Jack Dempsey vs Today's Heavyweights

[mlac]

some pretty simple minds on show in this thread

being bigger of course is an advantage, but it's not the be all end all.

Tyson in his prime was one of the most vicious HW's of all time, some welterweights are taller than him...

Valuev was 7 foot tall and was a hairy robot who lost to a near 50 year old Evander Holyfield...

has the game improved in 90 year's? yes obviously, but let's not forget Mike tyson studied Jack dempsey and modeled himself partly on him.

Dempsey also beat down a giant 6'7 Jess willard in one of the most brutal and vicious beat down's of all time, And people were fearing for Jack's life before the bout, Willard had already killed a man, and most were fearing the same outcome..

[robertzimmerman]

some pretty simple minds on show in this thread

being bigger of course is an advantage, but it's not the be all end all.

Tyson in his prime was one of the most vicious HW's of all time, some welterweights are taller than him...

Valuev was 7 foot tall and was a hairy robot who lost to a near 50 year old Evander Holyfield...

has the game improved in 90 year's? yes obviously, but let's not forget Mike tyson studied Jack dempsey and modeled himself partly on him.

Dempsey also beat down a giant 6'7 Jess willard in one of the most brutal and vicious beat down's of all time, And people were fearing for Jack's life before the bout, Willard had already killed a man, and most were fearing the same outcome..

Great post.

Unfortunately, this site is plagued by simpletons.

[Kigali]

Look how many times Jess Wilard and Primo Carnera got off the floor to continue fighting.

Look how many more punches they threw.
Look how many rounds they fought.
Look at the staggering competition they had to face.

They had to deal so many different styles.....including the giant killer...

The Bob & Weaver style

That eliminates all the big guys from the game...it's gone now...and look who's taken over.

Big dumb fragile sorry ass mofos.

The lowest of the low in boxing.

[ShoulderRoll]

What a load of hyperbolic nonsense.

If you don't know what I'm talking about you should read Jack Dempsey's book "Championship Fighting."

There's a lot that goes into being a well schooled fighter.

[VG_Addict]

He wouldn't be in the top 10.

Today's HWs are too big and strong for him. Don't give me that **** about Dempsey beating the likes of Willard and Firpo, because today's HWs are much, much more skilled than either of them.

[HandsofIron]

Being huge isn't always an advantage.

Styles make fights.

But in this case it does. Dempsey, who weighs around 190-200 lbs, would be grossly and unfairly, out-weighed by guys like Fury and the Klitz Bros, who usually weigh-in around 240-270 lbs. Dempsey would be a mere crusierweight by today's standards.

[mlac]

He wouldn't be in the top 10.

Today's HWs are too big and strong for him. Don't give me that **** about Dempsey beating the likes of Willard and Firpo, because today's HWs are much, much more skilled than either of them.

1 ➡ Anthony Joshua

2 ➡ Deontay Wilder

3 ➡ Luis Ortiz

4 ➡ Kubrat Pulev

5 ➡ Alexander Povetkin

6 ➡ Vyacheslav Glazkov

7 ➡ Charles Martin

8 ➡ Joseph Parker

9 ➡ Lucas Browne

10 ➡ David Haye

Ignoring the fact they are boxrec top 10 rankings and not totally accurate.

You think Dempsey would lose to all of the above?

[VG_Addict]

1 ➡ Anthony Joshua

2 ➡ Deontay Wilder

3 ➡ Luis Ortiz

4 ➡ Kubrat Pulev

5 ➡ Alexander Povetkin

6 ➡ Vyacheslav Glazkov

7 ➡ Charles Martin

8 ➡ Joseph Parker

9 ➡ Lucas Browne

10 ➡ David Haye

Ignoring the fact they are boxrec top 10 rankings and not totally accurate.

You think Dempsey would lose to all of the above?

Yes. All of them are much bigger than Dempsey.

[F l i c k e r]

Don't be ridiculous.

Carl Froch walks around 202lbs natural. His words exactly was "I am naturally 14 stone and a half". Convert that yourself.

Froch is 6'1" with a 75in reach.

Dempsey was 6'1" with a 77in reach.

How on god's green-blue earth is he not a Middleweight?

Let be more specific. Super Middleweight.

Hell, I'll even go as far as to say Froch is basically the modern Dempsey.

[mlac]

Yes. All of them are much bigger than Dempsey.

I thought we already covered that being bigger does not equate to an automatic win

No offence but YDSAB if you think charles ****ing martin beats jack dempsey