Who wins: Max Baer (that beat Schmeling) Vs Ezzard Charles (of the first Walcott fight)

Charles was a far better fighter than Baer, not even close.

 

Baer always has a punchers chance had he not met Schmeling and people asked who would take that most would favor Schmeling. However Charles is a lot more skilled then Baer and should win a wide decision.

 

Can’t we just say who wins Max Baer or Ezzard Charles

 

Charles was more consistently conditioned and very able but when Max was right he was a tremendous talent with crazy power. I pick Charles for the consistency of reliability but in 2 of 10 fights Max could be the Max of the Schmeling fight

 

Schmeling fought Baer's fight and still gave him hell. Charles could actually box.

I guess with Baer's physical attributes he always has a chance but I'll just go ahead and pick Charles.

 

Charles survive s the hard thumping rights of Baer to gain a decision win.

 

I doubt that anybody would have said that of him while he was champion.

 

Why? He was beating Marciano before he got stopped in their first fight and Rock would have landed far more power punches on Baer.

 

Charles had far more talent than Baer ever did.

 

baer was too crude. charles on another Level.

 

you left this part out of my quote
Charles was more consistently conditioned and very able....I picked Charles

 

I think that you are confusing Charles with Walcott here, but you still somehow come away with a valid argument.

Charles was not very highly regarded while he was champion, perhaps due to coming after Louis (bit of a Larry Holmes effect). At that time I doubt that many would have picked him over Schmeling or Baer.

Now I am glad that Walcott and Charles are getting their due these days, but I do question the idea that they were better then Schmeling or Baer.

Let's not forget that Schmeling did to a young Joe Louis, what they could not do to an old one!

 

It depends whether you mean athletic talent, or technical talent.

Technical talent goes to Charles, but athletic talent obviously goes to Baer.

 

Yeah but Louis was undertrained for that fight. A bit of a foreshadowing of Douglas/Tyson which would take place 54 years later.