Dempsey beats anybody

[TheEvilSaint]

Did Dempsey took a dive against Jim Flynn or simply got knockout? It's hard to believe Dempsey got knockout by 5'9 short and sturdy Fireman Flynn.

jack was fighting on a stomach that was empty for about a week. it is possible that he took a dive, too. but ive heard both stories. he needed money at the time, so a dive is not out of the question.

[potatoes]

jack was fighting on a stomach that was empty for about a week. it is possible that he took a dive, too. but ive heard both stories. he needed money at the time, so a dive is not out of the question.

In a competitive sport loses are inevitable. Back in Jack Dempsey's day losing was not considered to be the end of the world. Today boxing has become a highly managed sport where a losing is a very bad idea when there are so many uncompetitive fights. Vitali Klitschko have great looking record, but this is largely against hand picked opponents. Jack Dempsey had to fight to live, and some of his fights were ill-timed and ill-advised, problems that Vitali Klitachko never had to deal with. The keyboard warriors make a big deal of Dempsey loss to Flynn, a much smaller man and conclude from that he would have no chance against Vitali Klitschko. That is a dubious train of logic. Styles make fights, and Klitschko's style is similir to Jess Willard. Dempsey had no problem with Willard and he would have no problem with Klitschko.

[t_tsuguri]

"The Great Trainers and Fighters on Dempsey: Simply The Best"

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=4017

Exactly what the title says. Trainers alive during Dempsey's era who witnessed him firsthand and who are still alive today argue Dempsey's greatness and plausible dominance of the sport at present times.

[dino]

For those you of that never saw Jack Dempsey fight(obviously a few on this board):

Jack fighting George Carpentier:



His fight agains the 6'6 245lbs Jess Willard who beat Jack Johnson btw:

you cant really believe these ****** primitive boxing videos show anybody with any skill...you people arent THAT ****** are you?

[potatoes]

you cant really believe these ****** primitive boxing videos show anybody with any skill...you people arent THAT ****** are you?

.....yeah, I am!

[TonyRingside]

Dempsay should not be mentioned in the same breath as modern fighters. He must be one of the tiniest men I have ever seen.

The only reason that he is mentioned is due to Wladimir Klitschko - glass Wlad - being a champ.

Dempsay KO glass Wlad 1. No-one argues with this.

But compare Dempsay to a decent man sized man, and his china chin gets cracked EARLY.

Hell, a ****ing fireman knocked him COLD!

yeah, it'd be great if you never posted again

[hemichromis]

Dempsay should not be mentioned in the same breath as modern fighters. He must be one of the tiniest men I have ever seen.

The only reason that he is mentioned is due to Wladimir Klitschko - glass Wlad - being a champ.

Dempsay KO glass Wlad 1. No-one argues with this.

But compare Dempsay to a decent man sized man, and his china chin gets cracked EARLY.

Hell, a ****ing fireman knocked him COLD!

so you think that dempsey is nothing comapred to modern heavyweights and yet you say he could take out the best current heavyweight in one round?! are you an idiot?

[psychopath]

Dempsey is a superb well conditioned atlete and there's no question that he can be competitive against anybody in this modern day of the sports, but it's just that the phrase "Demsey beats anybody" is simply super HYPE and ridiculous.

[potatoes]

Dempsey is a superb well conditioned atlete and there's no question that he can be competitive against anybody in this modern day of the sports, but it's just that the phrase "Demsey beats anybody" is simply super HYPE and ridiculous.

Well, of course, nobody in their right mind believes Jack Dempsey would beat George Foreman or Sonny Liston. But he could lick the Klitschko ******* without even breathing hard.

[psychopath]

Well, of course, nobody in their right mind believes Jack Dempsey would beat George Foreman or Sonny Liston. But he could lick the Klitschko ******* without even breathing hard.

But he could lick the Klitschko's *******?

I have no problem if that's your honest opinion dude. You should have used that title instead of "Dempsey beats anybody".