Jack Dempsey appreciation thread!

[butterfly1964]

How the hell do people get the impression that Dempsey was crude... just look at that video.

the film quality of his fights, i guess.

[mokele]

always a Jack Dempsey fan

Jack Dempsey is definatly one of my favourite fighters of all time. He was robbed in the second Tunney fight. Damn long count!

I was always a Jack Dempsey fan and loved his aggressiveness, courage and the bob and weave style that he virtually invented. He also came forward sometimes in a crouch, which I'm sure Marciano knew about and perhaps learned from as he was developing his style.

As I was growing up as a boxing fan I hated Tunney for beating Dempsey in their 2nd fight, but let's face it! Tunney was a great fighter! I never saw the 2nd Dempsey-Tunney fight so I don't know if Tunney did any clinching. My opinion of him hinges on how he fought Dempsey. If he boxed him from the outside but also stood his ground on the inside I have no problem with him. If he tied up Dempsey on the inside all the time then maybe I'll go back to hating him again.

[Dempsey1238]

I have 8 rounds of fight 1, and the 2nd fight complete.

Tunney did tie up Dempsey often in there fight, Once Dempsey got on the inside, Tunney would tie up Dempsey's arms, and push him into the ropes, Or tie Dempsey up, and hit with upprcuts or other punchs.

When Tunney fail to tie up Dempsey's arms, all Dempsey could do was answer with rabbit punchs.

[RockyMarcianofan00]

Tunney was down in the second fight for something like 14 seconds - The Long Count

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[Dempsey1238]

true, but I still think Tunney would have beating the count. That was the only time Tunney was knockdown.

[Kid Achilles]

Tunney would have definitely beaten the count, but it did give him a precious few seconds to recover. If Gene had forced to get up and fight before a ten count, perhaps he would have been just groggy enough to get caught by a Dempsey hook, which sends him staggering back against those ropes, where he would have been brutally mauled again and possibly gone down for good.

[RockyMarcianofan00]

Jack Dempsey prime would maul Gene Tunney IMO

[butterfly1964]

Jack Dempsey prime would maul Gene Tunney IMO

i think dempsey would knock out tunney in his prime, but it still would have been a great fight.

[butterfly1964]

true, but I still think Tunney would have beating the count. That was the only time Tunney was knockdown.

tunney never really fought any hw's before he fought dempsey. that might be the reason.

[butterfly1964]

Tunney would have definitely beaten the count, but it did give him a precious few seconds to recover. If Gene had forced to get up and fight before a ten count, perhaps he would have been just groggy enough to get caught by a Dempsey hook, which sends him staggering back against those ropes, where he would have been brutally mauled again and possibly gone down for good.

it's hard to say. maybe he could've, and maybe not. it's possible that if he tried to get up, he would have stumbled around and the ref would hae called it off. it happens all the time.