Primes,, Dempsey vs. Johnson: How would you advise each boxer?

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  1. guilalah

    guilalah Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Thank you, Mendoza.
     
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  2. guilalah

    guilalah Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I supose one question is whether you have Dempsey try for an early stoppage, or focus first on beating Johnson up. I might try to catch lightning in the first round, before Johnson had seen much of Dempsey's stuff. But if I didn't see anything encouraging, I'd switch Dempsey pretty early to making a pressure fight, hurting what ever he's able to hit.


    Also, I don't think the stamina difference between Dempsey and Johnson is as great as some make out.

    [EDIT] I'd look to get Dempsey throwing some heart punches.
     
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  3. mcvey

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    Lets look at this . Johnson was kod by a super middle, Choynski named by Jeffries, Sharkey, Corbett, Fizsimmons and Johnson, as the hardest hitter they faced,whilst he was not only a comparative novice, he was near Choynski's ,weight himself.

    Johnson was not kod again for nearly 15 years.

    Dempsey was dropped 9 times by Johnny Sudenberg in 1915 5-7-9 ,7 years later, in 1922, Sudenberg was still inside the middle weight limit.
    See how easy it is to spin ?

    The idea that as soon as Dempsey lands it's all over is the ridiculous premise of a moron. Dempsey Gibbons?
     
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