Big Punchers

[gnasher16 30,437]

Lovely lad Dennis not the sharpest tool in the box which always made him fun to be around !.....He had his moments of success in that fight,the ref was very kind to Hearns as well.....Typical of the determination Dennis lived his life by he virtually begged Manny Steward to train him after the Hearns loss and Manny obviously saw something in him and invited him over to train and the rest is history as they say......I was always a big Hearns fan years ago Dennis got him to sign a big picture that he sent over for me that i had hanging in the gym for years ended up auctioning it off for charity to a good young chap off here !.....Certainly wouldnt put Dennis in any sort of big puncher category but for sheer heart and desire they dont come much bigger.

Edited December 27, 2014 by gnasher16

[beast 1,884]

didnt dennis beat tony sibson, i seem to recall?

[darbo 4,776]

didnt dennis beat tony sibson, i seem to recall?

Yes stopped him in 9 rds at light heavy weight. i recall andries calling him a fat middleweight.

[gnasher16 30,437]

Sibson turned out to be an easy fight for Dennis but in all fairness in todays times Sibson wouldnt even of been a middleweight let alone a light heavy.

[darbo 4,776]

[darbo 4,776]

[bird 9,970]

fookn hell what puncher , he looks as strong as hoss

[darbo 4,776]

 

fookn hell what puncher , he looks as strong as hoss

 

Do you remember the beverly hillbillys bird max was jethros dad.

[bird 9,970]

 

 

fookn hell what puncher , he looks as strong as hoss

 

Do you remember the beverly hillbillys bird max was jethros dad.

 

just about lol, bloody hell I didn't know that , he looked big bloke , how would have got on with todays heavyweight's ?

[darbo 4,776]

 

 

 

fookn hell what puncher , he looks as strong as hoss

 

Do you remember the beverly hillbillys bird max was jethros dad.

 

just about lol, bloody hell I didn't know that , he looked big bloke , how would have got on with todays heavyweight's ?

 

i would give him a punchers chance bird.

[bird 9,970]

 

 

 

 

fookn hell what puncher , he looks as strong as hoss

 

Do you remember the beverly hillbillys bird max was jethros dad.

 

just about lol, bloody hell I didn't know that , he looked big bloke , how would have got on with todays heavyweight's ?

 

i would give him a punchers chance bird.

 

[MickC 1,825]

All depends in what era they fought as to how well Baer would have done.

[DogFox123 1,379]

Baer was actually suspended from boxing after killing one if his opponents, criminal charges were filed against him but later dropped, he was a ferocious puncher.

[dytkos 17,819]

Baer was actually suspended from boxing after killing one if his opponents, criminal charges were filed against him but later dropped, he was a ferocious puncher.

I seem to remember he was the father of the fella who played Jethro in the Beverley HillBillys (or did I dream it )?

 

Cheers, D.

[DogFox123 1,379]

He also had a younger, bigger brother called Buddy who challenged Joe Louis for the title, he also made it onto the list as one of the greatest punchers.