Fighters That Would Probably Stop Marciano?

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  1. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wasn't it Tyson that once said: "They all have a plan until they get hit". Marciano kinda
    operated under a similar perspective regarding his opponents. (And by today's standards
    The Rock would be a cruiserweight, and Joe Louis won his title at that weight too).
     
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  2. Grapefruit

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    Off the top of my head
    Foreman ten time out of ten
    Sonny Liston
    Max Baer
    Jack Dempsey
    Larry Holmes
    Lennox Lewis
    Mike Tyson
    David tua
    Wlad klitchko
    Evander holyfield
    Riddick bowe
    Tommy Morrison
    Shannon Briggs
    Deontay wilder
    Tyson fury
    Anthony joshua
    And james toney would all beat him consistantly
     
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  3. BCS8

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    The fighters that would probably stop Marciano are the same sort of fighters that would probably stop Dempsey
    :deal:
     
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  4. RockyMarciano

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    Lies....none of the above could carry my jockstrap with a wheel barrow
     
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  5. mcvey

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    Marciano was not down against Louis.
    Louis no longer had the power he had possessed in his prime, he was getting by with his jab and occasional left hook.
    Marciano was stunned against Moore. Source Rocky Marciano in an interview with Peter Wilson.
    Moore was not a devastating HEAVYWEIGHT puncher imo.
    Marciano was knocked down by a left hook from Walcott.
     
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  6. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    This is a real possibility,I give Dempsey more of a chance against the super heavies because of his quicker footwork ,handspeed, more resistant to cuts skin, and more evasive head movement.
     
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  7. mcvey

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    Tua had a better chin than Marciano and also just about most everybody else, he proved it against Super Heavies with power.
     
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  8. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Any of them ever stopped by a 185 pounder? Any of them ever dropped by one?
     
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  9. janitor

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    It is hard to say who could do what, because we have so little to work with, but it is theoretically possible that somebody like Sam Langford could beat him.
     
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  10. janitor

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    Do you think that Hasim Rahman hit harder than every 185lb fighter that ever drew breath?
     
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  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Answering a question with another? I'm refuting a particular line of argument which you and the Col are promulgating. You are avoiding answering my questions.
     
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  12. reznick

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    I don’t think that Rahman hit harder than every 185lber that ever drew breath.
     
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  13. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Nor I, but that doesn't answer my question which was posed before that.

    Since Rahman has been mentioned here are two more questions concerning him.
    1.Is it likely that Rahman hit as hard as Walcott and Moore?
    2.Was the punch that Rahman ko'd Lewis with ,a tremendous right hand power shot capable of koing just about anyone who did not have a Chuvalo/McCall chin?

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  14. reznick

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    And Shavers hit harder then all of them yet was less accomplished. Rahman didn’t KO Lewis because he was a Superman puncher. He could hit, no doubt about it. But I believe that he beat Lewis because he had a total read on his rhythm. He matched his calm pace, and then took over.
     
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  15. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Could you answer my questions please?
     
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