Rocky Marciano vs the best of the 30s minus Joe Louis

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Marciano vs
    King Levinsky
    Max Schmeling
    Max Baer
    Jack Sharkey
    Primo Carnera
    James Braddock
    Tony Galento

    Everyone is at their best. Could Marciano make it undefeated?
     
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  2. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Schmeling and Sharkey have genuine chances here, I'd favour the Rock comfortably over the rest though unless Primo's allowed to wrassle.
     
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  3. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Max Baer could have a good chance as well.
     
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  4. Pedro_El_Chef

    Pedro_El_Chef Active Member Full Member

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    Sharkey and Schmeling at their best are big problems, especially the German.
    Baer blows him out of the ring.
    Beats the rest.
     
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  5. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    What do you mean that Baer blows him out of the ring? You make it sound like a possible Foreman/Frazier scenario.
     
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  6. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Clears all and clears Louis as well, although thats a really good scrap and very close (could go the other way)

    Far too overwhelming for the rest and would baffle max Baer by actually knowing how to infight. Galento would be the worst stylistic matchup and that would be a very ugly fight, but Marciano is too game and too in shape. Anyone who says the Jack Sharkey of the 30s has a chance against Marciano is also deluded, imo. Dunno why the one person who debatably beats him was excluded
     
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  7. he grant

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    Rocky beats them all … Sharkey peaked in the 20’s
     
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  8. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Are you implying that a 1927 Sharkey beats Marciano?
     
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  9. FrankinDallas

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    Odds on he loses at least one time against this crew. Would have loved to have seen Rocky vs Two Ton Tony G.
     
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    He’d have a better shot than the 1930’s past his prime version. I’d still favor Rocky.
     
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  11. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Entertaining fight for sure
     
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  12. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Rocky beats them all. Schmeling and Baer are good fights.
     
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  13. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He loses to who I’m not sure but he doesn’t make that run undefeated imo
     
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  14. BCS8

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    Well, Marciano's key rivals during his time were all clever boxers in the main so this would make a nice change of pace, to see him against size and clubbing fighters. He did do rather well against the highly regarded Layne so it's possible his attributes carry him through this lot too. Schmeling to my mind would be quite interesting.
     
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  15. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I believe the key for one of them beating Rocky is being able to hurt him, Baer and Schmeling could do that I think
     
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