Jimmy Wilde vs Benny Lynch

Theres so little really known about Wilde its difficult to say. He was certainly a brutal puncher and knockout artist. I'd probably go with Lynch simply because hes got better skills, I always feel a boxer from a couple of decades ahead (especially early 20th century) has an advantage in that the style of boxing has progressed. If I knew more about Wilde (and I'd love to) it might be different but as it is Lynch UD although Wilde could always land a big punch and put paid to that.

 

i pick koki Kameda

you shoud check out my Chang vs Lopez thread in the classic

 

I still prefer Wilde even though Lynch has the advantage of development in skills (slightly).

Lynch was a good boxer and defensive fighter for his time, but ultimately he still gets caught up in a lot of brawling, if you look its all hard, tough action. I feel like that always plays into the hands of Wilde because he punches harder, he's a smaller target, that is what he does. Over 15 and especially 20 rounds I think with the type of action I envisage the only guy that feels at home is Wilde.

Modern fighters could brawl with Wilde considering the change in weigh in regulations and tighter technique but I don't see any pre-modern fighters being able to sustain that kind of work against a prime version.

 

I pick Wilde in this one.

 

the ghost with the hammer in his hand

 

S&C thats cheating

you aint allowed hammers

 

wilde wins by stoppage,i think lynch wins the first 2 rounds with his better boxing around the third lynch start`s to be less mobile and gets into a fight with wilde.wilde catches lynch heavily towards the end of the round lynch survives the round in the next round lynch gets back to boxing but a few rounds later gets drawn into a brawl and pays the price and gets ko`d around the 7th.

 

It's supposed that Wilde weighed between 100 and 108 pounds for his fights and mostly fought opponents who were perhaps up to a stone heavier.
Nowadays he could have moved up and down between 5 divisions. Also fighters have much better nutrition these days and can weigh in and bulk up hours before the fights.

How effective would Wilde be against the current champs who only do 12 rounds, have 24 hours to bulk up and fight a few times a year? Only with punchers gloves he would probably be even better.

I'd like to put an interesting point forward, Wilde may have been a world champion these days, with all the belts and all in a few weights. But I doubt if we transported the current fighters back to 1910-1916 that any of the alphabet champs would hack it. Not tough enough.

I was looking for the ref in the Wilde fight but could not see one! :think

 

Lynch would walk this one.

 

afew wuld definitly they would be more contenders than champiosnthough only the best would be a champ

someonle like Bernard Hopkins or Mayweather would be champs IMO

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