Sonny Liston vs. Rocky Marciano, Who wins?

I was thinking Savold, Louis, Beshore, Layne, Walcott, all outweighing him on his run to the title. Sure, though, these weren't the kind of heavies that Liston was... and neither were Cockell and Moore. If he fought against Liston as he did against Cockell, it would be a mess.

 

How do you think a prime Sonny would have done against these same guys at the point in their careers they were in when Rocky fought them ?

 

Well, does he show up as he did against Marshall in their first or as he showed up against Bethea? I agree, Liston plowed through the division in impressive fashion. However, the division was exceedingly weak and he had off nights. I tend to favor over-the-hill greats against never was 2nd tier fighters.

Still, I would never lay money on this fight.

 

Savold was 6', and ,around 200lbs but he was really a trial horse ,even in his prime,[he was 37 when he fought Marciano].
He had been destroyed by an ageing Louis 8 months prior to the Marciano fight.
Marciano was panned in the Ring magazine for his performance against Savold,I have the copy in my study.

Beshore was 5'9'' only a fringe contender, mob controlled ,he received chances he might otherwise not have.

He had been stopped 2 months earlier by Harry Matthews in 7rds.

Layne was 6' ,as was Walcott.
Layne was fleshy in the mid section,,but a solid heavyweight for the 50's .

Walcott was a sculpted 200lbs, but 37 years old.

I don't discount Marciano here, but he really was not Jack The Giant Killer, in most of his important fights.

That sobriquet belongs to the man he was very unfavourably compared to in the 50's Dempsey,and came about because of Jack's demolition of the likes of Fulton and Willard,[diluted somewhat by wins over three ex lhvy's Carpentier,Gibbons ,and Tunney.]