Rocky weighed in around 185 for his whole career and with today's weigh-ins could have made lightheavy..any lightheavy have a chance of beating him? Obviously not Ezzard or Moore because he beat them but what about Spinks, Foster, Toney, Hopkins, Jones, Fitzsimmons and many more???
Not a chance imo, Whats often forgotten, is Marciano train DOWN in weight. There is no way he would have reach 175 imo. He was as down to his body weight as can be.
He beats all those fighters at LHW (As Dempsey said he can't make that weight). If they want to come up they lose too. A Jones HW or a heavier Hopkins and Spinks lose too.
What do you mean 'obviously not Charles or Moore because he beat them'? You think they were prime versions? Moore was 39 years of age and 20 years as a pro with over 175 fights under his belt. Charles wasn't exactly primed either, still 34 & 14 years as a pro with nearly 100 fights under his belt. Give Marciano a '46-48 version of Charles and I'm sure he has a lot more trouble, even if he does still beat Charles. Likewise Marciano would have his hands-full a lot more with a '45 version of Moore than the '55 version.
Fitzsimmons woud lose. Doesn't have the technique or skills to keep Marciano off of him, his chin might hold up for a while beat he'll be knocked out eventually. Toney would also lose, I don't think he'd be able to sit in the pocket or against the ropes and soak up The Rock's punishment, and he won't have enough room to box off the back foot. Jones probably get's his chin cracked at some point aswell, the same with Foster. We'd have to be talking about Marciano weighing in at the 183-185 region. I doubt he could make the true light-heavyweight limit.
I'm pretty sure he couldn't get any lower than 180. At say 180, I give prime Moore and Spinks a very decent chance. Spink in particular I actually favour.
Agreed, though he can maybe do Hopkins on workrate over 15. Jones clowns him, simple really. Toney... now as much as I hate Toney this is the perfect fight for him to look good.
I don't think anyone weighing under 200lbs is much more than evens against Marciano. I'd maybe take Dempsey. After that, probably Tunney has the best shot.
HW Holfyeild has a very good chance, having a bigger weight advantage and the experience. But I don't think anyone with less than 20 fights is beating Rock.
Marciano murders all of them, Rocky had a superheavyweight punch. He was a freak and he would test some of the lesser chins in even the Super Heavys...Roy Jones never had a chin and he fought guys that did not want to test it and avoided some of the guys with heart like Darius Mski...some of the guys who post here only know rocky from their video games