Primo Carnera vs the contenders

NB "World class"

at any particular time one guy in the top ten might maintain a ranking even though he is no longer strictly world class or losing too much To truly be considered "world class". in 1961 miteff was that man. Technically he was rated though and that's why I differentiate between "world class" and "rated" in my description in opponents Williams stopped.

Against Williams, miteff was 1-3 in his last four having lost to the ranked chuvalo, Cooper and machen within twelve months so it is little wonder Alex maintained a ranking with one slender win sandwiched between those beatings over unranked Alonzo Johnson who was experiencing patchy form himself. However, contenders fought each other back then so maybe that's how was able to maintain this threadbare status?

Billy the Barber Daniels was a better win for Williams. Even so Supposedly Billy closed his barber shop at 6pm and was in the ring for ten competitive rounds both times against the big cat.

 

If you accept your premise then Young Jack Johnson,Agramonte,,Holman,Richardson,Rischer were all rated at one time or another.

 

Unfortunately Carnera did beat guys with current world class status. To be fair, Williams also met guys with current world class status and rankings, but he lost those fights. Apart from the close points wins over a moon lighting barber.

 

I pick what my honest opinion dictates.
Carnera could not cope with punchers.

 

Who? I think the Godfrey fight was a tank job.

 

Gastanaga, described to have destructive power.
Primo fought him after Louis's management backed out.
Primo TKO'd him in 5.
He was favored 2 to 1, for having a "tremendous edge in boxing ability."

http://imgur.com/a/UriuT

 

Their whole careers aren't based on one fight. What a load. Continue to vastly overstate it tho.

Resume doesn't guaranteee anything H2H as proven by fights like Foremans decimation of Frazier.

 

Which is why I cringe when I see him on top 20 lists. Does anyone get more from a shorter Prime while missing most of the contenders then this guy.

 

I don't believe he ever fought Hamas.
As for the list of names a list can be misread taken out of context. schaaf was a dead man walking.
Carnera was a below average champion. At the same time he's been over criticized for decades by a malignant press who disliked him either for his ethnicity or size. His name doesn't deserve to be synonymous with a fraudulent champion. He showed more guts then many champions that followed. His resume and volume of fights is solid.

 

And this is it. Carnera deserves recognition for a solid career and plenty of good moments, consistency and longevity in his era. You've also fairly summed him up fairly ability wise as well. Not many are finding this balance.

 

My father back in the early 30's visited the training camps of Loughran, Schmeling, Latzo and Isadora Gastanaga. My father told me Gastanaga was a huge puncher who would fight in a crouch bringing uppercuts from the canvas to his sparring partners chin knocking them out.

 

Amazing!