Rocky Marciano fights Oliver McCall

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Could the best Rocky wear down the 231 pound McCall or is McCall too big and hit too hard.
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Aug 25, 2019
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  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    It would likely end in some sort of decision win for Marciano, and wouldn't look pretty!
     
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  3. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, can't see Rocky stopping him, but he would win a clear decision here.
     
    70sFan865, Aug 25, 2019
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  4. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Points
     
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  5. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rocky Marciano fights Oliver McCall.....Rocky Marciano outworks Oliver McCall to win a decision.
     
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  6. Pat M

    Pat M Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If they could fight, I'd take the bigger, stronger, faster athlete who also had great stamina and durability, and he didn't cross his feet when he moved to the left. RM, NEVER got into a ring with a 230 pound athlete like McCall.

    Oh, I'm sure someone will bring up that McCall lost a decision to a short heavyweight, Orlin Norris, but he outweighed Marciano by around 25 pounds and was much quicker.
     
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  7. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Any bet on McCall is bull****. Marciano UD 7 days a week and twice on Sundays. McCall was incredibly mentally weak and inconsistent. Marciano was the opposite.
     
    The Undefeated Lachbuster, Aug 25, 2019
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  8. Rope-a-Dope

    Rope-a-Dope Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This. That's why many of these "Rocky vs (fill in the 80s/90s fighter)" are ridiculous. You KNOW Rocky was there to fight, every fight, while most of these hypothetical opponents were 50/50 at best whether they'd show up in decent shape or whether they'd just come off of a 6 month long cocaine/prostitutes/booze binge. The very best McCall would be a tough matchup for Rocky, but what's the chance that version of McCall would show up?
     
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  9. HOUDINI

    HOUDINI Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A vote for McCall is the stupid man’s bet. Take away the ROIDS and watch that physique that impresses Pat so much fade away.
     
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  10. Seamus

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    Prime, non-cracksmoking McCall, matches and surpasses Marciano in the skills department and vastly outperforms him in the physical department. Stoppage round 11. Oliver wine.
     
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  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    There is NO WAY that an Oliver McCall beats a Rocky Marciano, no matter how creative and persuasive the revisionista get.
     
    red cobra, Aug 25, 2019
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  12. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    What like there's no way he beats Lennox Lewis?
     
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  13. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Marciano gets up off the canvas to win on points. A late rally edges it.
     
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  14. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    If LL had emulated Rocky in being focused, prepared, and in shape, he would never have lost to McCall in the first place.
     
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  15. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Like it’s just physically impossible? NO WAY McCall could ever pull it off?
     
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