Judging by the sarcasm in your response, you obviously have a high opinion of your own opinions. That makes one of you. Citing one example hardly proves your point. I was generalizing about the average boxer then vs now. Try reading with your nose pointed downward.
Before WWII, heavies as large as Willard, Baer, Firpo and Jeffries were nowhere near as common as in the past thirty years. Congratulations, however on reading one (two?) book (s) and remembering Willard's name. and size.
I recall reading a book called the Great Fights. In a chapter devoted to the first Clay/Liston fight, it read that Liston annihilated hulking (huge) Mike DeJohn. I had it in my mind that DeJohn had to be a giant. Then I found out that he was tall (6 foot 2) but fought between 200 and 210 pounds (!), a string bean by modern standards. This showed just how much larger heavies are today, although the weight is often fat carried by sluggish blimps who throw head shots, exhausting themselves.
george chuvalo said that the hardest punchers he ever fought were MIKE DE JOHN + GEORGE FOREMAN! he said DE JOHN'S NAME BEFORE FOREMAN'S.
blueparrot989 5 months ago
Judging by the sarcasm in your response, you obviously have a high opinion of your own opinions. That makes one of you. Citing one example hardly proves your point. I was generalizing about the average boxer then vs now. Try reading with your nose pointed downward.
Before WWII, heavies as large as Willard, Baer, Firpo and Jeffries were nowhere near as common as in the past thirty years. Congratulations, however on reading one (two?) book (s) and remembering Willard's name. and size.
sportshistorybuff 8 months ago
DeJohn was 6'4"..
marcxopoco 8 months ago
I recall reading a book called the Great Fights. In a chapter devoted to the first Clay/Liston fight, it read that Liston annihilated hulking (huge) Mike DeJohn. I had it in my mind that DeJohn had to be a giant. Then I found out that he was tall (6 foot 2) but fought between 200 and 210 pounds (!), a string bean by modern standards. This showed just how much larger heavies are today, although the weight is often fat carried by sluggish blimps who throw head shots, exhausting themselves.
sportshistorybuff 8 months ago
Half-witted @sportshistorybuff doesn't know that Jack Dempsey won the heavyweight title from Jess Willard, who was 6' 6 1/2" tall and weighed 242.
sportshistorybuff needs to find some more competent "history" books.
marcxopoco 8 months ago
George Chuvalo said DeJohn hit him harder than anybody else ever did. Remember Chuvalo fought Ali,Foreman,Quarry,Frazier and Cleveland Williams.
xxdonaldqxxx 8 months ago
I'm bestfriends with Jake DeJohn, Mike's grandson.
downfall4you 1 year ago
DeJohn was a bomber.
zenmachinefilms 1 year ago
Start 1:36
operbathosa 1 year ago
this fight wasn't fixed. dejohn was a hard puncher and charlie powell was a football player, wasn't he?
atmoi666 1 year ago
Charlie Powell didn't suck he just took too many left hooks to the jaw.
PUGCAT 1 year ago
I saw a George Chuvalo interviewed, he said Mike DeJohn was one of the hardest punchers he ever faced and he would know.
PUGCAT 1 year ago
groso! gracias maestro!
rafladen 1 year ago
Amazing. Either Charlie Powell sucked, Mike De John was really good, or the fight was fixed. Cool to see none the less
17GreenLantern 1 year ago
Great old footage!
videor44 1 year ago
Do you have the Charlie Powell vs. Cassius Clay fight?
yaiqab 1 year ago
Wow. Good vid. Thank you, sweetfights.
ATG913 1 year ago