So who thinks Peter Jackson would have beaten Sullivan?

I have the film!CGG,of course.

 

Peter Jackson in his prime would have beaten John L.

 

John L. in his prime beats '66 Ali.

 

Jakson and Corbett fought to a draw, soon after Corbett blasted Sullivan.
Corbett said he could feint Sullivan to bits and while the premise of this view is flawed, I would say that most likely Jackson also would have smashed Sullivan.

 

You are speaking of an immensely dissipated Sullivan who had not fought in 4 years.

 

Jackson was in prety good shape while Sullivan was in that condition.

Logicaly he should have been the right man at the right time.

I think there is a significant period when Jackson was the best heavyweight breathing.

 

Incidentaly I think that Jackson was the best heavyweight in the world from 1888-1892 and quite likely for some time before 1888.

 

I see no great weight of proof to sustain that argument, only pure and fantastical speculation.

 

Sullivan was already past his best when he beat Jake Kilrain and it was his Foreman Ali fight where he beat the heir to his throne.

Sullivan was falling into disrepair just as Jackson was hitting his stride.

A past prime Peter Jackson fought a prime Jim Corbett with an injured ankle and flu. He held him to a draw and would probably have got the decision if it went to points.

To quantify Peter Jackson he was equal to Jim Corbett while past his best injured and ill.

He also beat Frank Slavin who was a total wrecking machine at the time.

Honestly, there is a big chasm between Sullivan and Corbett and Jackson fills it.

 

Mace and Foley actually felt Jackson was not up to the job (also he knew Sullivan would call the colour bar) and Jackson too, had his worries in the early 1880's, hence the reason we got farce with Slade.

But by the late 1880's Jackson had hit his stride and Sulivan was (with hinsight) post Kilrain, a lame duck champ.

 

I have a lot easier time buying this portion of your argument. Again, though, too bad Jackson didn't get more fights during his prime.

 

This is the central plank of my argument.

Jackson efortlesly fills a significant gap.

 

I can't recall off the top of my head, but he extensively covered jackson's big fights and from reading sullivan and jackson's bouts, I believe that jackson didn't move enough to beat sullivan, corbett ran like a gazelle for 40+ minutes before even trying to box sullivan, and that's the used up alchoholic version. jackson might counter the aged sullivan enough to win, but the only guys who survived sullivan were movers, counterpunchers that stood in the pocket with him eventually got caught, and they would be ko'd.