pundit
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by pundit » 12 Jun 2006, 14:28
Firpo? Carpentier? Willard?
Cojimar 1945
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by Cojimar 1945 » 12 Jun 2006, 16:09
I would think his best win might be those over Billy Miske.
mattym
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by mattym » 12 Jun 2006, 16:22
Firpo imo. Carpentier had gained too much weight and willard was a bit of a stiff.
HomicideHenry
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by HomicideHenry » 12 Jun 2006, 16:38
In his early career, possibly his win over Gunboat Smith.
Later career, Carpentier and Firpo.
evndrbsn
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by evndrbsn » 12 Jun 2006, 20:04
Dempsey was past his prime, but I'd say one of his top wins was over Jack Sharkey.
Expug
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by Expug » 12 Jun 2006, 20:13
The Willard fight. Jack was a beast in that one.
barry
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by barry » 15 Jun 2006, 04:33
I like the Willard bout because he just beat the bejesus out of Willard, but the Firpo was by far his most exciting and one that he most certainly dealt with adversity in and came back to score the knockout.
dempseyfire
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by dempseyfire » 15 Jun 2006, 07:58
Are we talking about quality of opposition? Then either Fulton or Miske.
Firpo was an exciting fight but the Argentenian was a stiff with a punch, the Gerry Cooney of the 1920s minus the white hope angle with lesser skills.