16 Man Bracket Official Tournament for 1950-1956 Heavyweight Division

I will be conducting a 16 man single elimination tournament of the best 16 heavyweights from 1950-1955. Below are the seeds and first round match ups. I will open a new thread for every match and the fans will discuss for 24 hours then vote on a winner. I will update all the winners from each of the match ups on this thread. Once the first round is complete, I will update this thread with the second round match ups and keep it going until the finals are complete. Good Luck to all contestants!

* I will be putting the fighters peak year next to their name. You will use that version of the fighter in these match ups.

Official Pre Tournament Seedings:


1. Rocky Marciano 1952- 5’11 185lb 67”
2. Ezzard Charles- 1950- 6’0 180lb 73”
3. Jersey Joe Walcott- 1951- 6’0 195lb 74”
4. Floyd Patterson- 1956- 6’0 185lb 72”
5. Archie Moore- 1952- 5’11 185lb 77”
6. Joe Louis- 1950- 6’2 215lb 76”
7. Harold Johnson- 1953- 5’10 175lb 72”
8. Joey Maxim- 1950 – 6’1 185lb 74”
9. Clarence Henry- 1951- 6’1 185lb
10. Rex Layne- 1950- 6’1 195lb 75”
11. Bob Satterfield 1954 – 5’10 180lb
12. Bob Baker 1951 – 6’2 215lb
13. Nino Valdes- 1954- 6’3 215lb 79”
14. Roland Lastarza- 1950- 6’0 190lb 74”
15. Hurricane Jackson 1954- 6’3 195lb 80”
16. Earl Walls 1953 – 6’3 200lb 78”

First Round Matchups: (Drawn from Hat)

Rocky Marciano vs Earl Walls
Joey Maxim vs Nino Valdes
Archie Moore vs Rex Layne
Harold Johnson vs Floyd Patterson
Jersey Joe Walcott vs Hurricane Jackson
Joe Louis vs Bob Satterfield
Bob Baker vs Roland Lastarza
Ezzard Charles vs Clarence Henry


PLEASE WAIT UNTIL A NEW THREAD IS OPENED FOR EACH MATCHUP BEFORE YOU COMMENT AND VOTE

 

Enjoy! Start Discussing on other threads!

 

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Surprised this hasn't been more of a hit. I was planning on doing a 1990s heavyweight division tournament next, hopefully there will be more anticipation for that.