Jim Jeffries v Jim Corbett 20rds Prime ?

Hard to say.

Corbett would have been favoured but upsets happen in sports.

 

Corbett - comfortable 20 round decision

 

Corbett, age 33 was in fine shape hardly in the lead. The fight was pretty much even prior to the stoppage. Adam P, your gold standard said it was anyone's fight going into the 23rd round.:deal

So rather than bury you in fight reports showing it was close, I'll say this. Jeffries had the ability to turn it on. If the fight was 20 rounds instead of 25, he'd press Corbett sooner and knocks him out.

Corbett pulled a good one during the negotiations, getting a huge a 25 x 25 ring. His advantage. I'll assume this one is in a more common 20 x 20 ring?

 

The idea would be Jeffries has 20 rounds to land a haymaker. Could come in round one, could come in round 20 OR Corbett avoids that one good punch and wins the nod. My money goes with Jeffries.

 

I believe I posted round by round description of Jeffries Corbett with the writer casting his vote for the winner after each round. Corbett wa winning early to mid fight but tired badly late. The very late rounds were all Jeffries. Corbett was still leading after 22rounds.

 

I guess it would be a case if Big Jeff knew he had 20 rounds only, would he not gamble to go after Corbett who yes would elude him for much of fight, but realistically did not have the heavy weapons to stop him, and just use his power and toughness to beat Corbett.
Big Jeff seemed to happily absorb punishment, letting opponent tire, then bringing his heavy hands into play.

 

Actually, Jeffries took quite a few of the early rounds, Corbett did better in the middle rounds, then started to fade around the 17th.

 

Corbett was ahead when he was koed. Via rounds won Jeff could have only won by a ko.

 

Do we get a better version of Jeffries than the one of the first Corbett figth, like say the version of the second Corbett fight?