The Myth everyone rated Tyson as an ATG HW after Spinks fight (Video evidence inside)

[marbleheadmaui]

I get very uncomfortable when folks predict as near certain outcomes things that have no basis in history.... Neither would have been intimidated by Tyson.

This statement is not only self-contradictory, but also non-factual.

Dempsey got destroyed by midget man Jim Flynn, the dwarf Jack Johnson famously beat by holding him at arms length and repeatedly punching him in the face. He beat Willard because he had horsehoes in his gloves in a bigger cheating scandal than Margarito.

Not only that but he only made something like 6 title defences in 7 years, which for that era is abysmal... Even more so when you consider his activity leading up to his title shot. This was while avoiding Willis and Greb and actually avoiding ANY fighter who wasn't white all during which, He went missing for 3 years only to return and loose twice to Tunney.

Shit fighter, protected fighter. Complete Hype Job... 1st of a kind indeed!

I'm messing, he really wasn't shite. Quite phenomenal actually but as a champion he gets overrated way too much.... Actaully that's a lie.... 98% of the people that probably were guilty of overrating him are probably now dead.

The other 2% are Burt Sugar and maybe some people on this forum

Dempsey had six defenses in seven years which you say is unusual for that era. REALLY? Willard had one in four years and Jack Johnson had seven in seven years. It was the NORM in that era.

Heavy champs back then made HUGE money doing traveling exhibitions and making movies etc. Hell even later Jimmy Braddock didn't fight for two years after Baer and before Louis just making dough off his name.

In some ways I shouldn't complain so much about fight schedules today. Had I been around and a heavy devotee from WWI-Joe Louis? I might have become a serial killer of inactive heavyweight champions