Was Marciano superior defensively to Tyson, and Frazier?

Very good of u not 2 mention his name swag, but you'r right, it's just not logical by any means. Marciano had no defense of all the watching I've done of him. Tyson and Frazier were both excellent defensive fighters, although it was not their primary strength.

 

Awaits the votes of the Primo 3........

One of them will attempt to compare Rockys defensive genius with Liston & Foreman. He may even work Cleveland Williams into the debate.

 

yeah, I was just doing it 4 dramatic effect; close, tho

 

Marciano's defence is much better than people make out. People seem to think he was just there to be hit when it just isn't so.

 

Frazier’s defence is overrated if you timed him properly with an uppercut he was toast

 

Ali didn’t hit hard enough Foreman got the job done

 

I agree, that picture of him after fighting a shot Joe Louis speaks volumes

 

I think that they were simply different defensively. Rocky didn't have as good head movement as Frazier or Tyson, but he used different approach with low crouch and different guard.

I think that Tyson was the best in terms of conventional defense, but he also was the most predictable.

 

Tyson and Frazier both became more hittable as the fight progressed. Their defense was built around movement, which would eventually slow down and become more predictable. Look at prime Tyson in say the last half of the Bonecrusher fight, he's just walking in with his chin tucked basically.

Marciano didn't use as much movement, but his leaning stance is very weird, and he's superior at feinting which further kept his opponents off guard and in retreat.

This forum isn't supposed to be casual fans applauding flashy highlight reels from early rounds. Marciano brawled and exchanged freely, but when closing the distance I'm not sure he consistently ate as much leather as Tyson and Frazier did over the course of a longer fight. Because they ultimately were more predictable once their speed declined after the early rounds.

 

No, he had a little defence but his offense kept a lot on the back foot so he managed. But he had a pretty good chin to soak up the biggest shots, but his face after Louis showed how good his defense truly was.
He didn't really concentrate on avoiding most shots if I'm being honest, that would cost him if he faced Foreman, Tyson or Lennox.