Usyk vs Dempsey/Louis

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  1. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Can he frustrate them as badly as Tunney and Conn managed?

    *opens popcorn
     
  2. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Did Dempsey ever face a south paw ? As a pro Louis didn't.
     
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  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I think if we have learned one thing about Usky, it is that you don't box him, you fight him.

    In that respect Dempsey and Louis probably do have the tools if they use them correctly.
     
  4. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Southpaws were rare rare KRYPTONITE back then
     
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  5. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Yes, so Usky would simply have been drowned at birth!
     
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  6. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Dempsey certainly didn't seem to have too much trouble with southpaws.
     
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  7. janitor

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    Yes, but switch hitters, were more common than people think!