How does a prime marciano do In the same title fights as tyson from berbick to Douglas? We'll keep it at 12 rounds so rock in the modern era.
He knocks them out but it would take longer. Tyson was 10x faster starter than Marciano perhaps even anyone in heavyweight history aside from Dempsey.
Rocky-Berbick wud -Smith wud -Thomas wko10 -Tucker lud -Biggs wko7 -Holmes lud -Tubbs wko5 -Spinks lud -Bruno wko10 -Carl Williams wko8 -Douglas lud But i can accept different opinions.
U think he loses to that holmes? Sorry but can't see that. It would go longer than 4 but I see rock finally getting him at the last couple of rounds. Spinks gets stopped around the seventh. Tucker would probably be one of the toughest of the lot. It would go full rounds but rock by split.
I dont think he does well at all, not unless we're talking about a hypothetical where marciano is born in 1966 and was 5'11" 200 to 210 lbs of muscle. I think the real 185lb marciano would beat biggs and spinks. He may beat thomas and tubbs if they gas out. He gets stopped by the determined bruno that tyson fought and Bonecrusher smith, loses badly to tucker. Loses a decision to williams but is a live underdog. Holmes? Could go either way but i think Marciano would definitely bust him up late. Thats just my honest oppinion. If marciano was 200-210 conditioned i would favor him over all except tucker
He could lose them all. Like Seamus noted, he'd be lucky batting .500 against a field of skilled big men. Marciano's best chance would be against Biggs due to stamina issues.
Agree, i was trying to be respectful but marciano didnt have a great defense, didnt have great headmovement or jab to get him inside without soaking up alot of punishment from men bigger and stronger than him. Not to mention his slow feet that would be a bad limitation against some of these guys who had good legs and could stick and move for extended periods of time. His punching power against 220+ athletic conditioned guys is unproven as well as his physical ability to take a punch from people that big strong and athletic. Marciano was undoubtedly one of the toughest characters in the sport and an atg, but it would be much more fair to compare him to fighters similar or atleast closer in size.
I think he does well against that list but can't say with any certainty to what extent. My guess is that he'd have some struggles with the larger 6'5" , 225 lb+ guys.