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Lennox Lewis vs Rocky Marciano

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choklab said: ↑

you are right to call them modern super heavyweights. Of course Marciano was a traditional heavyweight of the type that existed before modern training and science enabled giants, who were previously unsuitable for boxing, to become functional and more relevant at world level.

such men in Marcianos time, without these advances, could not flourish as you recognise them today. They were shark bait for traditional sized heavyweights.

However, Marciano hit hard enough to put anyone to sleep for ten seconds and that is all that is required to record a knockout in Boxing. And he was proven at the highest level to do it.

They were traditional sized heavyweights. As big as was needed to be at that time before modern advances enabled bigger guys to exist in larger numbers as real fighters.

Lennox has an excellent resume. The best of his time.

Lewis shared his era with many other fighters. There was no dominant champion for most of his career when Lewis shared equal status with other fighters. Being considered only one of if not the actual best until the twilight of his career.

Marciano did not operate in a “remote circuit” at all. The sport of boxing enjoyed a far greater status while Rocky was champion than at any point of Lennox Lewis’s career.

compare the live gates of championship fights.
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Surely by now you've written this enough times you can just copy/paste?

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Lewis wins, decisively.

He may not knock Rocky out, but he'll win every second of the fight.

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choklab said: ↑

you are right to call them modern super heavyweights. Of course Marciano was a traditional heavyweight of the type that existed before modern training and science enabled giants, who were previously unsuitable for boxing, to become functional and more relevant at world level.

such men in Marcianos time, without these advances, could not flourish as you recognise them today. They were shark bait for traditional sized heavyweights.

However, Marciano hit hard enough to put anyone to sleep for ten seconds and that is all that is required to record a knockout in Boxing. And he was proven at the highest level to do it.

They were traditional sized heavyweights. As big as was needed to be at that time before modern advances enabled bigger guys to exist in larger numbers as real fighters.

Lennox has an excellent resume. The best of his time.

Lewis shared his era with many other fighters. There was no dominant champion for most of his career when Lewis shared equal status with other fighters. Being considered only one of if not the actual best until the twilight of his career.

Marciano did not operate in a “remote circuit” at all. The sport of boxing enjoyed a far greater status while Rocky was champion than at any point of Lennox Lewis’s career.

compare the live gates of championship fights.
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Sorry, I couldn't get beyond the first few words. I suggest you delete to save yourself the embarrassment of the imminent rebuttal.

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Lewis by KO, Marciano was a great fighter, hard as nails and as tough as they come but by todays standards he'd be draining himself down to light heayweight. Just too small.

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Lewis KO1 Marciano

And I don't care about your arguments.

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Vince Voltage said: ↑

Lewis KO1 Marciano

And I don't care about your arguments.
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cross_trainer said: ↑

Here's hoping next week's "Ann Wolfe KO 5 Marciano" thread will shed further light on the Rock's place in history.
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…Well he operated in a “remote circuit” after all.

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choklab said: ↑

you are right to call them modern super heavyweights.
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choklab said: ↑

They were traditional sized heavyweights. As big as was needed to be at that time before modern advances enabled bigger guys to exist in larger numbers as real fighters.
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FastLeft said: ↑

Marciano KO9 Lewis
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Like I said, only in your dreams.
Marciano gets beat by any good modern HW.

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choklab said: ↑

Ray Mercer? Prime Ray mercer was level with the 1951 comeback version Of Joe Louis. Only Old Louis still might have beat Mercer.

but he’s a better puncher because he knocked better fighters out than Mercer and Briggs. Tua was a hard puncher for sure. But how good is the best guy Tua knocked out? These guys lack championship wins. Rahman knocked out Lewis.but his second best knockout win is not worth much in ATG standards is it? Outside of Lewis, Where’s Rahman’s rep for being a crushing puncher?
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Get real, Mercer beats the **** out of Marciano.

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Terror said: ↑

Marciano doesn't punch like Tua, Rahman, Briggs, Mercer.

How do you reckon Marciano would do with Ray Mercer?
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Mercer beats him senseless.

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Get real, Mercer beats the **** out of Marciano.
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If Mercer couldn’t beat it out of old Larry then he’s not beating it out of a less old Louis. He just has no right to. Mercer can’t do it.

And We know how Old Louis fared against Marciano.

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choklab said: ↑

If Mercer couldn’t beat it out of old Larry then he’s not beating it out of old Louis. He just has no right to.

And We know how Old Louis fared against Marciano.
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Holmes matches up different stylistically to Mercer than Marciano or Louis.
Mercer beats the last 2.

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White Bomber said: ↑

Holmes matches up different stylistically to Mercer than Marciano or Louis.
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Elderly Holmes matches up no different to Mercer than Old man Louis would have. In fact Larry was much older than Louis. And your guy Mercer still got his behind handed to him.

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White Bomber said: ↑

Holmes matches up different stylistically to Mercer than Marciano or Louis.
Mercer beats the last 2.
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Please stop.

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