Compare Deontay Wilder and Rocky Marciano from a technical standpoint

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  1. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw Fight sports enthusiast Full Member

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    How would you compare the techniques of both, who have at times been derided as sloppy by critics? I'm not asking who would win in a fight, but rather who demonstrated better technique and fundamentals.
     
    MixedMartialLaw, Aug 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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  2. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wilder is better at sucking in everything. That's about it.
     
    Ioakeim Tzortzakis, Aug 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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  3. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    All Wilder can do is step back and unload a right hand ( he needs a ridiculous amount of room for it) and hope the other guy falls. There was no Plan B. The fact that a goof like that “reigned” as long as he did is Exhibit A against any argument that boxing is evolving into something better. Stop the nonsense.

    The two aren’t comparable. In style or substance.
     
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  4. Hotep Kemba

    Hotep Kemba Member Full Member

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    I say this as someone who isn't very high on Marciano at all but this is disrespectful to Marciano lol, they're not comparable.
     
    Hotep Kemba, Aug 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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  5. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    One fighter is unorthodox and effective. The other fighter (Wilder) just plain sucks. Were he not born with great power, he wouldnt crack the top 50 in his era.
     
    Smokin Bert, Aug 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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  6. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw Fight sports enthusiast Full Member

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    I think saying Wilder plain sucks is too far. In all honesty, would Wilder have struggled that much with the majority of Marciano's opponents?

    Conversely, how well would we see Rocky doing if he had to face Tyson Fury 3 times?
     
    MixedMartialLaw, Aug 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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  7. Boxed Ears

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    Only one of them has a technical standpoint. So that makes it difficult to compare.
     
    Boxed Ears, Aug 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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  8. RockyMarciano

    RockyMarciano Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Marciano is an all time great and had subtle and effective skills in many areas...whereas Wilder had nothing other than a right hand. KO1 Marciano 500 times out of 500
     
    RockyMarciano, Aug 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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  9. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Wilder was far more dangerous, had a far more effective trump card and he leaned on it hard which you can not blame him for.

    And no he didn't just lean back and throw the right hand. The Szpilka was a nice underneath counter against an advancing opponent... and deadly.

    All I know is that Don Cockell wouldn't have seen the 2nd minute against WIlder let alone the 9th round.
     
    Seamus, Aug 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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