Larry Holmes vs Rocky Marciano

Amateurs don't count eg Tua was ko'd as an amateur.
Nick Wells was a south paw .He had 21 pro fights and won just 13 ,every half decent guy he faced beat him.

"By 1972, I'd won several eastern titles and was invited to Minnesota to compete in a tournament that was said to figure heavily in the selection of the U.S. boxing team. I made it all the way to the finals there, only to run up against a left-handed slugger named Nick Wells. It was the first time I'd fought a lefty. It threw my reactions off. I was hesitant and ended up being an easy target for Wells, who had good power. Good enough to give me the worst beating of my career and stop me in the third round. My first-ever defeat. The way things unfolded, I had another opportunity against Wells in a later tournament in Texas. This time I managed to find left-handed sparring partners to get ready for him. Guess what? It didn't matter. Not one bit. That guy Wells had my number, and he beat me again. Badly"

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8adYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p_gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4041,1751434&dq=&hl=en



Marciano never beat an elite fighter who was in his prime. Marciano never beat a prime elite fighter who was over 6' and scaled 200+lbs.

 

Two knockdowns from men nearly 40 isn't so good. - McVey

I think that attempted point has been Ko'd by Q.

 

holmes needs to stay out of danger long enough to rack up his points win behind his jab.

Marciano needs to close the gap to land his bombs without ending up with a tko face.

both extremely difficult jobs, but you sense that holmes has it slightly easier, especially since he shares rocks granite chin.

 

You can think what you like, it seldom has even a passing resemblance to reality.

 

It's Isaacs. Being floored by Toxie Hall isn't too special either.:think
ps Isaacs was the 1973 NY Open Golden Gloves winner.
One thing I never do is call a pro fighter a bum,and in my experience those that do have never been in a boxing ring with serious intentions.

 

Does this really make a huge difference? Jack Johnson never beat an elite fighter in his prime either, unless you want to call a 5'7" 168 pound Burns elite.

Your double standards and disconnect with reality have experienced some exponential growth lately.

 

Congrats ! You managed to work Jack Johnson into the thread!:happy

 

Firstly I'm not interested in Holmes amateur career.

Secondly Marciano knocked out 1 reigning world champion a 38 year old Walcott who had previously been knocked 4 times, some of them quicker than the 13 rounds it took Marciano.

 

How many heavyweight champions beat elite fighters in there primes?

Larry Holmes certainly did not

 

I don't think it's any easy fight for Holmes for one reason:he wasn't a puncher. I rate Holmes very highly as a boxer, though and his reach and versatility would be hard for Marciano to overcome. If I was betting I would go for Holmes on points, but I reckon it would be tougher than some on here seem to think.