POLL: Marciano beats which of these champions?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by mrkoolkevin, Apr 17, 2019.

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Who would Marciano probably beat?

  1. Sonny Liston

  2. Joe Frazier

  3. Mike Tyson

  4. Evander Holyfield

  5. Riddick Bowe

  6. Wlad Klitschko

  7. Vitali Klitschko

  8. Tyson Fury

  9. Anthony Joshua

  10. NONE OF THE ABOVE

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  1. CarlChilders

    CarlChilders Member banned Full Member

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    Lol Rocky Marciano went 49-0 fighting mob controlled fighters and guys who weighed 190 pounds or less. This doesn't equate to him being able to beat any modern sized heavyweight. That is like saying since Floyd Mayweather went 50-0 that means he could become light heavyweight champion of the world.
     
    CarlChilders, May 16, 2019
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  2. CarlChilders

    CarlChilders Member banned Full Member

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    Finally somebody who gets it. Marciano was a heavyweight for 1950's standards. He wasn't a heavyweight by modern standards. He would be considered a really small cruiserweight by today's standards. Anthony Joshua, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Vitali or Wladimir Klitschko, George Foreman, Riddick Bowe, David Tua, Razor Ruddock, Ike Ibeabuchi, Ron Lyle, or any other half way decent heavyweight with a good punch would stop Marciano in the first round.
     
    CarlChilders, May 16, 2019
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  3. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Any vote changes in light of Joshua and Fury’s last fights?
     
    mrkoolkevin, Sep 19, 2019
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  4. Pat M

    Pat M Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I picked "None Of The Above" before and when I watch Marciano on video I know I made the right choice. Marciano would be outclassed by Andy Ruiz or a 6-5, 235 pound southpaw. Joshua and Fury fought people that were much better than anybody RM ever fought. It is no disgrace to lose to Ruiz and beating a 6-5, 235 pound, undefeated southpaw after getting a big cut early in the fight is impressive.
     
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    Pat M, Sep 19, 2019
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  5. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    I wouldn’t pick Marciano against a blueberry.
     
    reznick, Sep 19, 2019
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  6. MyHairlineIsGone

    MyHairlineIsGone New Member banned Full Member

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    Rocky Marciano would be knocked out in the first round by all of these guys. You know why again? Because Marciano wasn't a heavyweight. There are weight classes for a reason. Nobody is above them. There is a reason that there are no 5'10 180 pound heavyweights anymore. The reason is that they couldn't compete. So each the guys listed would beat the crap out of Marciano and stop him in the first round.
     
    MyHairlineIsGone, Sep 19, 2019
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  7. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Shhhh....
     
    red cobra, Sep 19, 2019
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  8. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    We don't say that name here.
     
    escudo, Sep 20, 2019
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  9. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    I don't think Rocky could beat up my old granny, the way some talk around here.
     
    roughdiamond, Sep 20, 2019
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  10. Golden_Feather99

    Golden_Feather99 Active Member Full Member

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    I disagree. Grannys and Grandpas were Rocky's specialty. I think Rocky would've beaten your old granny by a 14th round TKO (Granny ahead on all scorecards, 9-4).
     
    Golden_Feather99, Sep 20, 2019
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    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It’s become a sickness around here. One of the greatest HWs ever being reduced to losing to everyone. Your granny must be one tough woman.
     
    Gazelle Punch, Sep 20, 2019
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    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    You think Otto Wallin was better than Ezzard Charles?
     
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  13. Big Red

    Big Red Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don’t think anybody is going through a list of great fighters like that without a loss. but Marciano would have good odds against all those boxers imo. Tyson would be his toughest test but I think in the late rounds he could stop him.
     
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