Jack Johnson vs Jim Flynn

[bklynboy]

I have seen a few of Jack Johnson's fights and he is always huge compared to his opponent. So i was shocked to learn recently that he is only 6"1!

6"1 is a midget in todays heavyweight division. Most the pre-war heavyweights would be middleweights today.

Boxing really was a brutal and dangerous sport back then and makes todays boxers look like p*ssys.

How well would midgets like
Mike Tyson (5'10")
Ernie Shavers (6'0")
Joe Frazier (5'11")

would do against Arreola, Adamek, Haye, WK and VK?


Didn't Tyson smoke guys 5 and 6 inches taller than him?

And yes middleweights fought heavys back then. As far as Jim Flynn he was 5'10", the same height as Mike Tyson.

[*OG Wenger*]

How well would midgets like
Mike Tyson (5'10")
Ernie Shavers (6'0")
Joe Frazier (5'11")

would do against Arreola, Adamek, Haye, WK and VK?


Didn't Tyson smoke guys 5 and 6 inches taller than him?

And yes middleweights fought heavys back then. As far as Jim Flynn he was 5'10", the same height as Mike Tyson.

I'm talking pre-war heavyweights. Boxing was a different sport in Tyson's era.

Wasn't Tommy Burns the smallest ever heavyweight champion at 5"7? How do you think he would fare in todays heavyweight division?

Thats why i hate people comparing fighters from different era's. You can't really compare any pre-war and post-war fighters as like i mentioned the sport was vastly different back then.

[bklynboy]

I'm talking pre-war heavyweights. Boxing was a different sport in Tyson's era.

Wasn't Tommy Burns the smallest ever heavyweight champion at 5"7? How do you think he would fare in todays heavyweight division?

Thats why i hate people comparing fighters from different era's. You can't really compare any pre-war and post-war fighters as like i mentioned the sport was vastly different back then.

OK - good point. I just read what you wrote as: 6-1 equals midget therefore they can't compete with today's big men.

I don't think Burns would have a chance in hell. Boxing has changed so much that, like you, I find it hard to compare fighters from pre-WWI with those afterwards. Fights went from being illegal to legal; judges not newspaper accounts were used; went away from fight-until-KOed 45 round fights to 15 round fights; neutral corner rule started being implemented; refs actually started inforcing no butting, gouging, wrestling rules. (Yeah there were numerous exceptions like the Max Baer - Carnera wrestling match.)

There are some pre-WWI giants that ought to be included but I feel that the game has changed so much that 1920 is my cutoff.