Tunney beats Louis any day of the week

Love Mr Chiggur!

 

Yeah I know, but it was a single chilling left hook which had Tunney hurt and reeling before the barrage that followed sent him to the canvas.

With all due respect despite Dempsey's power being legit top level, he'd obviously lost that bit of speed, snap and concussive effect with the layoff/inactivity. A peak Louis has the edge in terms of all round punching technique and is on the same level power and speed wise. Still, had Dempsey headed for the neutral corner stright away after the KD I think he would likely have finished Tunney shortly afterwards (even a faded Dempsey is a formidible 'finisher'), as it was he let Gene off the hook and afforded him more than enough additional time to regain his total composure.

 

Dempsey was a modest person, and he and Tunney became friends later on. I don't doubt that Tunney could have got up by the actual count of ten, but those extra seconds gave him valuable time to regain his senses, without them Dempsey would have put him away.

 

I think that Tunney could have executed Conn's game plan better than Conn could.

 

Tunney was too fast, too smart, and without weakness in stamina and durability.

I think he out boxes Louis like Pastor, Conn, Walcott, and Farr did in many rounds with the difference being Tunney being the better out fighter, and harder puncher than the above men.

Tunney UD over Louis.

 

Yeah, for sure.

Having said that, even though I'm convinced that Tunney would give Louis one helluva tricky fight remember all that Louis needs is a half sniff of an opening. The events which unfolded in the first Dempsey vs Tunney bout have made up my mind that Louis would definitely find him at some stage (it ain't as if Tunney was clowning around with Dempsey either, that just wasn't him).

If this transcribes (which surely isn't beyond the relms of probability) what will follow is going to be be the single biggest acid-test regarding Tunney's admitedly solid chin. Nonetheless he might just fall short of passing this test. :good