Jack Dempsey

[GJC]

Not fighting Harry Wills is the real black mark on his record in my view.

Very true..

It has really diminished Dempsey's reputation and enhanced Wills's. I have never doubted that had they fought Dempsey would have won comfortably Wills was made for him.

[mickey malone]

It has really diminished Dempsey's reputation and enhanced Wills's. I have never doubted that had they fought Dempsey would have won comfortably Wills was made for him.

I wouldn't have put me Model T Ford on it..

[sonnyboyx2]

FLICKER-FILM does none of the fighters any favour pre 1940.. to really appreciate Jack Dempsey at his best take a look at his fights with Tunney & Sharkey.. Tunney was the first ever scientific boxer who used incredible footwork with jab and move tactics.. against Sharkey Jack Dempsey looks awesome, bobbing & weaving, rolling with punches while very aggressive...

we should never critisize fighters from the turn of the century, its the footage we should critisize

[mrboxer]

i do not know what the big hype surrounding jack dempsey is all about,in terms of size he was puny for a heavyweight and look at the way he threw his punches,wide wild punches with his face unprotected,if he were fighting today he would not even beat a welterweight,the fighters in the old days just did not have the all round talent and athletics to actually even step in the ring with todays greats and last one full round,

[Southpaw Stinger]

i do not know what the big hype surrounding jack dempsey is all about,in terms of size he was puny for a heavyweight and look at the way he threw his punches,wide wild punches with his face unprotected,if he were fighting today he would not even beat a welterweight,the fighters in the old days just did not have the all round talent and athletics to actually even step in the ring with todays greats and last one full round,

We all kneel before your genius.

[sonnyboyx2]

It has really diminished Dempsey's reputation and enhanced Wills's. I have never doubted that had they fought Dempsey would have won comfortably Wills was made for him.

i agree Dempsey would have destroyed Wills

[Obama]

These Wills "made for Dempsey" arguments I find laughable. There's a reason Langford only beat him twice and lost 13 times. And at least one of the times Wills lost it was because he got careless. Wills was not the type of fighter to fight the other guy's fight. Dempsey was not stronger, and Wills was not a fighter to be roughed up. Wills had all the tools to school Dempsey. A prime Wills was never decisioned, and he fought some of the greatest opposition of all time.

[GJC]

These Wills "made for Dempsey" arguments I find laughable. There's a reason Langford only beat him twice and lost 13 times. And at least one of the times Wills lost it was because he got careless. Wills was not the type of fighter to fight the other guy's fight. Dempsey was not stronger, and Wills was not a fighter to be roughed up. Wills had all the tools to school Dempsey. A prime Wills was never decisioned, and he fought some of the greatest opposition of all time.

To be fair *****, Langford was giving Wills 6 years and had a far bigger advantage in size than he will have over Dempsey who he will be giving the 6 years to.

[TheGreatA]

In a perfect world Jess Willard would have given a shot at Harry Wills and Wills instead of Willard would have fought Dempsey in Toledo, prime for prime.

[Obama]

To be fair *****, Langford was giving Wills 6 years and had a far bigger advantage in size than he will have over Dempsey who he will be giving the 6 years to.

Langford was 175+ lbs at the time. Up to 190. He was KOing Heavyweights when he was a Junior Middleweight.

I give him a pass for a lot of the Wills losses, but not the first 4 or so.