Elmer Ray vs...

Let's pick a few interesting ones...
Tim Witherspoon
Jimmy Young
Sam McVey
???

 

Ray knocks out McVey
Witherspoon dec Ray
Young Dec Ray

 

Thank you.
I'm doing that silly thing. Which a lot of us do....
I'm trying to compile a 100 heavyweight list. I'm pretty confident from 1 - 30.
My 31 - 40 ... I'm unsure

 

Not many ko'd McVey and Ray wouldnt add to the list imo. He loses all 3.

 

I see him as the kind of fighter who would be likely to split a series with all three of those mean.

 

Elmer would certainly knockout “our” Mcvey. It’s not a fair fight.

Not sure about the real Mcvey.

 

It is very hard to assess Elmer Ray as a fighter because he fought very soft opposition so much of the time. In addition, it is hard to find an impressive win by Ray over a top fighter. In fact, a number of his wins over top fighters were very close, especially his win by a highly disputed split decision over Ezzard Charles, who was outweighed by nearly twenty pounds. In a rematch, Charles knocked out Ray in the ninth round.

- Chuck Johnston

 

He would lay off the real ale for that one!

 

Ray beat much better fighters in Charles and Walcott despite being 36 years old. He had big time power, and Sam mcvey has little to no defense on film. I like Ray here clearly.

 

The guy beat jersey joe Walcott. And you've already mentioned Ezzard Charles. Both men in their prime.

 

I'd have to be pissed to get in the ring with him!

 

Ray was knocked out by Charley Burley.

 

Both knocked him out too, so did John Henry Lewis a light heavy.

 

In sparring? You sound like chokelab