Who is the best modern heavyweight (90s and onward) that you would pick Rocky Marciano to beat?

Dave Allan.

 

Because I haven't logged on in a month and received a notification.

 

I addressed Holyfield in paragraph 2. He IS a dynamite puncher when he's accurate with a perfectly timed right cross or left hook. I feel you are just looking for "got you" bullcrap instead of trying to understand what I took the time to write...which addresses this.

Honestly, haven't seen much of Beterbiev. If the point is Marciano is not the only light heavyish sized fighter that could KO larger men...I already listed several I know for a fact could and addressed them in contrast to Rocky in paragraph 2.

 

Marciano never fought great jabbers that were 6'5+, 240+ with 80+ reaches though

 

Rahman, Moorer, John and Andy Ruiz, Stiverne, Ortiz, Samuel Peter, Byrd, Haye.

 

I think that the problem that modern cruisers have in the heavyweight division, is honestly more narrow than it is broad.

When you get down to brass tacks, there are generally only one or two heavyweights who are an issue.

For example if you took away the Klitschko brothers, the cruiserweights would have done just fine in the heavyweight division!

 

Francois Botha
James Toney (Maybe)
John Ruiz
Sultan Ibragimov
Ruslan Chagaev