Rocky Marciano vs. a generic super HW w/ decent power

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  1. KOTF

    KOTF Bingooo Full Member

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    Who wins this fight between someone who was never good, and never beat anybody vs. a 49-0 HOF HW champion in Rocky Marciano?
     
  2. Jorodz

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    name/style/record/etc. for this super HW?
     
  3. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    Gonna have to be more specific than that.
     
  4. KOTF

    KOTF Bingooo Full Member

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    Shannon Briggs
    Alex Stewart
    Bruce Seldon
    Andrew Golota
    Michael Grant
    Chris Arreola
    Danny Williams
    Samuel Peter
    Jorge Luis Gonzalez
    Mike White
     
  5. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jimmy Young of course. Is this a serious question?
     
  6. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    :lol:
     
  7. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Generic Super had a glass jaw! He could never take a good Rocky Marciano sock where the whiskers grow.
     
  8. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I will answer seriously.

    Rocky Marciano wins by easy KO.

    If you beat Marciano, you must be good. If you arent any good, you are losing. It is as simple as that.
     
  9. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Said draw accidently id say Marciano would beat most of those big heavyweights and some he blows out. But a fluid heavyweigt with a good chin, might beat him. Id say Golota would have the tools but he is too weak minded, the total opposite of Rocky Id give a prime Briggs and Arreola the best shot of those guys. Prime Grant if he had a chin would be to big.
     
  10. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I think he beats the vast majority of these men, but some of them might prove to be a problem from either a physical or a stylistic perspective or both..
     
  11. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Who is the largest, DECENT heavyweight Marciano defeated?
     
  12. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Probably Johnny Shkor who was 6-4 221 or An old Joe Louis 6-2 213(in their fight).
     
  13. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Marciano by today's standers is a crusierweight. His opoents were for the most part also crusierweights by today's standers.
    http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=9032&cat=boxer
    You can look it up if you doubt me. This means his outstanding chin and power were tested against crusierweights not heavyweights.
    I wold not pick a crusierweight to beat a decent super heavyweight. No matter how good they are this includes Marciano.
     
  14. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    A 29-18 fighter (I asked for a DECENT fighter) who is perhaps average in size by today's standards or a shot Louis who couldn't let go his punches and would be decidedly small by today's standards.

    Ergo, we have never seen Marciano against even a generic super HW, let along a decent one, let alone one that held a belt.
     
  15. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well Shkor wasnt no world beater but remember a 29-18 record back then isnt as bad as it sounds, he had a win over contender Tami Murrello and cut Rocky in the 1st. Big Bill Wilson was 230lbs but not even as good as Shkor.