Jack Johnson vs Rocky Marciano

Marciano would turn out too strong inside for Johnson, not as easy to clinch as Jack was used to. Late stoppage.

 

Johnson, by close decision.

 

I think Marciano is too brutal inside for Johnson to handle, also can't see Johnson doing anything to get Marciano out of the fight. Marciano KO7

 

Marciano showed against great competition that he could beat very good boxers with brilliant defences. The overrated Johnson on the other side never faced anyone near as good as Rocky, Marciano had the power to KO him, the pace to land at him, and the stamina what would be neccesary...


Marciano KO 11 Johnson


(96-94 on points)

 

Johnson´s chin is also overrated, like almost everything on him. What kind of punchers did he face who were in their prime? Forget Jeanette, Langford, etc., all these fights were when they started their career without any amateur background. Johnson would be in trouble against Marciano, who would swarm all over him, he wouldn´t respect Jack´s mediocre power, and that would be Johnson´s problem here...


I don´t underrate Johnson´s competition, his reign as the Coloured Heavyweight Champion of the World was pretty impressive, but his best opponents (McVea, Langford, etc.) had only a handful of fights, so I wouldn´t overrated them...

 

I pick Marciano here, because he showed against master boxers with great defense and great movements (Charles, Walcott, etc.) that his non- stop punching swarming style (all punches were thrown with power, that´s a difference) was very effective against it...

Johnson on the other side never defeated a great puncher in his prime, so I have to pick "The Rock"...

 

The Rock....Too many guns.....stamina...high work rate.......brutal inside....

 

This fight is near impossible to choose a winner, due to the fact that there were too many differences in rules and guidelines between the eras in which these men fought in. Johnson fought under London prize rules, and during a time when fights were scheduled for a lot more rounds. The glove sizes were different, as were refereeing principles. I suppose that Marciano would have a better chance of winning by knockout given his power, and Johnson's not being a terribly hard puncher, but if the fight went beyond the point that the Rock was accustomed to fighting in, Johnson would have a crack at a decision or late stoppage.

Who knows though.

 

For me personally, a great puncher is not only a fighter who punches hard, a puncher also need the precision and the speed to land, 2 things Jeffries didn´t have anymore at this stage of his career...


mauling and punching inside with mediocre punching power isn´t that recommendable against Marciano, except you will get KO´d...

 

Johnson by dec ,nobody would have it easy against Marciano ,but I feel Johnson could match him inside for strength ,he man handled an admittedly past it Jeffries,,and at 37 was still too much for the huge Willard in the first 20 rds,no one matches stamina with Rocky ,but Johnsons best punch his right uppercut could be very effective against a short crouching fighter,and he may well have damaged Rockys eye brow tissue,Marciano could end it if he landed his big bomb ,my guess is Jack would have the savy to frustrate and nullify Marcianos work, but a torrid nights work for Johnson before he takes a dec.

 

Fantastic post, my thoughts exactly. :good

 

Ketchell's right hand drops Johnson, Marciano's KO's him. :yep