Tommy Burns Fantastic Courage At RushCutters Bay

Good thread.

 

I agree. Burns was an interesting fighter.

 

Burns, like so many others, gets a bum rap by history ..... he was a terrific fighter for his time for sure, a big time puncher and tough as nails. He had a ton of heart and unlike Sullivan and Jeffries did not hide behind the color line.

 

But what of Burns' jaundice and Johnson's broken ribs afterward?

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You forgot to mention his voluptuous hips.

 

Johnson swaddled the man.

 

lets not forget Burns was 5'7 and 170lbs...Great fighter Burns and lots of heart....Johnson beat a short super-middleweight

 

he certainly didn't lack balls.he had every disadvantage going against Johnson.

 

Johnson didn't just take Burns's title that day, he took his reputation as well.

A shame in many ways, because Burns was a lot better than that fight might suggest.

He had some significant stylistic disadvantages against Hart as well.

 

It might nudge you in that direction, but it would be a very dangerous inference to make.

I think that we will have to have an open verdict on Johnson Hart, unless something new emerges.