Jim Jeffries vs Tony Tubbs.

I suspect that its more than likley.

It is hard to judge how hard a puncher Jeffries was, but he was undoubtedly a brilliant attrition finisher.

 

Maybe I was too dogmatic in my phrasing J?
I have a picture of Tyson caving Tubbs in with a quick left hook.
Jeffries had a good one.

 

:good
A footnote during an era considered "lost" is far away from being compared with a fighter who dominated a classic era.

 

^^^This. Tubbs could dance around a bit, and box but Jeffries was an all time body puncher, and fast handed. The games would end for Tubbs in the mid to late rounds. Jeffries via TKO/KO.

 

The distance would almost certainly be crucial to the result. If a 33 years old inactive 188lbs Corbett could go 23 rds with Jeffries ,and even when totally washed up at 36 ,go 10rds ,Tubbs should be able to go 15rds with Jeffries and, over that distance TT takes a decision.
Twenty five rounds or more ,Jeffries has a shot if his facial tissue holds up.

 

This is a fair post.. And another point, is that Tubbs would quite possibly be the largest fighter Jeffries ever fought as well as being one of the most skilled and mobile.. Not to mention, the only prime African American fighter he ever met and asside from Johnson who beat him.

 

Yes, Hank Griffin, Peter Jackson and Bob Armstrong were all black I believe, but at least two of those guys were past, or Jackson certainly was.

 

Tubbs was not beating much against smith.
Tubbs never dominated any great fighters. He liked to drag things down to a friendly waltz and a lazy pace. marvis frazier also beat smith, aldison rodrigues also beat smith. bones was outpointed by most fighters who lasted the distance with him because smith always got outboxed. prime tubbs only other fair win was beating page who was also 50-50 at contender level himself...its the thinnest of all resumes even if you include close fights he lost.
Tubbs was crafty but all he could do at world level was neutralise, he never dominated. Joe bugner was a better fighter.

 

Scary thought for me, is that if Gerry Cooney's career had spanned from say 1899 to 1905, he might have been hailed as the greatest heavyweight of all time.

 

how do you think cooney would of faired against jeffries

 

If he could land on Jeff with any regularity, he probably stops him before long... The much smaller Joe Choynski and Fitzsimmons ( who was also past it) managed to bust him up pretty good and I think Choynski even broke his nose.. Jeffries' defense was questionable... Sure he survived to win all of his prime outings, but against much smaller men, many of whom were out of prime... A 25 year old Gerry Cooney with a size of 6'7", 225 lbs, brutal left hook and fast starting ability would have brought something new to the table..

 

i am one that thinks cooney wasted his talent and could of been a really good fighter .i would pick cooney over jeffries in a H2H contest but i am now sure i will get done like a kipper by most posters on the classic