The Nonpariel

[RoccoMarciano]

Did Jack Dempsey ever face an equal before Fitzsimmons?

[Senya13]

An equal in what?

[RoccoMarciano]

Boxing... or is that foreign to this board......................

[Senya13]

Boxing includes many components. I don't consider Fitz equal to Dempsey in boxing skills. If you are asking about good opponents in general, Mike Donovan was a middleweight champ.

[RoccoMarciano]

Did Dempsey face a person equal to himself in boxing skill before Fitzsimmons?

Nonpareil means no equal, an explanation for our Russian audience.

[Senya13]

As I said, I don't think Fitzsimmons was equal in boxing skills to Dempsey. He was bigger, stronger, and faced a washed-up Dempsey, that's why he won.

[RoccoMarciano]

Give me some views prior to Fitzsimmons then. The whole point of the post......

The word prior means before. Just thought I'd point that little fact out to those lacking in English ability.

[Senya13]

Thanks for translation. Why don't you give a couple of names of fighters who held the alias 'Nonpareil' before Jack Dempsey?

[Senya13]

Views about what? About Mike Donovan ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) being a very skilled boxer?

[RoccoMarciano]

Point blank... I don't like you Senya, never have. You are more of a disruption than anything else. I'm more than happy to translate anything you need translated:) Seems clear you need help!

I would thank you if you'd find it fit to not reply to my posts in the future. It's fairly obvious I've little use for you, or your insight.... so what's the point?

[Senya13]

And I'll be happy if you never again speak about fighters or a country you have zero knowledge about.

[RoccoMarciano]

Oh, I know quite a lot about Russia.. trust me :)


When you have a contribution to a question, I'll be happy to read it. Let's stop this, this, whatever it is, shall we?

It's not getting you out of the third world, and it certainly means nothing to me.. so what's the point?

[Senya13]

You know so much about it, that you can't remember any names of Russian boxers who were champs recently, except for some heavyweights.
Yes, lets leave it at this. As by the time Dempsey faced Fitz he was nonpareil no more, having been beaten already.

[RoccoMarciano]

Classic forum.. I know of no Russians that fit my criterion for that one.

Get's me why we always go on like this............. It makes me wonder why I post on here at all.

[Senya13]

Why don't you give a link to your best (in your opinion) post on this forum, maybe at least it contains something interesting and new?

[Senya13]

An old post of mine about Nonpareil Jack Dempsey ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) on one Russian forum. Dated June 26, 2004. That's the day when I first learned what 'nonpareil' word means, FYI.

[RoccoMarciano]

So much for your knowledge of English.

[janitor]

Here is an acount of the fight if you two will stop bickering

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[GazOC]

So much for your knowledge of English.


You mean French? And I'd still bet its better than your Russian?

[RoccoMarciano]

You mean French? And I'd still bet its better than your Russian?

The English borrowed many words from others. So assuming it was once French, it is an English word now.

Have I ever had a desire to learn Russian? No! Why learn a language no person outside of Russia uses?

[RoccoMarciano]

Here is an acount of the fight if you two will stop bickering

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[Senya13]

I have reports of several tens of Dempsey's fights. But thank you.

[GazOC]

The English borrowed many words from others. So assuming it was once French, it is an English word now.


It was, and still is, French. The fact its fallen into use with English speakers doesn't alter that.

And as for pulling up a Russian for not knowing the word......tut, tut. Give he guy a break.;)

[RoccoMarciano]

It was, and still is, French. The fact its fallen into use with English speakers doesn't alter that.

And as for pulling up a Russian for not knowing the word......tut, tut. Give he guy a break.;)

Does to me... it's an English word now. You might as well accept the fact English, not French or Russian, is the global language :lol: It's what senya and you are both using.

Just read Janitor's post and drop this angle...

[Seamus]

cat fight!

[GazOC]

cat fight!
Not here mate. The phrase is French and only really makes grammatical sense in French but its no biggie to me... I'm English.:D

[RoccoMarciano]

Not here mate. The phrase is French and only really makes grammatical sense in French but its no biggie to me... I'm English.:D

Don't most English have a certain dislike for the French?

How does the word fail to make grammatical sense in English when a definition is easily available... in English? Most English words derive their meaning through definition, don't they? If not, how did we ever learn how to use them??

[GazOC]

No equal Jack Dempsey?

Having no equal Jack Dempsey?

Doesn't work gramatically...;)

I don't mind the French....as long as they stay in France.:D

[apollack]

Dempsey was a phenomenal fighter with more finish fights than most fighters in the 1880s. I will have a pretty good discussion of his career, and his fight with Fitzsimmons, in my upcoming book on Bob Fitzsimmons, coming out in December.