Jesse Ferguson - The Ultimate Journeyman?

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Of recent years anyway, at least up there at HW.

    His career on paper doesn't nearly tell the entire story, and it seems we didn't see the best of him until almost a decade after he began boxing!

    He got his act together in his late 30's and had some very impressive wins. 18-0 Everton David, power punching prospect Samson Po'uha.

    He twice dropped Alex Stewart in a 10 round fight but was deprived of the decision.

    Has a undefeated Jeremy Williams out on his feet but quits on his stool, out of nowhere more or less, when things get tough and he becomes disinterested.

    Nearly knocks out Holmes in 94' with a left hook.

    Beats Ray Mercer and many feel he did it twice.

    He dumped some other very good fighters on their asses as well, and for years suffered just as much as any fighter ever has as he was blackballed by the powers that be.

    Thoughts on Jesse?
     
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  2. CottoDaBodykill

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    great points ... many will remember him for holding onto tyson sadly but you are correct on all that stuff ..
     
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  3. TBooze

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    Personally I think the Boogieman peaked as a prospect in the mid 80s, beating a young Douglas.

    He was a cute Journyman, who found a few out, but was hardly the Ultimate Journyman, I mean, he was no Randy Sandy!
     
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  4. CottoDaBodykill

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    actually booze a win over 18-1 or whatever mercer was probably a bigger win then the Douglas win at the time ... tyson fight not withstanding
     
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  5. MRBILL

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    YES! Jess Fergy was a damn good fighter of the "B" level who often fought top comp...... I liked Fergy..... BUT! He did flop against Bowe in 1993 at RFK on HBO... Still, he normally gave a good tussle win or lose...........

    At any rate, Fergy was better than Everett "Bigfoot" Martin........ Martin was game as well, but often in the ring to lose and get paid...

    MR.BILL

    P.S.

    Remember Jose Ribalta??
     
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  6. CottoDaBodykill

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    ribalta was a bad ass too
     
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  7. CottoDaBodykill

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    how about mike jamison .. dude that kept getting up against tyson with the busted face
     
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  8. MRBILL

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    I have Jameson's 1990 TKO loss to Foreman off of the USA Tuesday night fights........ Foreman knocked / sent Jameson's mouthpiece flying during the fight......:admin:bbb

    MR.BLL:deal
     
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  9. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Well, Jesse didn't have massive weight problems like Martin.

    If Martin had stayed a LHW/CW his entire career who knows what he could have done?
     
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  10. mcvey

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    Journeyman ,equals trial horse to me it might mean something else to others.The man that epitomises the term imo,is
    a guy who fought the following.
    Spencer
    Lincoln
    Clark
    Rush
    Ramos
    Quarry x2
    Machen
    Frazier
    Liston
    Foreman
    Bugner
    Blin
    Lyle
    Jones[Leroy]
    Bobick
    Boudreaux
    Ledoux
    Kirkman
    No he didnt beat them ,but he fought them.
    And his name is ?
     
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  11. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    "Scrap Iron" Johnson. :good

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY24J3dtoXY
     
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  12. mcvey

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    Give that man a cigar!:good

    SCRAP IRON HONOURED HIS CALLING HE WAS COMING FORWARD ALL NIGHT.
    Not a lot of ability but big time balls!
     
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  13. TBooze

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    Yes beating Mercer was a much bigger win (it got him his Championship shot), but Mercer was totally lacking in motivation for that fight, he thought it a walk over and even had to try and bribe Ferguson to lose.


    But Ferguson was in his peak as a fighter I believe in the mid 80s, and that probably meant Douglas fight was his peak performance.
     
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  14. Titan1

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    Ferguson gave Dokes a good fight later in his career.Showed that Dokes still didn't have a punch.
     
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  15. anut

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    Ultimate journeyman is................ Marion wilson.............hands down.
     
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