Max Schmeling vs. Billy Conn

Schemling knocks him out. He was kryptonite to smaller guys, great or not.

Stribling and even Walker both learned that.

 

Conn was not small. Conn was 6'2. thats a big difference compared to a 5'7 midget mickey walker. Schmeling at his absolute best in the very early 1930s when he had his swift movement like dempsey was pure hell on fighters...but at the same time Schmeling never developed a solid left jab, and conn had a very good one. I see max's eye closing by round 3. Max will need to move this fight, if he tries to fight methodically and setup the big right hand, he will be in for a huge dissapointment because conn will box circles around him.

I do however think Schmelings intelligent mind and perfectly timed right hand will be play a factor in this fight. it was joes right hand which setup the finish on conn, and conn will need to be careful. Conn will really have to be sharp with his stick and move in and out flurries, and he has to keep a cool head....

This is a 50/50 fight and a dream fight. Both are the best boxer eachother have ever faced. my prediction is it goes to the cards.

 

I don't have a definite opinion on this fight-- actually, this is the first time I've thought about it-- but this seems like a good guess to me. I will have to research more on Conn.

 

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Schmeling for me.

 

Schmeling KO two minutes and forty six seconds into the 15th round.

 

Good breakdown.

 

Max is the way to bet,,,although Conn does possess certain ingredients that would make trouble for Schmeling

 

Hope SuzieQ is ok and doing well.

 

For the "Greatest Pain in the Brown Bomber's Ass" title?

 

Huh, been almost two years since he last posted - weird.

 

I'd take Schmeling, but Conn was incredible and may well have a style advantage. I think Schmeling finds his cross a little more often than Louis did though, and I think Schmeling also had the power to take him out.

 

Excellent analysis! I did not know that Conn was 6'2". And as another poster said, this is a dream fight that I had never thought about before! I can see where each would have advantages and pose stylistic problems for the other. I agree that this one probably goes the limit and my gut instinct is that Schmeling takes it on a very close decision, maybe a split decision.

 

It would be a very interesting fight, but I think that Schmeling's right hand would be the difference.