At light heavy. Would like to hear opinions on this one. Somewhat similar jab and footwork oriented styles...Who would win in this technical match?
At LHW? How many fights Yarosz had at LHW? Well regardless I'll assume a LHW Yarosz came after Babe Risko I so his leg would not be at 100 percent. He'd probably be a little older too. Add to that the fact that Loughran would be fighting in his natural weight (or close to it, you could argue he would be a CW if the division existed) and in his prime years I guess he'd have all the advantages. Wouldn't count Yarosz out though. He was tricky as hell. You'd either win a close ugly decision or got yours ears boxed off.
Agree. Loughran would probably take this at light heavy due to the factors you mentioned. The two styles and how they would mesh is interesting to me though. Loughran looks to move in three directions stepping in and out, leading and countering with the jab...Yarosz looks to move to his left, putting his own jab into play, and making the opponent jab across his own body a bit more, making the target a little further away...Both appear very cagey. As said would probably pick Loughran...But I think it would be close...Give Yarosz a few years...and I think it's very close...Just wondering what the board thought about it.
Were they to have fought in their primes as light heavy's tommy Loughran a natural LH would I believe be a 4-1 favorite over the smaller teddy Yarosz H2H. Tommy had trouble with powerful and bigger hitters than Yarosz such as Jack Sharkey and a forgotten banger Leo Lomski, but as Yarosz , smaller than Loughran was not a hitter, Loughran has his way for a decision victory...
Yeah, Philly over Pittsburgh this time. The Phantom's just too much to ask of Teddy. Burt's 4-1 assessment nails it for me as well. Loughran indeed has his way here. For me, it's not who wins, but how, and by what margin. I'd put money on Tommy to take this one by clear UD. Loughran's excellent body attack is sometimes overlooked, and Teddy was sometimes susceptible to one. Also, Yarosz was known to cut, and he would be the smaller man banking on a decision win against an opponent with a height and reach advantage in a situation where that difference would be critical if punching power is not a decisive factor. Another thing I would personally factor in is temperament. Loughran, like Tunney, was one of those very few boxers who appears to have been genuinely fearless and icy cold. (Mobsters didn't bother trying to intimidate him or all the priests in his camp, because he just wasn't afraid of guns.) During Greb's MW Title reign, only two opponents officially won decisions over Harry, Tunney and Loughran. Gene's official win in their series is extremely controversial, but Tommy's in Boston seems to have been legit. Loughran would instill a measure of caution in Teddy as Tommy undertook target practice in a fencing exhibition.
