Good, well thought out read, Marble, it makes me think however, that sometimes Talent, Skill and Craft get tossed out of the ring, and what it all boils down to is being able to 'fight'. A good example of that might be Dempsey-Firpo, Jack probably thought he was back in a saloon in a barroom brawl in the Mid-west, like I said sometimes you've just gotta suck it up, and be able to fight.

A few other examples:
George Foreman vs Ron Lyle
Ali vs Frazier III (da thrilla)
Marciano vs. Walcott I