Rocky Marciano unbeatable?

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  1. Grapefruit

    Grapefruit Active Member Full Member

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    I don' know about that now, I could see dempsey, prime louis or james toney beating rocky.
     
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  2. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What a strange and beautiful unit of measurement.
     
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  3. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Another Marciano thread, I don't know about unbeatable, except in popularity.
     
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  4. lufcrazy

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    :biggrin:
     
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  5. Flash24

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    Only fighter who pulls that trick out of his hat is Holyfield at cruiser weight. Holyfield had the skill level AND the toughness. I believe Holyfield if he fights a discipline fight takes Marciano apart.
     
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  6. janitor

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    Perhaps in exiting both extremes of the popularity spectrum!
     
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  7. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Beterbiev by KO
     
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  8. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Who is Beterbiev?
     
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  9. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    No one's emptying Rocky's tank
     
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  10. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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  11. BoboFett

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    Toney would have to be on his game though.
     
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  12. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Marciano didn't have the accuracy to match his power. It's not that he couldn't have KO'd Walcott in 1 round or I should say, it's not that he didn't have the power to do it in round 1, but he couldn't land that flush shot that he did in round 13.
     
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  13. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Was Jack Johnson under 200, I thought he was over 200? Dempsey and Marciano is tough to call. Marciano beat the better fighters while Dempsey struggled with lesser fighters. That's why I think Marciano would be more formidable H2H (MOST TIMES). For example, I'd pick Marciano to beat Floyd Paterson before I'd pick Dempsey to do it. Dempsey/Marciano would be 2nd only to Frazier/Marciano in terms of edge of your seat fighting thrills.
     
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  14. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I put Louis with the 200+ pound crew instead of the under 200 crew, for the purposes of this discussion. Dempsey has a reasonable shot. Toney, maybe he could, but I'd favor Rocky.
     
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  15. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    He catches Joe flush more than a few times with big right hands and Joe doesn't budge. It's when Joe's legs go south that he gets him coming off the ropes and things come to a conclusion. I don't see it as the stroke of lightning that many prefer to see it as. Joe gets tired and slows down. He was old as dirt. That happens.
     
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