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George landed several hard rights to Dempsey's jaw in those first two rounds. The Manassa Mauler had too much firepower for the lightheavyweight Frenchman. Dempsey kept coming forward slowly, but surely, beating down Carpentier's defense. George had flashes during the fight that made this fight very entertaining and exciting. I wish this 1921 Jack Dempsey would have met Gene Tunney instead of the 1926 Dempsey. Have no doubt, good as Gene was, that Jack would have won by a knockout late in a close fight.

Man its just crazy how carpetier fought flyweight and middleweight in europe. Came over to fight probably the best heavyweight of that time at heavyweight and actually was winning the fight until he got tired in the 4th from all those bodyshots. Just imagine that nowadays. Mighty mouse vs Jon jones or idk Garcia vs Tyson fury. Even surving one round would be a massive achievement for the smaller guys and this guy came there and won the first 3. Actuall madness these men back there were just something else. If they had todays food/training they would be absolute monsters destroying everybody we know. Also good work by jack he could take a punch thats for sure. Good infighter for that time too these bodyshots won him the fight. In the fourth u see carpentier was already tired and thus ez to finish especially considering jeck was a true heavyweight while carpentier was a middleweight who could also go down to flyweight. Nowadays being a champion in 2 divisions is special. Carpentier was bantamweight/middleweight/welterweight/light-heavyweight and heavyweight Champion... actuall madness

I seen Carpentier train and trust me, he's a false alarm. - Harry Greb, July 1921

film speed is a little fast and needs corrected.

@scotte2815

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yeah those old cameras weren't very precise, and the film was not very stable. Still, it's pretty cool that we have these old films

Imagine what the top modern heavyweights and even cruiserweights would have done to heavyweights in Dempsey's era

@colincampbell7928

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With small gloves, longer fights and tougher guys who fought weekly. They'd get savaged.

@chreyzor

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@@colincampbell7928 Old era heavyweights were smaller, weren't as technical. I know there were special ones. The boxing style has evolved so much in the past 50 years, let alone the past 100 years... A good big man will always beat a good little man

@josipmarevic1964

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@@chreyzor Like Joshua (115 kg) have beaten Usyk (98 kg).

@colincampbell7928

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@@chreyzor what about David Haye vs Valuev? Or Harry Greb vs Gene Tunney, Bill Brennan, Kid Norfolk, Willie Meehan and many more. Or Dempsey vs Willard? I've never understood that, they had two arms and two legs didn't they? Barbados Joe Walcott, Joe Gans, Gene Tunney and Harry Greb were very technical. Does that mean old fighters were all shit but ppl just thought they looked good? Henry Armstrong and Joe Louis too, very technical.

@chreyzor

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@@josipmarevic1964 Usyk is a heavyweight of this era

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jack dempsey was very overrated

@scotte2815

3 жыл бұрын

Meaningless term. Could just as easily say he was very underrated. Dempsey was impressive if for no other reason than he was tough and did what he did without any formal training early in his life. Not many men could pull that off.

@colincampbell7928

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Yes, he hardly fought, his resume is not good.. It's because he was filmed so much that made him popular. If you read about Harry Greb then it's clear he was overrated. Harry Greb and Sam Langford are the best of that time, yet nobody knows who they were. Dempsey avoided both.

@klausklautklopapier4679

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Nah u know nothing about boxing. If anything is overrated its todays fighters. You could take the average "good boxer" from that time give him the same food/training/medicine we have today and watch him beat all of todays champions