Where do you rank Jack Dempsey??

How about Hatton-Castillo?

 

Fleecing the bookmakers out of their money would not be imoral. In fact it would be a public service.

So what are you waiting for?

 

Willard kayoed Johnson, it is so clear with the film. Double standard from Hank

 

Ok Hank. 99 percent of the forum who rates Dempsey within the top 20 is wrong, u r right. All Hail Homocidal Hank

 

Well then fillet me for putting Jack as my #3 heavy of all time -- he revolutionized modern fighting, was the biggest draw in boxing history, destroyed and dominated fighters for years (although I see many of you take issue, or flat-out deny this), and his only real loss came years after his best fights -- even then he beat Tunney in the rematch.

Jack means more to boxing than any fighter before him, and only Ali and Louis mean more to the game since he retired. #3 alltime.

 

The title of this thread is:

"Where do you rank Jack Dempsey??"

I see nothing about fantasy fights in that title. You can rate if you desire on fantasies,
and I have the right to question the validity of such rankings, and the validity of the
criteria.

 

I am a huge fan of Jack Johnson.

I rate him as the third best heavyweight of all time.

I have actively argued for the quality of his opposition more than any other poster on this site as everybody will testify.

But there is not the slightest doubt in my mind that Willard knocked him out legitimately.

 

I don't like people being disrespectfull towards great fighters and I don't like people who are motivated more by dislike of fighter A than respect for fighter B.

 

I would like to beleive that Johnson did not loose to Willard but I know in my heart that it is not true.