Saad v Corbett 15rds?

News Flash Corbett did not beat Jackson.If you think Corbett fought others over 175lbs the burden of proof is on you to prove it, not me to disprove it!
Jackson did not think he would get a fair shake in the South.
Corbett said he was prepared to defend against Jackson only when Jackson had left the US.

 

I'm not trying to spin anything ,I simply replied to your statement below.

"He should be the automatic favorite over anybody who does not have a good win above 175lbs.!"
When I pointed out Corbett's only known wins over men over that poundage were a washed up Sullivan and a 6 rounder over Kilrain and asked you to provide others you failed to do so twice.
Corbett beat the lineal champion who had not fought for nearly 5 years and was an alcoholic.
I'll also point out that
You've no choice but to include draws because Corbett does not have the required wins to meet the criteria and we both know it!
1. A 178lbs Sharkey beat Corbett up and was robbed of a stoppage win when Corbett's second entered the ring causing him to lose by a dsq.
2.A 177lbs Sharkey held him to a draw.
3.. A 157lbs Fitz ko'd Corbett.
4.Corbett successfully defended his title once in 5 years, his opponent weighed 165lbs.
So why a lhvy champion ,and one of the best of them should automatically be the long shot against Corbett escapes me.
I reserve the right to make what threads I wish and to match whom I wish in them ,just as anyone disagreeing with me can exercise their right of not participating in those threads. I don't need your permission to make them and as far as I'm aware ,there is nothing provocative or disrespectful in matching a light heavyweight champion against a heavyweight champion,particularly when the weight differential between them is around 10pounds.

 

I do know what Sharkey and Fitz weighed when they fought Corbett and I know what Mitchell weighed when Corbett beat him in his only successful defence in 5 years.
I've Sharkey's biography on my desk right now,don't assume because you don't know something that applies to others.

You've got your knickers in a twist because you cannot provide any further examples of Corbett beating what we understand as a heavyweight, ie over 175lbs.
Well sorry about that but you made statement and got called on it!
Corbett was the heavyweight champion of the world for 5 years, he made 1 successful defence of his title against a man165lbs, and was then knocked out by a middleweight.
Those are the facts,and if they get up your nose use your handkerchief, there's no call on your part for veiled allusions of spin or agenda.
If anyone is now looking ridiculous, it's you my friend.

 

Box Rec has the weights I have, you'd accept them without question in any other situation .Produce these mutiple recorded weights and we can debate them!
My argument with you is your statement that Corbett should be an automatic favourite over anyone who doesnt have a win over a man weighing more than175pounds.When I pointed out Corbetts only 2 you were reduced to they are better than nothing.You'd be a sight more credible if you could bring yourself to admit they are pretty poor!

 

Be silent, the grown ups are talking!

Jackson fought twenty-eight of the best men of England and America between 1888 and 1892, losing to none. The nearest he came to defeat was an eight-round draw in Melbourne on 21 October 1890 against Joe Goddard—he was undertrained and on a lightning visit to his adopted country, where he was fêted and accepted as an Australian. His most memorable fights were the 61-round, four-hour draw with James J. Corbett on 21 May 1891 at San Francisco and the hectic ten-round victory over fellow Australian Frank Slavin on 30 May 1892 in London. Jackson was one of the finest boxers never to fight for a world championship: John Sullivan refused to defend his title against a Black and Corbett avoided Jackson once he gained the heavyweight crown in 1892.