Best fighter you’d favour Primo Carnera over?

It's the opposite. Schmeling, for his size and weight, punched a lot harder than he'd be expected to.

What is there to doubt? A guy like Schmeling could hurt what he could hit. He was the same size as Dempsey and 5-10 lbs lighter than Louis. Schmeling would hardly be the only 190 pounder whose power was enough to fell anybody. Satterfield was another such person.

The fighters Schmeling knocked out were deemed the most durable even though they were competing in an open division where large men could compete alongside them. Risko and Stribling weren't the most durable 190 pounders around, they were the most durable heavyweights around, period.

While a larger man can often times take punches better than a lighter man, when going up against an accurate puncher like Schmeling, being a slower, more awkward target is a disadvantage. The reason I pick Schmeling with confidence while I didn't pick Shavers in the previous thread was because of stamina and skill. Schmeling had an abundance of both, and no matter how well Carnera stood up to the punches initially, Max would keep pouring in repeatedly and accurately, and would at least look to the judges to be the more effective fighter even if Primo survived to the end.

 

Schmeling dropped Risko 3 times and the Rubber Man had to be carried out,the only other man to stop Risko was Tony Musto when Risko was 38 years old.

Max's best punch was his right hand, Carnera was a sucker for right hands.He stops Primo whose chin was crap.

 

Simply put, Schmeling threw above his weight, and Carnera took below his weight.

 

Y e l l o w - today we will be discussing Carnera’s mutant physique.

 

He had a literal deformity. It invokes sadness to see knowing it caused him so much pain.

 

I think most people can see the guy has “something” wrong. Similar to Andre The Giant or someone like that.

 

Over fifteen with more old-school referee? The light to average punchers who relied on boxing their way to a decision. Take your pick, bar the true virtuoso.

 

YELLOW - Primo Carnera entered the flow state, invoking the spirit of Conor McGregor, when he KOd David Tua. How? It has to do with the no-mind chi control of Musashi Miyamoto.

 

Cobb and Primo are just a little bit different tho.

 

Just a tad.

 

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Schmeling was methodical and strategic. We know how he studied Louis and planned his attack. He would attempt to do the same with Primo. Sharkey had a good right hand punch but didn't knock Da Preem out. I think it's an even matchup that draws a huge crowd in New York, Rome or Berlin. They were contemporary Europeans. Why did they never fight?