most knockdowns/jack johnson question

[pacmanis1]

So I am watching a documentary about Jack Johnson (Unforgivable Blackness, if you like boxing history check it out.) and I just got to a part where they said he knocked down I wanna say a guy named Joe Grimm? 20 times before beating him. I guess I was wondering if anyones heard this claim and also what is the most knockdowns you've heard in a fight? I have trouble believing in 20 but if the guy was white I doubt the ref would wave it off.

[BG_Knocc_Out]

Someone made a thread about Joe Grimm not too long ago. He was more of a freak show than a boxer. He was a side-show attraction because he couldn't be knocked out. Johnson fought him for recognition to improve his name.

[pacmanis1]

Thank you. I'm sorry i'll search it. I hate to say this considering my name but i'm just so sick of pac/may and doubt anyone knows anything other than those two. I love boxing history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqM_X01BnfA

[BG_Knocc_Out]

Same here. That article that was posted was pretty interesting. Try to find it forsure.

[Teddy Atlas.]

Most knockdowns:

It's not that I've seen it and I don't think there's a film, but the record for most KD's in a fight is from December 26, 1902 when Battling Nelson fought Christy Williams. Nelson was floored 9 times but Williams was down on 42 occasions. The fight ended with Nelson winning by KO in round 17 after 51 KD's.

[Barn]

Joe Grim article.
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...highlight=Grim

[Great John L]

The most knockdowns ever were in Jeanette Mcvey, with over 40 if I remember correctly. I know Jeanette himself went down well over 20 times.

I think. I'm not entirely sure, but I rmeembere reading that in abook awhile ago. I think it was Sugar's Boxing's Greatest Fighters. The section on Jeanette pretty much talks only about his Mcvey battle.