Is Marciano the Greatest the Sport has Ever Seen?

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  1. adokei

    adokei Well-Known Member Full Member

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    you're just trying to stir the chit
     
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  2. adokei

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  3. adokei

    adokei Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i think you'd be happy if hitler had beaten the allies
     
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  4. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Germany and Japan are doing quite a bit better than the UK at the moment.
     
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  5. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yes, but it depends on what your definition of "the" is.

    That is all.
     
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  6. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Huh?
     
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  7. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    In a p4p sense Rocky Marciano MAY be the best heavyweight. But if we're just talking outright, then no.
     
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  8. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Bump.
     
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  9. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Nyet
     
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  10. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes...one of many though. The saltiness is strong with this post lol
     
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  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I choose Robinson as the proverbial "Greatest P4P"...
     
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  12. Seamus

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    And this topic becomes more crucial. Now, he has more heart and will to win than even Ali.

    The elements of his superiority are stacking up to be a clean sweep for everything but handspeed (is that coming soon?)

    Please to comment further.
     
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  13. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    His handspeed was underrated too.

    Remember he only had a 21" reach so his punches had to travel a further distance than any other fighters in history. The fact that he landed punches at all is a minor miracle and that he did to the extent that he did shows that they must have been damn fast to arrive before the other guy could cover up, step out of range, deliver an oration, construct a house...etc.
     
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  14. Balder

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    He is much faster than given credit for. He had quick hands and they found there mark often. Many fast and masterful boxers faced him, and he quite often was faster than them or at least their equal.

    Marciano is underrated again.
     
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  15. Seamus

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    OK. So we have concluded he is the hardest puncher with the best chin, a subtle Yoda-like defense, the greatest output, the best fighting spirit....and now, excellent handspeed.

    Ladies and Gentlemen, I believe we have the Greatest Of All Time boxers, both heavyweight and Pound for Pound.

    Case closed. Sport Over.
     
    Seamus, May 23, 2019
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