Seeds 1. Sonny Liston 2. Rocky Marciano 3. Joe Louis 4. Cassius Clay 5. Jersey Joe Walcott 6. Ezzard Charles 7. Floyd Patterson 8. Archie Moore 9. Elmer Ray 10. Harold Johnson 11. Ernie Terrell 12. Zora Folley 13. Eddie Machen 14. Cleveland Williams 15. Clarence Henry 16. Jimmy Bivins 17 Bob Baker 18 Nino Valdes 19 Rex Layne 20 Lee Q Murray 21 Hurricane Jackson 22 Doug Jones 23 Henry Cooper 24 roland Lastarza 25 Joe Baksi 26 Bruce Woodcokk 27 John Holman 28 Mike DeJohn 29 Roy Harris 30 Willie Pastrano 31 Bob Cleroux 32. Turkey Thompson Round 1 Results Sonny Liston TKO 4 Turkey Thompson Rocky Marciano KO 8 Bob Cleroux Joe Louis KO 11 Willie Pastrano Cassius Clay TKO 6 Roy Roy Harris Jersey Joe Walcott W 15 UD Mike Dejohn Ezzard Charles TKO 13 John Holman Floyd Patterson KO 5 Bruce Woodcokk Archie Moore TKO 9 Joe Baksi Elmer Ray W 15 UD Roland Lastarza Harold Johnson W 15 UD Henry Cooper Ernie Terell W 15 UD Doug Jones Zora Folley W 15 UD Hurricane Jackson Eddie Machen W 15 Split Lee Q Murray Cleveland Williams TKO 5 Rex Layne Nino Valdes W 15 Maj Clarence Henry Jimmy Bivins W 15 Split Bob Baker ROUND 2 Results Sonny Liston KO 3 Jimmy Bivins Rocky Marciano KO 13 Nino Valdes Joe Louis KO 2 Cleveland Williams Cassius Clay W 15 UD Eddie Machen Jersey Joe Walcott W 15 UD Zora Folley Ezzard Charles W 15 Maj Ernie Terrell Floyd Patterson TKO 13 Harold Johnson Archie Moore KO 10 Elmer Ray Round 3 Matchups VOTE Sonny Liston vs Archie Moore Rocky Marciano vs Floyd Patterson Joe Louis vs Ezzard Charles Jersey Joe Walcott vs Cassius Clay
Sonny Liston vs Archie Moore Rocky Marciano vs Floyd Patterson Joe Louis vs Ezzard Charles Jersey Joe Walcott vs Cassius Clay
Well he struggled twice with Walcott in his two best performances, Charles of course struggled a bit with JJW too but also defeated Ray, Moore, Bivins, and Louis himself, H2H or Resume, it's Ez for me.
The obvious fighters win. Liston KO 3 Moore (mismatch) Marciano KO 8 Patterson (exciting while it lasts) Louis KO 12 Charles (nip and tuck until Joe catches Ezz) Clay KO 10 Walcott (walcott makes it interesting early but is ultimately overwhelmed by the younger mans speed) This assumes we are looking at all men at their best during this period not at their worst.
VOTE Sonny Liston vs Archie Moore - Liston Rocky Marciano vs Floyd Patterson - Marciano Joe Louis vs Ezzard Charles - Tough one. Prime Charles clearly outpointed him in '50, but this is a Joe 3 years younger and more active. Charles face at the end of their bout really showed the effects of the blows that Joe did get through. I think Joe still had enough in the tank in '47 to outpoint Charles. - Louis Jersey Joe Walcott vs Cassius Clay - the reason I picked Machen over '63 Clay was that this was not the Ali we knew yet. This is the one that struggled with Doug Jones. He was still learning and developing. And for that reason I pick the very crafty Jersey Joe. A year or two don the line I would go with Ali, but at this time - Walcott
