I would suggest you watch ruiz joshua if you think size beats being hit full force on the chin. sure good proportional difference helps - but thats minimal at HW.
You’re right but it is a sport of match ups. And Wlad does poorly against the best pressure fighters with power imo. I would pick Frazier and Tyson over Wlad as well. Matchups/styles are everything h2h. I see Wlad frustrating the **** out of Liston but I see Liston beating Marciano most times (when discussing the top 15 guys any one can beat the other if they play it right and make them fight their fight). Can Wlad enforce his will over Marciano? I don’t think so.
The most similar fighter Marciano fought to Wlad would be Shkor. I’ve only seen a short clip of the fight, but Shkor used every dirty trick in the book on Marciano much like Wlad did on Povetkin such as leaning on Marciano and lots of clinching. Marciano retaliated and hit Shkor low and got head control and turned him and clipped him much like he did to Moore and it was a one sided fight after that. I could definitely see Wlad at his best giving Marciano trouble because Wlad with Steward in his corner knew every trick in the book, but Marciano unlike Povetkin wouldn’t let Wlad get away with fouling him over and over again. This was also the case with Cunningham, who let Fury keep fouling him without retaliating.
There is that, but I'll ask u a question .. Who's got the better chin in ur opinion , Walcott or Wlad ?
He was brilliant,I love the guy , but I differ there.I don't see Jersey lasting at least 10 straight fight unbeatable against some of wlads challengers .I just don't.I rate Joe high but not unbeatable in modern day heavyweight s .
I'm not slagging off either Rock or Jersey ,I rate both so highly.Im just really not comfortable giving either a 100 per cent chance of beating a modern day , pretty dominant champ .
Marciano's stamina is too much for Wlad Marciano has 1 punch knockout power in both hands, and can throw a punch at every angle. Marciano specialized in getting under a jab and had a hellish body work in the clinch Imo Marciano breaks Wlad down and ends it mid rounds
No one was able to operate against Wlad in the clinch and I am talking about guys 3x as strong as Marciano, big, real athletes not blown up light heavies. Wlad was a freaking octopus and top notch strength athlete. And I guarantee that Wlad's right was quite a bit harder than anything Marciano ever threw. And his hook was very far better, too. This isn't even a fair competition.
What's up with this forum and unearthing 10 year old Rocky Marciano threads, let the man rest in peace. Oh yeah, Marciano in 9
This is just objectively false. Marciano's Suzie Q trumps Wlad any day. Marciano is an ATG puncher who knocked out better competetion too Marciano can come inside with body punches, or even headbutt in clinches. Wlad's clinch bull**** would be exploited just like AJ's against Ruiz. Marciano also has a superior arsensal of punches including the Suzie Q and Gazelle Punch Oh and Marciano wasn't knocked out by 2 journeymen and a fringe contender Oh and Marciano's legs are clearly stronger that Wlad's, for whatever it's worth. You overrate physical strength. This is boxing, not powerlifting
