What if Rocky came back in 1959 as was considered?

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  1. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw Fight sports enthusiast Full Member

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    He trained for four months to fight Johannson before deciding against the comeback. Could the Rock have mounted a second career into the 60s, like Foreman did?
     
    MixedMartialLaw, Aug 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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  2. Mandela2039

    Mandela2039 Philippians 2:10-11 Full Member

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    I think Johannson stops him late, too much time off the ring and his first bout against a proper elite boxer in their prime.
     
    Mandela2039, Aug 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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  3. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    He’d lose to anyone noteworthy.
     
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  4. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I don’t think it would have ended well for him. He had the type of style and body build that didn’t age well. That and he retired initially because he was having back problems. As mentioned he tried launching a comeback in ‘59 but abandoned the cause when he couldn’t get himself into ideal shape. For him to try this even LATER during the 60s as suggested in the OP would have been near impossible. By that point he would have been losing to dudes like Mike Dejohn or Roger Rischer.
     
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    Magoo ends the thread
     
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  6. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Rocky had had his time.
    Guy's like George Foreman only come around once in a blue moon,i see Marciano getting stopped.
     
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