Centennial Celebration-Jack Dempsey Blasts Big Jess Willard

[QueensburyRules]

- -July 4th, American Independence Day, 1919, BlackJack dishes out the worst beating ever on a fighter in spite of giving up over 65 lbs and 6".

Had to sign a waiver so his estate could not sue Jess in case he killed Jack in the Ring. Jess killed at least one fighter, possibly 2, and his leaping straight right had JJOHNSON out for five minutes give or take.

This is what men used to do on the 4th of July when men were still men and not the candied travesties of today!

First a firefight, then fireworks and spirits!

[GhostofDempsey]

Yep, and he did it clean...no loaded wraps nonsense or any other advantages.

[QueensburyRules]

Yep, and he did it clean...no loaded wraps nonsense or any other advantages.

- -Yup, won a handsome defamation settlement against Sports Illustrated and public apology for claiming otherwise, a couple of extra KOs for his record and big wad for his bank account.

Here's the current boxing schedule on American Independence Day. Danes and Italians the only ones upholding the now defunct American tradition.

[QueensburyRules]

- -Now Lee Groves and Ring getting into the fireworks on this Independence Day.

Not many Joe Louis was officially birthed on this day when he blasted a respectable journeyman thru the ropes into the lap of the mortified commish of the moment.

Jack vs Joe used to be the hottest topic in town with plenty of busted eyes and scattered teeth to show for the results.

Post retirement Jack launched an exhibition series as a prelude to a comeback in the 30s, so he could've met the up and coming Joe before his body double Schmeling did, but Jack wisely pulled the plug.

[travestyny]

Didn't do it clean, but we all knew that. Been there, discussed this already.

“When I handled Kid McCoy, I used to bandage his hands with a certain type of adhesive tape,” DeForest told Vila. “As soon as McCoy drew on the gloves, the tape hardened and, as a result, he was able to inflict unusual punishment. I wound Dempsey’s hands, which Willard inspected. The story that Dempsey wore aluminum pads over his knuckles is a lie. His bandages became hardened, no doubt, and that was why he cut Willard’s face to ribbons.”

From his own trainer who wrapped his hands and never had a falling out with Dempsey.

Pathetic, but I bit the bait just because it was easy. Have fun

[QueensburyRules]

Didn't do it clean, but we all knew that. Been there, discussed this already.




From his own trainer who wrapped his hands and never had a falling out with Dempsey.

Pathetic, but I bit the bait just because it was easy. Have fun

- -Heh, heh, you bit cause you ain't got the brains of a bait fish.

Nat rated JJOHNSON #1 hvy, his opinion, yet when he paid JJ for his schoolboy autobio, it was to give a broken man some spending $ and keep the cartoon out of circulation.

I'll take Nats direct observation, not opinion over yer Candyland majic hardening prolonged infantilism any day.

Oh, and I've never banned you from any of my threads because that ain't never been my style in my history of Internet forums. I welcome all comers unlike you who became so distressed you had to ban me from yer Candyboy thread...only in Candyland!!!

[travestyny]

- -Heh, heh, you bit cause you ain't got the brains of a bait fish.

Nat rated JJOHNSON #1 hvy, his opinion, yet when he paid JJ for his schoolboy autobio, it was to give a broken man some spending $ and keep the cartoon out of circulation.

I'll take Nats direct observation, not opinion over yer Candyland majic hardening prolonged infantilism any day.

Oh, and I've never banned you from any of my threads because that ain't never been my style in my history of Internet forums. I welcome all comers unlike you who became so distressed you had to ban me from yer Candyboy thread...only in Candyland!!!

What does any of that have to do with what Dempsey's trainer said about Dempsey


You're truly pathetic. Next time, try to say something that actually matters

[GhostofDempsey]

- -Heh, heh, you bit cause you ain't got the brains of a bait fish.

Nat rated JJOHNSON #1 hvy, his opinion, yet when he paid JJ for his schoolboy autobio, it was to give a broken man some spending $ and keep the cartoon out of circulation.

I'll take Nats direct observation, not opinion over yer Candyland majic hardening prolonged infantilism any day.

Oh, and I've never banned you from any of my threads because that ain't never been my style in my history of Internet forums. I welcome all comers unlike you who became so distressed you had to ban me from yer Candyboy thread...only in Candyland!!!

Haven't you heard, they had "magic" tape back then that hardened like cement without breaking a fighter's hands. LMAO.

[travestyny]

Haven't you guys heard that Carpentier made Dempsey remove the tape from his hands in the very next fight, and for the Tunney fight, bicycle tape was specifically prohibited because, according to another historian, it was Jacks custom to wear it

Maybe that's why Dempsey lost to Tunney, hmmmm. Poor guy couldn't rig his hands up the usual way

A provocative article by widely syndicated sportswriter Grantland Rice was more fodder for the notion that Tunney was a live underdog. Rice noted that Depsey had never had his hands wrapped by anyone but Kearns since graduating from the tank towns. It was Doc's custom to wrap Dempsey's hands with several yards of hard black bicycle tape over a thick cushion of gauze and cotton. For this bout, the fighters were required to enter the ring bare-fisted and their hands would be dressed with inspectors looking on. Bicycle tape was prohibited, forcing Dempsey to fight with far less bandaging than was his custom.

Mark Kram (author of Ghosts of Manila):

The trade evolved first toward shoddiness, when, among other things, trainers would tape hands with lethal bicycle tape and would use razor blades to relieve swelling.

Just a coincidence I guess, Dempsey boys. Carry on

[QueensburyRules]

Haven't you guys heard that Carpentier made Dempsey remove the tape from his hands in the very next fight, and for the Tunney fight, bicycle tape was specifically prohibited because, according to another historian, it was Jacks custom to wear it

Maybe that's why Dempsey lost to Tunney, hmmmm. Poor guy couldn't rig his hands up the usual way




Mark Kram (author of Ghosts of Manila):


Just a coincidence I guess, Dempsey boys. Carry on

- -Weren't no hard black bicycle tape over Dempsey handwraps, but candyboyz gonna get wired and toothless ached no matter what.

Peppermint or julepmint fer yer snaggles?