¿Which of them would have the best chance of achieving a feat against Rocky Marciano?

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¿Which of them would have the best chance of achieving a feat against Rocky Marciano?

  1. Roy Jones Jr

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    38.9%
  2. James Toney

    9 vote(s)
    50.0%
  3. Dmitry Bivol

    2 vote(s)
    11.1%
  1. Fabiandios

    Fabiandios New Member Full Member

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  2. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Is All The Above an option?
     
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  3. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    I suppose Seamus is going to claim that Lewis beats Marciano too
     
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  4. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I like James Toney because of his chin and defense. Not claiming he’d win but he’s got some tools that he could use in that fight
     
  5. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    I think Six Heads might be a bit small to pull it off, but interesting suggestion.
     
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  6. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Marciano was a wharf-brawling breaker boy, and failed alewife.
     
  7. Pat M

    Pat M Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Exactly, I was looking for the "Multiple Votes Allowed" option.
     
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  8. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I am going with Toney, based on his proven durability against punchers, and his outstanding performance against Vassiliy Jirov.

    This makes him the least unlikely of the above men to beat Marciano in my eyes.
     
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  9. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In a 15 round fight? None
     
  10. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lennox and John Henry Lewis beat Marciano effortlessly
     
  11. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Considering how much trouble Archie Moore gave Marciano (and considering it's pretty well proven that Toney can run with the big boys and take their shots), I think Toney's the pretty obvious answer. Tricky style to deal with, countering the right hand is his bread and butter and Marciano's favourite punch, isn't really forced to punch down that much since he's the same size as Marciano so the benefits of the crouch aren't all there anymore, knows how to work on the inside, and has respectable power and kept up with Jirov's insane workrate. The more I think about it actually, the better a chance Toney might just have.
     
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  12. Showstopper97

    Showstopper97 The Icon Full Member

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    Toney, but they all lose - with Roy having the least chance of victory due to his chin.
     
  13. RockyValdez

    RockyValdez Member Full Member

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    I wouldnt pick any of them. Marciano is bad style matchup for Jones and Toney.