I have decided to run an under 200lb tournament. It will consist of 32 contestants chosen by me. Single Elimination Bracket. It will be seeded. I will make a poll of each matchup in the first round, you will discuss, and vote. You will choose the winner. Winner advances to the next round. Loser is done. Seeds will be formulated like this 1 vs 32 2 vs 31 3 vs 30, etc..... Seeds and Weigh-Ins 1. Joe Louis- 198lb 2. Rocky Marciano- 185lb 3. Jack Dempsey- 187lb 4. Jack Johnson- 192lb 5. Sam Langford- 185lb 6. Evander Holyfield- 190lb 7. Ezzard Charles- 182lb 8. Jersey Joe Walcott- 194lb 9. Gene Tunney- 190lb 10. Floyd Patterson- 196lb 11. Max Schmeling- 192lb 12. Jack Sharkey- 196lb 13. Bob Fitzsimmons- 167lb 14. Peter Jackson 197lb 15. James J Corbett- 184lb 16. Ingemar Johansson- 194lb 17. Michael Spinks- 199lb 18. Archie Moore- 188lb 19. Billy Conn- 174lb 20. Roy Jones Jr- 193lb 21. Jerry Quarry- 195lb 22. Jimmy Ellis- 197lb 23. Joe Jeanette- 190lb 24. Ernie Terrell- 199lb 25. Tommy Loughran 180lb 26. Harold Johnson- 178lb 27. David Haye- 199lb 28. Eddie Machen- 194lb 29. Dwight Muhammad Qawi 189lb 30. Tom Sharkey- 183lb 31. Zora Folley- 199lb 32. James Toney 190lb PLEASE DON'T COMMENT ON YOUR OPINIONS JUST YET. I will make a separate thread for each matchup where will you comment your opinion, and vote the winner. First Round Matchup Results # 1 Joe Louis TKO 6 # 32 James Toney # 2 Rocky Marciano KO 6 # 31 Zora Folley # 3 Jack Dempsey KO 2 # 30 Tom Sharkey # 4 Jack Johnson TKO 13 # 29 Dwight Muhammad Qawi # 5 Sam Langford KO 10 # 28 Eddie Machen # 6 Evander Holyfield TKO 9 # 27 David Haye # 7 Ezzard Charles W 15 unanimous # 26 Harold Johnson # 8 Jersey Joe Walcott KO 7 # 25 Tommy Loughran # 9 Gene Tunney W 15 majority # 24 Ernie Terrell # 10 Floyd Patterson KO 12 # 23 Joe Jeanette # 11 Max Schmeling W 15 unanimous # 22 Jimmy Ellis # 12 Jack Sharkey W 15 split # 21 Jerry Quarry # 20 Roy Jones Jr KO 9 # 13 Bob Fitzsimmons # 19 Billy Conn W 15 unanimous # 14 Peter Jackson # 18 Archie Moore TKO 11 # 15 James J Corbett # 17 Michael Spinks TKO 13 # 16 Ingemar Johansson 2nd Round Matchups # 1 Joe Louis vs # 17 Michael Spinks # 2 Rocky Marciano vs # 18 Archie Moore # 3 Jack Dempsey vs # 19 Billy Conn # 4 Jack Johnson vs # 20 Roy Jones Jr # 5 Sam Langford vs # 12 Jack Sharkey # 6 Evander Holyfield vs # 11 Max Schmeling # 7 Ezzard Charles vs # 10 Floyd Patterson # 8 Jersey Joe Walcott vs # 9 Gene Tunney
LoL such a displeasure for Moore to have to get beat up by Marciano again. Interesting matchups IMHO. Louis-Spinks Johnson-Jones Jr Charles-Patterson Walcott-Tunney I suppose Langford-Sharkey is another good one but expect people to go with the consistent and more powerful Langford. Forgot to ask but is wear and tear a factor analyzed in this tournament, or is the tournament purely theoretical (Every fighter at their best in every matchup).
