Jack ,Gene Joe

[Bronson66]

Gene gives his opinion

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'By the process of elimination of all other heavyweight champions except Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis, and comparing the more numerous and serious weaknesses in Louis' career as against Dempsey's, I feel justified in stating that Jack Dempsey was the greatest heavyweight of all time.
I don't want it thought that I have anything but the highest regard for Louis. He reigned longer than any other heavyweight champion and remained at his peak longer than any other champion. The answer to whether or not Louis was the greatest ever gets down to what one thinks about Dempsey. For if Dempsey was not, surely Joe Louis was...
...I am of the belief that Dempsey would have caught Louis with a left hook early in the fight and started him on the road from which he could never recover, despite his great powers of recuperation. Dempsey was a tiger as a finisher. As a hitter, Louis was a kiIIer; but I think Dempsey would have beaten him to it.'
- Gene Tunney

I agree.

[Willow The Wisp]

I love the quote. There will always be a camp for pinning that "Best of them all" tag on Johnson, Dempsey, Louis, Marciano, Liston, Ali, Holmes, and Lewis; and some holdouts for Jeffries, Tunney, Frazier, Foreman, Tyson and even Wladimir Klitschko.
I agree with you that the Dempsey camp has a lot of ammo to state their case, and certainly; he just had what it took to chop down the big boys.

[smmpanel]

Thanks for sharing your insights, Jack. Your approach really adds value to the discussion. Gene and Joe, your contributions also helped clarify things for me. Appreciate the collaborative energy here! cheapestsmmpanel