Prime Dempsey/Tunney -- trilogy

What 200lb+ fighter would Tunney be fighting when he stepped in against Dempsey? Tunneys chin did stand up to Dempsey twice before, so I think that if he loses, it is not his ability to take a punch that costs him.

I tend to think that Tunney wins a 3 UDs against Dempsey but it is obviously not a given, and Dempsey has that live punchers chance in each of the three matches.

 

That was their first encounter not their second.

Here is the acount of their second encounter.

"Jack Dempsey won the popular decision from Billy Miske of St. Paul in a slow six-round bout here today at a Thanksgiving Day matinee. Only half a dozen hard blows were landed during the fight. There was scarcely any action in the first two rounds, but in the third Miske halted Dempsey with an uppercut to the jaw which gave him the advantage in this round. After this the bout was all in Dempsey's favor, the St. Paul man frequently holding in order to save himself from punishment." (Indianapolis Star)

Based on this I would say that the first fight could be argued either way while the second was a clear win for Dempsey.

The third fight was an unequivocal win for Dempsey though obviously due to Miskes personal circumstances.

Even so it should be noted that Miske arguably edged a verry dangerous version of Dempsey first time round and even in their third fight Dempsey had his hands full while it lasted.

You have to wonder what Miske might have gone on to achieve had he not become terminaly ill.

 

Well, i don't put that much credence to a 6-round fight.

The irony is that Dempsey fights discard the Meehan losses because they were only 4-rounders. So which is it?