The Thing people dont get about Willard vs Dempsey

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  1. itsa

    itsa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If the fight happened in any other era, Willard likely would have won.

    - Dempsey would not have been able to stand over him.

    - Willard would have more time to recover.

    - Willard would not be allowed to clinch as much in the current era, or as much

    - Dempsey would not be able to hold and hit

    -Willard was a slow starter. If he can last through round 1, and figure Dempsey out, I can see him stopping Dempsey in the later rounds with a nicely times right hand.

    - Iron Rod......

    ............?
     
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  2. andrewa1

    andrewa1 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Actually, this probably has more truth to it than the Frazier Foreman drivel.
     
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  3. mcvey

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    No actually it's total CACK!
     
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  4. YesMySon

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    cack?
     
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  5. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Um no it's not, mine is supported by facts.
     
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  6. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Willard is a slow starter? Based on what?
     
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  7. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    No feeding the trolls. :nono
     
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  8. mcvey

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    You're right!
     
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  9. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Excrement.
     
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  10. andrewa1

    andrewa1 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    In the same way that his was. It is true that it took a long time for Williard to get into his fight against Johnson. It's no more outlandish than your theory.
     
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  11. janitor

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    There are certain things to offset these factors however.

    With the three knockdown rule, Jack might have had Willard out of there in the first round, even with the neutral corner rule in place.

    I can’t see any modern reff letting Willard fight on with his eye socket smashed in like that, so the fight might well have ended sooner.
     
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  12. Perry

    Perry Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Under modern rules by the 2 minute mark of round one the fights over.
     
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  13. mcvey

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    Willard stopped 11 of his 28 opponents inside 5 rds that is NOT a slow starter.
     
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  14. andrewa1

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    Joe Frazier had 20 ko's inside 5 rounds?
     
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  15. swagdelfadeel

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    If that went down today, Dempsey would be charged with animal abuse. :lol:
     
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