Under 185lb Tournament, Round 1: # 2 Jack Dempsey vs # 31 Tommy Burns

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  1. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUDIXdef9rU[/ame]
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFxcNfXMA60[/ame]
     
    SuzieQ49, Oct 24, 2011
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  2. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Dempsey gets the KO. Burns doesn't have the ability to avoid the onslaught by Dempsey.
     
    TheGreatA, Oct 24, 2011
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    Burns cannot be argued to have been lucky in the draw here.
     
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  4. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    He would have gotten spanked by Ezzard Charles anyway :good
     
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    Burns is horribly underated ,imo ,but he doesn't have the tools to beat Jack.Dempsey by late ko.
     
    mcvey, Oct 25, 2011
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