Sports Illustrated 1955 (Rates Jim Jeffries over Rocky Marciano)

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    1955 Sports Illustrated

    Stated that though Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano is good, he is no way in a league with Jim Jeffries.

    The magazine stated, that Rocky had neither the strength or the skill to deal with a 'master' boxer-puncher in Jeffries.

    In his 'prime', the 225 lb. Jeffries would have toyed with the 'smallish' 190 lb. Marciano, and flipped him around the
    ring like 'a-bale-of-hay' from his alfalfa farm in Buena Vista, California.

    With forearms like iron from the 'railroad tracks', the 6' 1 1/2" former iron-worker would walk through
    Rocky like 'hot rivets' puncturing steel.
     
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  3. The Mongoose

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    Same story with many HW Champions, respect doesn't come until much later.

    When Lewis retired, there were plenty of articles calling him one of the worse Champions ever, now he's an all time great.
     
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    Both male models for the Marlborough ad died of cancer.:think .

    I've Ring magazines from the 50 's, stating Marciano was a pale imitation of Dempsey.Seems a couple of decades have to go by before a proper perspective can be arrived at regarding a champs standing.
     
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    Seems like the old school boxing pundits from the 1920'2 and 1930's had no use
    for Rocky Marciano.

    Some even said, James J. Jeffries wouldn't have even used Rocky for a sparring partner.

    Those 1950's Boxing Magazines rated them as follows;

    #1... James J. Jeffries
    #2... Joe Louis
    #3... Jack Dempsey
    #4... Gene Tunney
    #5... Jim Corbett
    #6... Max Baer
    #7... Jack Johnson
    #8... Jess Willard
    #9... John L. Sullivan
    #10. Bob Fitzsimmons
    #11. Ezzard Charles
    #12. Joe Walcott
    #13. Jack Sharkey
    #14. Max Schmeling
    #15. Primo Carnera
    #16. Tommy Burns
    #17. Marvin Hart
    #18. James Braddock

    When Rocky Marciano first won the Heavyweight Championship, they positioned him
    the #10 slot.
     
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