I feel as though putting him at 190lbs was meant to cripple Holyfield. The thing is Marciano would’ve done better against the bigger, dumber Evander of the 90s late 80s.
This would have been a war for sure, and would have been similar to the first Qawi fight. Very competitive and close. Two guys with iron wills that will never quit. It's hard to bet against either. I could see Holyfield winning a close decision, or Rocky maybe by a very late stoppage.
It would be Holyfield wearing down Marciano by Round 7. Too much athlete. Marciano would be out of his depth.
Lol it was Holyfield who tired often in the ring and would take rounds off. Marciano rarely ever did. Bad combo for Holy. Marciano was also an athlete. That didn’t need drugs to up his “athleticism”. It’s a fun fight but Holy gets knocked out by ten.
All I know is that I'd like to see this. Would be total mayhem. Zero chance it would go the distance. Would be an all out war until someone was dropped and couldn't get up.
Holyfield by very close perhaps controversial decision. He would be in trouble several times and get generally mauled the whole fight but his feet were sooo fast at CW and he really walloped at that weight too. See him landing the cleaner looking shots to make the difference with most judges.
I think it was the Riddick Bowe style of post-modern heavyweight, aka elite athlete, 6-5, 230, quick and skilled that was effective in wearing down Holy... If only his dance card was filled with NE regional ham-and-eggers and geriatrics, perhaps he could have looked busy at all times in contrast.
Lmao didn’t holy struggle with the tiny Qawi? Didn’t he also get beat by three former LHWs getting knocked out by the former MW? He didn’t seem to struggle with those modern types.
Only a verified Marcianista would have to resort to citing fights when a fantasy opponent was 40 years old. How very "on brand".
Odd because I cited fights from when he was 32 and 24 as well. Reading comprehension not the strongest I suppose?
Moorer was 6-2, 214 with a 78" reach. Bigger than any title opponent Marciano ever faced. Bigger than any decent opponent Marciano ever faced. Holy returned to KO Moorer, also. The other guy you mentioned got KO'd and KO'd early Just like Marciano would be.
This is a real tough one. Holyfield could outbox Rocky, but Marciano had awesome punching power and indomitable will. I’ll go with with Marciano scoring a late knockout after a brutal, bloody war.
