Where did Rocky Marciano get his amazing power from? He wasn't ripped or huge like Anthony Joshua

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  1. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    I must apologize to Jimmy Thunder I was thinking of someone else . This guy was built like a brick ****house but couldnt punch
     
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  2. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Marciano was ripped they just didn't have unnatural amounts of muscle mass from peds back then
     
  3. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Marciano was not ripped.
     
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  4. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Depends on your definition of skilled. At the top you'd have guys like the Klits, Lewis, Fury, Bowe, Tokyo Douglas (though it's debatable whether he's as good as the aforementioned men). You?
     
  5. PhillyPhan69

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    lol, reminds me of teen beat magazine topics or something like that.
     
  6. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Btw your debating with a complete nostalgic fanboy
     
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  8. The Fighting Yoda

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    I think to a certain degree, he was born with the ability to become a great puncher. It`s like a natural gift and has not always something to do with physical appearance. An exception was maybe Thomas Hearns. As an amateur, he was more a weak puncher, but as a professional he became an alltime great puncher.
     
  9. mark ant

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    Marciano was too small to punch with AJ`s power.
     
  10. mark ant

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    Arnie`s biceps were far too big to punch properly, he could hardly move with all that muscle, there has never been a boxer with a body like that.
     
  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Marciano was only 5`9 Foreman was 6`3 Marciano`s natural build was nothing like M.Tyson`s, look at their neck sizes.
     
  13. mark ant

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    I hope those basketball players weren`t hugging during this pandemic.
     
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  14. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    His biceps were really small compared to AJ`s and Foreman`s.
     
  15. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    How hard do you think the chick in my avatar can hit?