Highlights of Ketchel-Papke IV

[McGrain]

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Observations?

Imagine fighting like this for so many rounds, is the main one I think...

[Maxmomer]

I just watched that recently, I've read it's not one of Ketchel's better performances. He dominated Papke in their third fight.

[Seamus]

Cool footage.

But, uhhh, what in the fuck is Papke wearing for shorts? That would make Meldrick Taylor blush.

And I learned long ago to suffer Corbett videos.

[McGrain]

:lol:

Someone should bring out a posumous Buns of Steel vid for Corbett.

[Maxmomer]

Cool footage.

But, uhhh, what in the fuck is Papke wearing for shorts? That would make Meldrick Taylor blush.

And I learned long ago to suffer Corbett videos.

Yeah, man. Sometimes I try to find cool pictures of Ketchel fighting, and Papke and his bare-ass have ruined like three of them

[Maxmomer]

I think both of these pictures are from this fight

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This is from their third, I believe

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[McGrain]

Yeah, man. Sometimes I try to find cool pictures of Ketchel fighting, and Papke and his bare-ass have ruined like three of them

:rofl


You found some good ones though. Check out Ketchel in the bottom one, he looks like death warmed up. WTF is the story with Papke's hair in the middle one?

[Maxmomer]

:rofl


You found some good ones though. Check out Ketchel in the bottom one, he looks like death warmed up.

That bottom one is one of my new favorite photos. I just found it a few days ago and it's my new wall-paper. Ketchel almost looks possessed.

WTF is the story with Papke's hair in the middle one?He got hit so hard it starting falling out in clumps?

[McGrain]

Possessed is the correct word, that's exactly right.

Fuck having that for a wall-paper, chum.

[Maxmomer]

I think more people should respond to this thread, I'm very interested in what people have to say about Ketchel when he's fighting someone his own size, and not an ATG heavyweight 30 pounds heavier than he. Does he really look as crude and un-skilled as so many say. What do you think of his foot-work, his punch technique, his in fighting and strength in the clinches? Come on people!

[Maxmomer]

Possessed is the correct word, that's exactly right.

Fuck having that for a wall-paper, chum.

There's a fine line between badass and scary.

[Flea Man]

He looks good. Can't see him beating the likes of Hagler and Monzon though....but can see him giving trouble to all otehr so-called ATG HW's....he's super tough, strong, a good inside fighter, and, as we all know, if he did decide to find his range he could take you out with one punch.

The definition of an ATG.

[mcvey]

I think more people should respond to this thread, I'm very interested in what people have to say about Ketchel when he's fighting someone his own size, and not an ATG heavyweight 30 pounds heavier than he. Does he really look as crude and un-skilled as so many say. What do you think of his foot-work, his punch technique, his in fighting and strength in the clinches? Come on people!
Ketchel is certainly wild and wooly he swung from the rooftops but he had terrrific power and carried it allthrough a fight. Papke was a very tough hombre himself , he had to be to last as long with Stanley.
Those "men "that go to the ballet for a specific reason would probably have enjoyed Papke's ring attire, but its a bit off putting to us Heteros!

[Mendoza]

He looks good. Can't see him beating the likes of Hagler and Monzon though....but can see him giving trouble to all otehr so-called ATG HW's....he's super tough, strong, a good inside fighter, and, as we all know, if he did decide to find his range he could take you out with one punch.

The definition of an ATG.

As a fan of many old timers, I feel that Ketchel is over rated. He would be meat vs ANY all time top heavyweight, and IMO lacks the skills to beat the best middles in terms of Monzon, Hagler, Greb, et al.

[McGrain]

As a fan of many old timers, I feel that Ketchel is over rated. He would be meat vs ANY all time top heavyweight, and IMO lacks the skills to beat the best middles in terms of Monzon, Hagler, Greb, et al.

Inside, i think he's very skilled. How he would do against Greb is speculation, of course, but at a guess i'd agree "not very well". Monzon and Hagler would beat him on generalship, I think, but i'd pick him over any MW he could inflict his plan upon, aside from perhaps Dick Tiger.

LaMotta would be fun.

[Maxmomer]

Inside, i think he's very skilled. How he would do against Greb is speculation, of course, but at a guess i'd agree "not very well". Monzon and Hagler would beat him on generalship, I think, but i'd pick him over any MW he could inflict his plan upon, aside from perhaps Dick Tiger.

LaMotta would be fun.

Stanley Ketchel-Jake LaMotta is probably the most brutal middleweight fantasy fight I can imagine.

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Observations?

Imagine fighting like this for so many rounds, is the main one I think...

How strange. I cant recall another time when a professional fighter wore a shirt in the ring.