It is true that he wasn't in the best of shape by any stretch of the imagination, but he is a lot better than people give him credit for. Tough as nails, decent punch, and a chin made of stone.
Lazy huh:think Fat yes! Slow not really. :think:think:think:think Im thinking you have probably never seen Hipp fight. He would take the fight to opponents and was pretty exciting,far from Lazy. You probably seen a picture of him and guessed he was lazy in the ring. :nono Not true.
hipp would beat the dog **** out of guys like briggs, mascaev, chagaev...he was around in the wrong era....
Nope saw Hipp fight many times on the tube.....he wasn't really any good, unless you are looking for night club doorman.:bart
Hipp would outwork Cobb and win a decision. Hipp WAS NOT lazy. He worked hard and smart in his fights and never backed down.
I picked Cobb by decision based solely on the "prime vs prime". The Cobb that beat Shavers beats Hipp via close decision. As far as the fat and lazy description, that better suits Cobb after the Holmes fight. Tex let himself go seemingly after the Holmes fight. Hipp was a good, tough fighter. I never forgave Cobb for showing overweight and losing to the PKA guy by decision.