Who Had The Most Skill Frazier Or Marciano?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Which of these champs had the most boxing skills?
     
  2. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Frazier in my opinion had a better defense and better footwork.
     
  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Probably Frazier.
     
  4. foreman&dempsey

    foreman&dempsey Boxing Addict banned

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    Haha how could be it a debate? Frazier by 10 miles
     
  5. Perry

    Perry Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Marciano a far greater fighter than Frazier.
     
  6. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Frazier was quicker, bigger and had slightly better range.

    Hard to say who had more power, I struggle to see Rocky knocking Ali down.

    Also hard to say who had the better chin, I struggle to see Rocky surviving two rounds with Foreman.

    But it's impossible to watch fights featuring them both at the highest level and reach any other conclusion than Frazier looked the more skilled HW.

    Whether those aesthetic skills would be enough for him to beat Rocky h2h is another question. I suspect so but Rocky proved many times to be superior to fighters with better perceived skills.
     
  7. Man50

    Man50 New Member Full Member

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    nikrj Active Member Full Member

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  9. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Bull****.
     
  10. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    It is a difficult comparison.

    I do think that Marciano was a better feinter, and more unpredictable.
     
  11. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Most certainly.
     
  12. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm biased towards the left hook but also rocky missed a lot more than smokin Joe.
    I'll give it frazier, I liked the way he rolled onto his philly hook