prime Jim Jeffries vs prime jack johnson

[KidBlackie]

We've already established that a fence post knows more about boxing history than you do. Johnson was layed out cold for over 5 min and had to be helped out of the ring. It wasn't the first time he'd been starched either. Only Leon was KOed more.

All this stuff has been well documented.

[butterfly1964]

We've already established that a fence post knows more about boxing history than you do. Johnson was layed out cold for over 5 min and had to be helped out of the ring. It wasn't the first time he'd been starched either. Only Leon was KOed more.

All this stuff has been well documented.

some interesting insight.

[Da Iceman]

so he got knocked out he still wouldve whooped the **** out of jeffries

[butterfly1964]

so he got knocked out he still wouldve whooped the **** out of jeffries

also a good point.

[Rspen46]

Jeffries wins!

Jeffries was a superb all-around athlete in his Prime, as mentioned since he went 15 rounds with Johnson when he was a shell of the fighter in his Prime, I must go with Jeffries winning in his prime for that reason, Jeffries & Langford would have been a war also, but Jeffries eventually wins that one also.

Harry Wills, well, Uzcudan beat him, so Jeffries in Prime would also. Jeffries & Dempsey Prime would have been a war, I might Jeffries the edge in that one also.
I would love to have seen Tunney vs. Johnson, I take Tunney.

[rightsideup]

Jeffries would have been more of challenge to Jack Johnson in his prime as he was a tremendous physical specimen but he was being out boxed by corbit and fitz in their fights. A serious Jack Johnson would out point Jeff if the judging was fair. It would be a close fight though.

[ShoulderRoll]

Jim Jeffries was a tremendous athlete for a big man but as a boxer he was very crude.

I say Johnson boxes his ears off with the only chance for a Jeffries victory being if he could wear JJ down and get a KO by attrition in the later rounds.

[Lucas Machine]

I think Jeffries in his prime would wear down Johnson. He might have had difficulty penetrating the defense early, but the power and strength of Jeffries would be too much in the end. I think Jeffries stops the swamp donkey in the later rounds with a brutal KO.

[Barn]

It's a styles thing, Johnson wins in a slightly more drawn out, competitive fight.

[Barn]

Jeffries was a superb all-around athlete in his Prime, as mentioned since he went 15 rounds with Johnson when he was a shell of the fighter in his Prime, I must go with Jeffries winning in his prime for that reason, Jeffries & Langford would have been a war also, but Jeffries eventually wins that one also.

Harry Wills, well, Uzcudan beat him, so Jeffries in Prime would also. Jeffries & Dempsey Prime would have been a war, I might Jeffries the edge in that one also.
I would love to have seen Tunney vs. Johnson, I take Tunney.

Uzcudan beat Wills when he was like 5 million years old, that's a terrible argument.