Rocky Marciano vs Mike Tyson

Tyson ko 5

 

Iron Mike.

 

Well why don't you explain how you see Marciano winning . . . instead of posting that idiotic one liner? :yep

Have you seen video's of how Marciano fights? :think

 

Tyson's got Marciano beat at everything besides chin and mental toughness. With his lack of defense, there's no way he's going to survive long against someone as fast, accurate and powerful as Tyson.

 

Marciano was dropped by a 40 yr old Walcott, who weighed 190 lbs...he was also dumped by a 180 lbs Archie Moore...Tyson is a much bigger man with a stronger chin than Marciano...guys like Bruno and Ruddock would murder Marciano with their punches...

 

I think its naive to assume Marciano couldn't compete with bigger men.

The winner in a Fishing Contest is the guy with the biggest fish. Prizefighting is not a fishing contest -if the bigger boxer was automatically declared the winner we would never get past the freakin weigh-in!
You can't measure a fighter's worth by the pound.
The bigger man isn't always the better man; Max Baer (the smaller man by 60 pounds ) beat Big Primo Carnera & decked him eleven times. Dempsey destroyed Big Jess Willard. What happened to Big Michael Grant? Big "Goofi " Whitaker ? Why are people so impressed by a lumbering giant like Valuev?

 

This would be an easy win for Tyson. Anyone that thinks Rocky has any kind of chance in this matchup is choosing with their heart, not their brain.

 

We are not talking here of those huge but unskilled fighters. We are talking here of Mike Tyson, who at his fittest, was about 30-40 lbs bigger than Marciano.

 

At 190, that'd be one Hell of a fight.

 

A prime Mike Tyson would be significantly bigger than a prime Rocky, PLUS......he would be a bunch faster and stronger.

No dissing Rock here....but this would be a ****ing mismatch.

Tyson jumps on him early, cuts him up and drops him twice en route to a referee stoppage in the 3rd round.

 

Marciano had certain intangibles that were kryptonite for Tyson, such as an immense will to win, dogged determination and an iron chin. Those three things rolled into one would give Tyson trouble.

Problem for Rocky is Tyson's blazing hands and massive punch. If Marciano got sloppy or careless he would get punished. Marciano's defence was better than most give him credit for, but still Tyson will land on him, of that there's no doubt.

IF Marciano (and it's a big if) gets Tyson into the 5th or 6th round, it means he's weathered the storm, and HIS great qualities wouls start shining through.
Somehow though, I think Tyson would be too strong for the Rock. His speed would allow him to land on Rocky often enough, and his power would be too much.
Rocky goes down swinging in the 3rd.

 

Agree

Or Tyson will win by a early ko (this is the most likely)
Or Marciano will win by a ko in the late rounds.

 

Tyson by KO within 5 rounds.

 

Marciano would be a little too easy to hit to survivie a Tyson onlsaught. The problem for Rocky is that he is a slow starter, and Mike starts off so fast. Rocky would be gone by the 3rd round.

 

Marciano would have to be bulked up a little and his best chances would be later in the fight where Tyson was vulnerable...