Marciano?? Joe Walcott was 38 and 39y/o respectively in their 2 bouts..... Ezzard Charles was 33y/o, on a very saddened slope, losing 14 of his next 25 bouts..... Far from his best.. Roland LaStarza was a journey man in the contect of H/W contenders... Don Cockell, a puffed up LH/W, had been belted by Randy Turpin just 3 years earlier.. Archie Moore was 39y/o... the fact he faught Marciano, and went on to battle Floyd Patterson for the Vacant title is clear indication of the pitiful state of the H/W division in the early 50s. Fine, 49-0 (43) is impressive..... there are those who believe the Rock would walk into any H/W era.. personally, I do not.
Ya rock was there to be hit, so in that context, id have tosay hed do well anytime in boxing before the mid-late sixties. Foreman wouldve busted him bad in early rounds. I would give him great chance vs frazier tho.
Well it is when you try and show you have a lot of boxing knowledge by talking about Marciano and his unbeaten run and saying that Hatton will have a great unbeaten run once his career has finished, however you believe that once Hatton beats Pac-man (unlikely) he would go after timothy bradley??? I mean that is obviously the biggest fight out there for hatton once he has taken care of the p4p number 1 atsch
I see your point, i was thinking that after he beats pacman, he may want to take care of a high ranked fighter @140 then maybe shoot up to ww again and take on someone there like cotto or floyd again. I have faith in my fighter that under floyds tuteledge he can make a great run, thats all
Mind numbing that Monzon hasnt been mentioned. Probably speaks to the US-centrism here more than anything else.
Hell, Ron Lyle started boxing at 29 and had 15 fights in his first 12 months as a pro. He won all of them, 13 by KO. He fought a total of 20 fights before he lost by decision to Jerry Quarry.