Bud Crawford v Rocky Marciano 12 rounds

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Bud Crawford v Rocky Marciano

  1. Crawford by KO

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  2. Crawford by Dec.

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  3. Marciano by Dec.

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  1. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Here me out. Marciano was essentially Canelo sized with half the skill and likely about the same pop. Crawford tamed a better version of Marciano like a Sunday hooker does an insurance agent. One would have to assume the same trick against the slow handed, bumble footed, wide open, truncated Marciano would be even easier. The real question is what round does Bud stop him?

    Thoughts on this matter? Counter arguments?
     
  2. Mandela2039

    Mandela2039 OFFICIAL THREAD DIDDLER banned Full Member

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    I already know the 2/3 guys that will be liking this monstrosity of a post.
     
  3. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Excellent, erudite and well sourced argument.

    Bud KO9?
     
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  4. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Crawford has a chance
     
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  5. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Marciano by Ko. Canelo at no point in his career had the great stamina of Marciano, or the volume punching of Marciano. Canelo was shot and mostly indifferent when he faced Bud and had already been in too many wars, and was recently beaten easily by Bivol.
    Bud vs Beterbiev is more akin to a Marciano fight than Canelo. Canelo’s plan was mostly to throw one body punch at a time vs Crawford.
     
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  6. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A past his prime Canelo who hadn't stopped anyone in 4 years, who was going through the motions in thr last few years of his career. Throwing 1 punch at a time in lackluster 12 round decisions and cherry picking opponents since the Bivol fight.

    Is not a prime Marciano who would be all over Crawford hitting him hard round after round.

    I don't understand why you constantly troll over Marciano all the time it gets a bit boring after awhile to be quite frank.
     
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  7. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis "The David Haye of Loma's Gay" -Edgar Allan Poe Full Member

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    Depends on whether or not you think Bud is as much of a sub 200 lbs H2H threat as Moore and Charles.
     
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  8. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Not trolling. I am following the school into their deepest waters.
     
  9. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Marciano boxes a dream to a tight, split decision win. The Queen rises from the dead and loudly proclaims "he's won by the skin of his nuts!" before returning to the dirt.
     
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  10. Seamus

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    Rocky faced one truly slick opponent who was not trying to brawl with him in his short run at the elite, that being an aged, inveterately inconsistent, Joe Walcott. He was largely befuddled by Joe until the old man's legs gave out and left him increasingly a sitting duck.

    Now consider that Bud's fight night weight against Canelo was in the 175-180 range, consider that he has the same reach as Walcott at 74", consider that he is incredible consistent in his performances, consider further that even though numerically he is well into his 30's he is still in prime form, still exhibiting prime endurance and stamina.
     
  11. BCS8

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    Seamus gets more and more excited as the fight progresses.

    His man is winning hands down! The Marciano size edge was not so important.

    Wait, is Crawford slowing down? The pace of the fight hasn't and Marciano is still cramming his face at the 2 for 1 punch buffet. But it looks like Crawford is eating some too. "Skillz pay the billz" whispers Seamus to himself, fingers crossed. But, unfortunately so can size, aggression, power and stamina.

    Is the old man getting tired?

    Oh dear.

    That right was a stuffed ham sandwich of a punch. The spray off Crawford's head is an epic photo.

    "Marciano just beat bums and old men, and that was another," mutters Seamus as he rips up his betting stub.
     
  12. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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  13. Cobra33

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    True heavyweights, not manufactured heavyweights, are a different breed and hit incredibly hard.
    Rocky hits way too hard for Bud.
     
  14. Cobra33

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    All you have to do is go to a boxing gym and see in person how hard a natural heavyweight hits and how strong they are.
    So!e of these posters give the impression they have never boxed or laced up a pair of gloves.
    Heavyweight boxing goes by entirely different rules then almost all the other divisions.
     
  15. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Yet Marciano was only ten pounds heavier than Bud.

    I have boxed guys 50 pounds heavier than me. Yes, I sure noticed that. Even at 10 pounds I noticed. But it wasn't nearly the same.