Shkor--He wasn't rated when he fought Marciano. I said ever-rated hhascup posted once that Shkor was rated after he stopped Mauriello in 1947....
I like Klitschko. Liston didn't fight anyone close to Wlad in size and few in skill (and Sonny didn't look that good against those that were,...
"That's because Floyd Patterson had suffered his first loss to Joey Maxim, a guy who fought rough like Marciano (but not as well)" This just...
Mr Magoo on Lyle--"he carried 220 lbs. better than Louis carried 213." Considering that Louis was at 213 when he KO'd Walcott in 1948, this...
"The Joe Louis who fought Marciano represents a modern sized heavy," I'm not certain who is supposed to be saying this. I'm not. Louis was...
"But I think it fair to surmise that he had lost a lot of punch resistance by the time he met Marciano." How many others, including the...
Who did Jeffries fight and defeat who meets this criteria? Johnson? You could make a case for McVea, but he was a teenager, and not tall....
"This doesn't prove your point at all." Of course not. There are very few definitive historical proofs. There is only evidence. So many more...
Fair enough point, except for Louis. Why would you expect such a great former champion who had lost only to the current champion and then beat a...
"Who is the great heavyweight young contender who emerged in this time period" Rocky Marciano. Other young contenders included Rex Layne, Roland...
Except Bruce W and Savold were not nearly the best men out there. This sort of thing proves the weakness of paper champions, not the quality of...
The any and every stick to beat Marciano with is what is crumbing underneath here. The heavyweight division definitely took a tumble with Ezzard...
Fair enough. Compared to modern guys, Louis might even be regarded (and probably is) as small. I don't think there is anyone Marciano could...
No dispute, but it is hard to judge. I think anyone taking off two years and coming in with short training to fight Charles would have had a...
