Which LHW's would you favor over a Prime Jack Johnson

I did

 

Why would you then include Choynski?

 

How do you see Joe Choynski getting the best of a prime Jack Johnson?

 

By landing on that glass jaw

 

Oh Johnson had a glass jaw? He was stopped 4 times in a 33 year career and never in his prime.Thanks for the info ,don't call us we'll call you.

 

None I don't think.

 

None.

 

Over 45 rds Johnson was liable to knock out any sub heavyweight...

 

I like this. I think it is almost impossible for him to take on three guys at one time.

 

Bob Foster, Michael Spinks, Evander Holyfeild, Mathew Muhammad, Dwight Braxton, Archie Moore, in other words, almost any championship caliber fighter from 1940's on up. Their was nothing that special about Johnson. Esp comparing him to most modern fighters, even light heavyweights.

 

Foster's record against heavyweights of any ability does not bring substance to his choice , nether do Saad's or Braxton's

 

I did say MODERN fighter since the 1940's.

 

Where the hell do these guys come from...

 

None!

 

Johnson has three main issues.

1 ) He was not a puncher.

2 ) He was very conservative in terms of the amount of punches he threw and could be out worked.

3 ) When hit flush, he did not have the best chin.



In his day He was KO'd by Choysnki, floored by Ketchel, and according to primary sources outboxed over 6 rounds by Jack O'Brien.

We must ask ourselves were Choynski, Ketchel, and O'Brien as light heavyweights better than say:

Archie Moore
Ezzard Charles
Sam Langford
Gene Tunney
Bob Foster
Tommy Loughran
Michael Spinks
Bob Fitzsimmons
Billy Conn
Roy Jones, Jr.
Maxie Rosenbloom
John Henry Lewis
Harry Greb
Sergey Kovalev

My short answer is NO they were not in just about all cases, and anyone of these 14 guys I listed was better than the opponents Johnson selected for his title defenses, save Willard.

I'm not going to pick them all individually but I will say if Johnson fought then all, he's going to lose quite a few times.