Light heavyweight boxers that could beat Rocky Marciano?

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  1. Ironfox222

    Ironfox222 Member Full Member

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    Is there any light heavyweights in history that could beat prime Rocky Marciano in a boxing match?
     
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  2. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis Well-Known Member Full Member

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    When firing on all cylinders, a prime Ezzard Charles and Sam Langford.
     
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  3. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    I think Ezzard Charles is actually a pretty sensible name to mention.
     
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  4. McGrain

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    None would start as a favourite.

    Rocky did enough work against very elite boxers for me to be satisfied that a man his own size outboxing him is very veyr difficult and there are no punchers in the division who could out-war him 2/3. I actually think that despite being one of the smaller heavyweight champions Marciano is LHW proof. I'd pick him to sweep them. Moving up a division against a power-punching swarmer is nightmarish.
     
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  5. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Beterbiev, Spinks and Roy Jones. I'd never count out Andre Ward either.
     
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  6. TBI

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    Ezzard Charles.
    Roy Jones.

    Maybe Michael Spinks.
     
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  7. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Jones would befuddle Marciano at first, but the longer the fight lasts, the more the pendulum swings to Marciano
     
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  8. BCS8

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    Ward would take off like a bottle rocket from diarrea if he was told he had to fight Marciano. The other three would be game but it's a bloody tough ask even for them.
     
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  9. BCS8

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    Yeah I'd love to see that one. Jones would look flipping fantastic at first but we all know that it's a race to the end bell before Marciano detonated on his glass chin and blew fragments all over the front rows. The longer the fight, the worse for Jones.
     
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  10. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A prime Charles is the only one I'd make favourite.
     
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  11. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    Fan of Charles, eh?
     
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  12. NoNeck

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    When did Jones fade late during his prime?
     
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  13. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    Not about Jones fading late, it's about Marciano catching up to him.
     
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  14. NoNeck

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    Ward had a lot dog in him.
     
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  15. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Artur Beterbiev would finish what Jersey Joe Walcott didn't finish.
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    I don't know how many pounds Anthony Yarde weighed here, but it sure isn't 175 :) , and then there's Gvozdyk.
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