Primo v Rocky?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Could Rocky survive Primo's power?
    Or would his crouching style lead him onto Primo's deadly uppercut and render him
    senseless on the canvas?
     
  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Please tell me you`re talking about Balboa!:nonono Marciano had far more power than the clumsy ham fisted Carnera and a far better chin, being bigger doesn`t give you a better chin, Louis proved that, the fightes that hit Marciano a lot ha fast clever hands like Walcott and Charles, leave the half a lump out of this elite equation.
     
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    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Carnera v Marciano.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    :(
     
  5. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I think Rocky KO's him faster than Baer.
     
  6. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    But what about Primo's awesome uppercut?
     
  7. unitas

    unitas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    like the one that was sponsored by the mob…….and gave you that beautifull (and certainly not fake) ko of sharkey??
     
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    Aston Villa Active Member banned Full Member

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    Primo's big enough to make this interesting. I don't see the Rock looking good here !
     
  9. BCS8

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    Carnera isn't as bad as people make out, but he's not on Marciano's level. He may even start out relatively competitively, but I think the longer the fight goes on the worse things get for him until disaster.
     
  10. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    The 80+ pound weight disadvantage actually would be a problem, along with the fact that Primo was weirdly mobile. Loughran had a similar height/weight gap, and he wasn't a come-forward slugger with T-Rex arms.
     
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  11. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    They both win.
    Everyone lives happily ever after.
     
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    Aston Villa Active Member banned Full Member

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    And they both hold hands skipping off in to the beautiful sunset !
     
  13. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Rocky looks crap against Primo for Period s of the fight .It takes him at least 8 round s to get going against the giant .But he does ..and stops primo in around 10
     
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  14. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That’s a fair and balanced call! Much better than looking at ATG placement and saying Rocky would destroy him, or the size discrepancy and saying cruiser weight Rocky gets destroyed.

    I see it similar to you Primo would frustrate Rocky early, but he would keep chiseling away and stop Primo late.
     
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  15. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rocky win by 4 round KO. Primos gonna have a very bad night...one sided fight.
     
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