Where Does Fireman Jim Flynn rate?

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  1. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Just looking at his record, it has to be the strangest of any fighter i can think of. His top 5 wins are up there with anyone's best ever.

    Jack Dempsey
    Sam Langford
    George Gardner
    Bill Papke
    Jack Twin Sullivan
    Tony Ross
    Tiger Flowers


    He also fought and lost to some of the best as well.
    Jack Johnson, Jack Root, Sam Langford, Jack Dempsey and many others.

    In fact, through his entire career, he pretty much fought everyone there was to fight in his era and while the win loss record was much better in his prime than past prime or pre prime, as to be expected he would also produce the unexpected wins or losses consistently through his career. In fact he has probably won, lost and drawn against every single calibre of fighter from All time Great to downright poor.

    is there a fighter with such a strange record?
     
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  2. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    It’s a remarkable set of wins. Tough guy!
     
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  3. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Don't forget his title bout war w Tommy Burns for the title ...
     
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  4. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The strangest thing is that he looks very limited on the film we have!
     
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  5. Unforgiven

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    He was very tough.
     
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  6. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    His record kind of reminds me of Glen Johnson’s
     
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  7. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Was he the best of the pugilistic firemen, even? You've also got Terry Marsh, Lanard Lane, and erm..Teddy Atlas?

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  8. Unforgiven

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    I have a feeling he wasn't an actual "fire fighter" fireman.
    I think he was a guy who worked tending the fire on the steam engine on a locomotive train, shovelling fuel into the fire, etc, which is also called a fireman.
     
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  9. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    ...or,

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  10. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Plus he was actually of Italian descent.
     
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  11. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    You've never heard of the Falinnio clan, or their rich olive fields?
     
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  12. Unforgiven

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    That may account for a couple of his DQ losses ! :thumbsup:
     
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  13. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    And he was a shrimp. Didn't take much to be elite back in the day.

    The real interesting thing is that he truly bridged the Burns/Johnson to Dempsey era.
     
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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Stipe deserves a mention.
     
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  15. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Did he legitimately being Langford?
     
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