I’d like to think with some decent management & money behind him he’d find his way to the crown. He was very driven.
There was a good one on Jeffries vs. Walcott last year; https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/james-j-jeffries-vs-jersey-joe-walcott.703696/ I made ths thread due to the discourse over whether or not Walcott is a journeyman, so I wonder how people would interpret his success in this era instead. Would he be dropping losses?
If Walcott stays decently responsible, he beats most of these. Maybe Goddard or Fitz, the true one shot guys here of upper quality, gets lucky. I don't think Jeffries would be successful in his attrition attack.
Lost and won against Elmer Ray who was described as a swarming slugger, was beating the hell out of a prime Marciano for 12 rounds at 38. Honestly I don't know how effective Dempsey's straight forward approach would be against Walcott. If he survives the early going, the decision would probably be his. Probably splits multiple matches against Tunney similarly to Charles, and I'd expect Tunney to usually have the upper hand. The quick straight left jab and clean footwork would be a good foil for Walcott's elusiveness.
he batters F out of them all, too athletic, too slick, too skilled, too tough, too capable. does he take a few thuds along the way, of course he does and he would meet some really tough & hard men too, but by the 1920s, Prizefighting was becoming truly stylish, skilled and athletic Boxing, with Rings filled with equally Tough Hardmen, who are now also Athletic BOXER's. and Jersey Joe Walcott was among some of the greatest of them.
Other than walking into one from Choynski,Fitz or Goddard he probably beats them all.The evolvement of heavyweights did not really take a leap from the agility of Corbett until Johnson came along,with his masterful blocking and parrying,countering defence . Walcott would be a decent sized heavyweight for those days,and one with dangerous power,it's possible that Jeffries might get to him with a sustained body attack,but he would be shipping significant punishment along the way.
