Heavyweight Tournament with a Twist: First Round (Rocky Marciano/Jack Sharkey)

Marciano by easy ko within two rounds. Sharkey was too straight up as a fighter. Tailor made for a crouching brawler like Marciano. Easy win for the rock.

 

You guys realy don't seem to have a handel on this.

A quick knockout is virtualy impossible in a bareknucklee fight.

Even if Marciano could do it under queensbury rules he would not be able to do it under this ruleset.

 

I agree with the frustration.

And 2 rounds could take an hour or more.

But Impossible isnt really correct, in fact, every single bare knuckle fight i have ever seen where one of the guys can fight ends up this way. Admittedly it could be different if both of them can fight.

 

Sharkey often employed the "roll your way in approach", watch him against Dempsey and Carnera.
Fighting with bare hands means being very selective about where you aim your shots.
Even a power puncher like Marciano, does not come out blasting if he has any tactical sense.

 

Rocky would win.