Which Dempsey opponent gives Louis the hardest fight, barring Tunney?

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  1. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Who would you pick?
     
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  2. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Probably none of them.

    Fat Willie Meehan? Carpentier?

    Really, no one comes to mind.
     
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  3. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Maybe Tommy gibbons can make it interesting?
     
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  4. BCS8

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    Maybe Greb if he'd fought him. He'd have crowded Louis and given him all sorts of angles and jack in the box movements.
     
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  5. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    From the footage we have, I would say Sharkey followed by Gibbons & brennan.
     
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  6. McGrain

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    Gibbons, all the way, improves on the Pastor 37 strategy and gives Louis serious trouble.
     
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  7. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw Combat sports enthusiast Full Member

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    Have some respect. Don't call Willie Meehan fat, his nickname was "Fat Boy", let's try to be accurate here.
     
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  8. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Can't possibly imagine Louis having trouble w/ any1 short & fat ... right? :nusenuse::sisi1
     
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  9. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Tommy Gibbons.

    Maybe if we had proper film of peak Miske. Maybe then but probably not even then.
     
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  10. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Harry Wills.

    Oh wait...
     
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  11. LenHarvey

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    Tunney would beat Louis
     
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  12. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    No, no he wouldn't.
     
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  13. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Touche'.

    But Meehan didn't have the punch that Galento had,
     
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  14. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Miske, Gibbons and Fulton are the 3 you have to give a look.

    Meehan would have a chance against anyone in a 4 round contest but only a 4 round contest.
     
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  15. GlaukosTheHammer

    GlaukosTheHammer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    None, also, Greb, Tunney, and Wills would only be good fights. No one Dempsey faced or could have faced should be given favoritism over Louis.
     
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