I see this thread turned into a Marciano vs. Dempsey thread.
Well, I must ask who did Dempsey ever beat that is close to Marciano in clearly. I say cleanly because I don't count Sharkey who was in the lead until he was low blowed and Ko'd when complaining to the referee.
Jack was Ko'd in one round by Flynn, beaten by a fat Meehan, and had controversy in some of his best wins over Willard and Fripo, going down more than once in Fripo in short rounds. Willard was 37 and had not fought in 3.5 years!
Jack beat light heavyweights Gibbons and Carpentier, both of whom were under 176 lbs.
And he ducked his #1 contender in Wills and Greb! And had to come back to Ko Brennan late. When he fought Tunney at age 31-32 he was badly beaten and would have been Ko'd if the match was not only 10 rounds!
While Rocky on the other hand fought the best out there. Black or white and ducked no one.
So who do I pick?
I favor Dempsey very early rounds 1 -4 , and Marciano in rounds 5-15. Looking at Dempsey he only has one clean KO past round six. Hmmmmm.... Jack had a small gas tank. If forced to choose I pick Rocky via KO in the mid to late rounds.
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