Dempsey is considered one of the best ever because of the way he cleaned out the division prior to his winning of the title. The best Dempsey was the pre title Dempsey. Fred Fulton, Carl Morris, Bill Brennan, and Billy Miske were all top notch heavyweights and Dempsey disposed of them, often in grue...

I dare you to find anyone still alive who tasted Baer's right hand in a fight or in sparring and tell them he threw it like an amateur.

That punch was unorthodox but it was an effective punch and a fight ender.

Baer had a great physique for boxing. He didn't have huge biceps or extremely well developed pecs but his shoulders and overall upper torso was massive. Probably the widest shoulders I've seen on a boxer. Watch his fight with Louis, and Louis looks like a kid in comparison. Baer had a massive frame....