Is Marciano the number 1 h2h Heavyweight?

Marciano makes almost every top 10 list.
Dempsey makes many top 10 lists.

Is someone having them at #1 & #2 enough to assume racial bias?

If his top 5 were:
1. Dempsey
2. Marciano
3. Jeffries
4. Tunney
5. Cooney

Then you have a point.

 

Marciano was a beast.

 

Much cleverer boxer than he's given credit for too.

 

He slipped my mind.

I have edited the post.

 

Obviously no, but I think he would have been a beast at cruiserweight.

With day before weigh-ins and help from nutritionists, I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up being able to make 175. His fight night weight was around what LHWs weigh now.

 

Since a popular topic in this forum are things Marciano never did...

Some things Marciano never did:

* Knocked down by and lose to an opponent 2 inches shorter and 16 lbs lighter.
* Be knocked out by a smaller opponent who is 7 years older.
*Lose to an opponent 20+ pounds lighter.
*Knocked out by an opponent almost 10 years older.
*Lose to an opponent with 7 inches less reach.
*Lose to a former light heavyweight over 15 lbs lighter.
*Knocked out by a 34 year old fighter while 30 years of age.

There's more...

 

I don't think he's top 50 to be perfectly honest. Pound for pound is a much different question.

 

But he did not even fight guys lighter than him, let alone he had the shorter reach.