Jack Dempsey Vs Battling Siki

[TBooze]

I am currently reading Peter Benson's Battling Siki, and this fight was thrown up as possible go'er post McTigue. Anyone fancy Siki had a chance?

[Senya13]

Siki was too wild and unskillful to cause Dempsey troubles.

[janitor]

This would have been more an execution than a fight.

Interestingly Siki was the only black fighter that Rickard seemed interested in matching Dempsey with.

[TBooze]

This would have been more an execution than a fight.

Interestingly Siki was the only black fighter that Rickard seemed interested in matching Dempsey with.

Reading up on it, it would of been huge, Siki was massive in Europe and a curiosity in the States. But Rickard was concerned about the Johnson affect, thus the reason it did not happen.

Reading from a bias of a Siki Biography, he (Siki) did think he had a fair chance. I think at the very least he would of done much better than Carpentier (some compliment, eh? ;)); and if Dempsey was too overconfident, Siki did have the fire power to ruffle a few feathers...

[janitor]

I think at the very least he would of done much better than Carpentier (some compliment, eh? ;));

Hard to say.

If Siki wanted a knock down drag out fight then Dempsey would oblige him.

[Dempsey1238]

Perhaps in stand of the 4 rounds as it was with George, it would last 1 or 2 rounds after some fireworks. Not sure if its better or not. Did Firpo do better than Carp?? Even though George lasted 4 rounds?

[TBooze]

Perhaps in stand of the 4 rounds as it was with George, it would last 1 or 2 rounds after some fireworks. Not sure if its better or not. Did Firpo do better than Carp?? Even though George lasted 4 rounds?

Firpo did much better than Carpentier IMO. Siki's style means he almost certainly would of lost inside six, but he would have had a small punchers chance, something Carpentier lacked.

[mcvey]

I am currently reading Peter Benson's Battling Siki, and this fight was thrown up as possible go'er post McTigue. Anyone fancy Siki had a chance?
No!