The best of the lot is obviously Max. Each had what the other didn’t. Had Max had the fighting heart and dedication to training that Rocky had he might have been a really good champ. If Rocky could be blown up to 215 or so he would have been a fearsome slugger indeed. Max blows him away like Galento could be a KO win but if Rock can hide for a few rounds he might be able to work the body and wear Baer down and outgut him. Baer at his best should be too much for the much smaller Rocky. The other guys as we know are big stiffs with little talent but because of the tremendous size advantages could cause Rock a lot of problems. I could see them last the distance as Rocky can’t hurt the much heavier lugs and with short reach has trouble reaching them often enough. They could score points with their reach advantages. These could all go the distance and decision could go either way.
He knocked out every man over 200 he faced. He hit harder than Louis by accounts of mutual opponents. Why would he not be able to knock them out?
Too short too short a reach. Carnera for instance game was to lean back when guys tried to hit him that worked pretty well till he fought tall athletic guys with good reaches: Baer and Louis. They lunged at him and caught him and they were able beat him. Rocky would be in the same predicament as all the smaller fighters Carnera beat. The weight advantage would be about 80 pounds. Hes not gonna rough Primo up in clinches that’s for sure. Rocky could win but I could see it being a very difficult fight for him win or lose.
I think Marciano picks up a loss somewhere. If we pretend it’s a video game and Marciano comes in as fresh as the first time he ever fought for each guy he could win all the matchups. But in the real world, tackling those guys while giving up big height, weight and reach disadvantage's, is too much to ask, especially when your style is a come forward easy to hit pressure fighter. Marciano would get busted up by one of these guys and stopped on cuts.
I think Marciano beats these guys but the fights would take a lot out of him, physically and mentally. Rocky was not fast so giving up such height and reach would always be a disadvantage.
