Does Rocky Marciano have any chance against modern HW's?

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  1. WildStyle

    WildStyle J.C. Penny's belt $2.99 banned

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    No. He was 190 lbs. at best. It's pretty simple physics.
     
  2. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    his speed of self punch surely was impressive, that much is sure.

    didn't see him switch hit himself yet but theres time.
     
  3. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    so is wlad going down in seconds to a retiref failure who'd never manage a title shot in another era.
     
  4. ArseBandit

    ArseBandit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's fair enough to assume with modern nutrition and possible PEDs he'd be bigger today than he was then though. Especially when we're talking about a 10lb swing.
     
  5. The Akbar One

    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    No
     
  6. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    Marciano eats Kovalev's best punches for breakfast then knocks him out.
     
  7. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  8. Peril

    Peril The Scholar Full Member

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    you don't even believe that.

    Hell, if you had an opportunity to bet on that fight, you'd sell your house and bet it all on Klitschko.

    Not that you'd let anyone know about it, of course.
     
  9. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    No. He was just lucky there were no good prime heavyweights and a bunch of past prime light heavyweights for him to run through in his era.
     
  10. Leoh

    Leoh Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He'd dominate the division he was in, but that division wouldn't be heavyweight.
     
  11. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    "Cunningham dropped Fury" would be the summary of an argument for Marciano still wrecking (not saying I am taking that argument).
     
  12. Robney

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    If a Light Heavyweight/small Cruiser with Marciano's size, power and skillevel came trough the ranks now and Wladschko would say he wants to fight him, he would be ridiculed for picking at a little guy.
     
  13. dinovelvet

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    Wlad started is championship reign by beating a shot to bits former light heavy weight.
     
  14. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Wlad started is championship reign by beating a shot to bits former light heavy weight who was deemed irrelevant in his prime in the Lewis era . FACT.
     
  15. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    But in reality when does it against Jennings and a potential Huck fight is mentioned , its a good fight:nut:rofl

    And i guess you must have forgotten that Haye is one of , if not Wlads best win:patsch