contenders that you pick to beat marciano?

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  1. foreman&dempsey

    foreman&dempsey Boxing Addict banned

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    Contenders or not lineal champs that you pick to beat marciano.
    I pick ron lyle,spoon,a peak tucker,
    Stylistically Byrd and smith would be tough fights.
    GEORGE CHUVALO WAS 30 POUNDS BIGGER THAN MARCIANO,AND IT WAS BIG FRAME AND MUSCLE, NATURAL 100%. HE GOT BETTER CHIN THAN ROCKY, WAS STRONGER FOR SURE, AND HITS PRETTY HARD.EVEN IF HE WINS A DECISION BECAUSE HE IS THE BUSIER MAN IT IS A TEST FOR MARCIANO
     
  2. BCS8

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    Wow so chuvalo was a serious, big contender with frame and muscle. I did not know that
     
  3. BCS8

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    Dammit, that was supposed to be in C A P S and ironic. Instead, BF24 autoformatting made me look like a t ard. :mad:
     
  4. mcvey

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    Not many you could pick to beat him.
    I think Ruddock,Mercer,Povetkin,Wills,Bonavena,Quarry,Lyle,Shavers,Langford
    Godfrey,McVey,Tom Sharkey.

    All give him very tough fights.
    Alpha boys
    Tucker,Witherspoon,Thomas,Smith,Page,Dokes .Too.
    Forgot ,Lufcrazy reminded me, Tua and Ibeabuchi give him good s****s too.

    NB What is wrong with the word s****s?:huh
     
  5. lufcrazy

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    I'm unsure tbh.

    If we say Vitali was a contender in old terms he would have the best shot. Probably Ike, Tua as well give him hell.

    In those fights he's gonna have to ship some serious punishment to impose his will.

    Vitali will struggle to get leverage up close and assuming Rocky has bulked to about 210 I think out of the 3 he has the best chance of losing to Rocky because I don't see Rocky sitting at the end of a jab and up close I don't see Vitali getting enough force on his shots to win an exchange. But Vitali's biggest strength was timing and controlling range so if anyone can keep Rocky at a distance it's him.

    Ike and Tua are gonna brawl against him and he's gonna have to hook with hookers, could spell total disaster and leave him knocked out cold.

    Not sure I'd favour those 3 to beat Rocky but they give him hell.
     
  6. foreman&dempsey

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    How do you see lyle marciano?
     
  7. lufcrazy

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    Toe to toe slugfest.

    Find it hard to pick against Rocky there.
     
  8. janitor

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    If you never got higher than the status of contender, I almost certainly wouldn’t favour you to beat Marciano.
     
  9. heerko koois

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    :burgerDustin Nichols....
     
  10. Sangria

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    Jerry Quarry would've been epic
     
  11. timmers612

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    For awhile yes, but I see this bout the way Frazier Quarry 1 went, Marciano just had more steel in him.