KO Dream Fight: Marciano - Dempsey

In his day, Dempsey's swarming damn-the-torpedoes style and heavy hands produced vicious knockouts, and his brutalisation of Jess Willard remains the most savage beating a heavyweight champion has ever recieved in losing the title.

In Marciano, Dempsey would not be meeting the kind of fighting against which he excelled, i.e, the ponderous slow moving likes of Willard and Firpo. At 5'10, Marciano was two inches shorter than T"he Manassa Mauler", and at 184 pounds, about the same weight. This would suit Marciano just fine, since the only heavyweight champion to retire undefeated made a career of cutting down bigger opponents with his sledgehammer overhand rights and uppercuts.

Of the two, Dempsey may have hit harder with one blow, but Marciano was a far better infighter and, tho ungainly, was also better defensively.

This would be fought in the trenches, since neither of these guys could take a step backward even if he wanted to. Ultimately, Marciano, perhaps the most finely conditioned heavyweight champion ever, would wear Dempsey down with his clubbing blows and tireless attack and, for once, superior technique. Having been stopped only once in 78 bouts, Dempsey's chin was steel and it would enable him to finish on his feet, thought barely.

Marciano by unaminous hard fought decision.

 

Maybe, but they do point out Dempsey's steel chin. The man was a warrior and they are evenly matched size wise. What i found interesting was that they consider Marciano a far better infighter and better defensively in an ungainly way. Based on my own viewings i totally agree (tho FAR better inside is debatable, better none-the-less yes) and feel a lot better at my own total dumbfoundedness in Dempsey/Duran comparisons.

Regardless this is a brilliant matchup and would be absolute war. I see Dempsey having the better of the early going with Marciano gradually imposing himself. Fighting Rocky would have been one gruelling experience.

 

Who are who?

 

KO staff with Dettloff doing the summary.

 

Well fancy you questioning the Rock's inside effectiveness!!!

 

I can't say he impresses me overly.

 

Yes, getting the job done on off nights is a good trait.