Quote Originally Posted by Dav
Jimmy Wilde was undoubtedly one of the greatest pound for pound fighters in history. For those who say he never really beat anyone of note.... Joe Lynch was a world ranked bantamweight, as was Memphis Pal Moore... Joe Conn was a world ranked featherweight.... all of whom Wilde conceded at least a stone to.. and when you only weigh 6st 10lb (94 lb) that is one hell of a percentage of your bodyweight. The men he lost to (Lee, Moore, Sharkey, Herman and Villa) were due to; illness (Lee), bad refereeing (Moore), excessive weight difference/inactivity (Herman), and inactivity/old age (Villa). The only defeat that can be considered genuine was the loss to Jack Sharkey and that was only a newspaper decision (although Wilde readily concedes that he lost the fight). If anybody can give me the name of a fighter who has a better record and knockout ratio than Jimmy Wilde I will be glad to hear from them.
Have you ever seen him fight?? Anyone??.... By all accounts he was a great p4p fighter, and his story really is an amazing one, as if what he achieved... But if there is no footage available of him, or anyone he ever fought/beat... THen how can anyone even pretend to say he was the greatest p4p anything? How can you compare his boxing ability to anyone of which there is footage?? It's just not possible to determine that.. Let alone the fact that the sport was in it's early stages and has evolved tenfold since those days..