Ken Norton v. Rocky Marciano

Foreman rules is just a bad guy. I've seen him slander some long timers here hoping to get under the skin, and he has. What can be done about him, its a crying shame to have him here.

 

If Norton comes into the fight "psyched out" by Marciano's reputation as a puncher, he loses by early kayo.

If not, he gets beaten and stopped or kayoed later in the fight.

 

atsch

That's one of the stupidest things ever written here.

 

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Of course not. Didn't you know weightclasses were invented to protect the bigger guys from the small ones?





That said, Marciano TKO3 Norton.

 

First of all I was referring to his professional fights, not exhibitions. Second of all , Savold was a shot trial horse. Any attempt to build him up is a stretch. If I missed a few knockdowns , fine. However, are you making a case that the Louis that fought Marciano was still anywhere near the puncher and fighter he was in the late 1930's ? You are the first person I have ever read or heard from that is building a case for Louis being anything close to his prime in his post Charles career. If you are then you must have never thought he was a puncher since Rocky himself said after the fight he was surprised more than anything by the fact that Louis had zero power on his punches. Rocky's words.

 

Marciano takes this one. Norton was at his best pressing guys who wasn't huge punchers. I don't think he would be very succesfull moving and keeping Marciano at bay with his excellent jab since he never looked really comfortable backing up. I think most of the fight would take place on the inside, and Rocky's short, powerful arms and chin would give him the edge here. It's no walk in the park, though.

Funny thing with Norton is that even though he's not known as a huge puncher or for his durability, he managed to shake Ali in a way that hardly no one except Frazier had done before, and he didn't seem overly bothered by the punching prowess that took out very durable guys like Lyle, Foreman, Quarry, Bonavena and Wepner.

 

This fight would be a perfect fight for Marciano and proberly the fight he would need to silence the critics. Norton would lose pretty much the way he was stopped by Foreman,Shavers,Garcia,Cooney...Marciano would be impressive and I could see it ending on the ropes simular to the way Marciano KO'd Louis (only earlier) like the Matthews ko or it could be from a short chopping right like the one that felled Layne. I can not seeing Norton standing up to Marciano's power...NO HOW

 

Actually i don't think stopping a Norton who lost to quite a few big punchers would silence them. I think it would be a no win situation for the Rock.

 

You have a point ....there are a small few on this board that would not give him credit if he beat KING KONG and Godzilla.....wonder if its Rocks complextion I dont mean black posters..there are white posters that think the white guy cant win...thats because someone was taking there lunch money and they were giving it up....a real tough guy knows there are tough guys in every color

 

I'm not coming into THIS one

 

Marciano by early to mid round KO. Norton was always there to be hit, and Marciano never had a problem connecting. Norton would also have a tough time with Marciano's crazy defence

 

Wow, we have some real deep thinkers here !!! I just thought it was a bunch of bodybuilders .... atsch

I can understanding some people picking Rocky here but I simply disagree. The best Norton was too big, strong, fast, hard hitting, well conditioned for the much smaller Marciano. I see Norton pumping a terrific jab , fast and hard in Rockys face to hold him off and chop him up. Just my opinion.

 

The Rock takes this one. No way in hell is Norton KOing Marciano. Norton will be beaten in a war of attrition.