Rocky Marciano hit harder than Sonny Liston

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    He doesn't want to hear facts.This is a man who counts Ali hitting the canvas against Wepner as a legitimate KD.
     
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  2. mcvey

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    Marciano probably hit as hard as anyone up to190lbs.
    Liston would have decapitated him.
    No short armed ,short.come forward, slowish swarmer,defensively porous,and weighing185lbs who cut easily, is beating Liston.
     
  3. mcvey

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    Charles said the hardest he was hit was by Satterfield and Marshall.
     
  4. mcvey

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    Moore
    Curtis “Hatchetman” Sheppard – The Man Archie Moore Said Hit Him The Hardest

    Source: Curtis “Hatchetman” Sheppard – The Man Archie Moore Said Hit Him The Hardest - Latest Boxing News (https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-ne...-archie-moore-said-hit-him-the-hardest/182658)
    Charles
    “I had a tougher fight against Jersey Joe Walcott when he knocked me out to win the title,” Ezzard added painfully. “Marciano doesn’t punch as hard as Walcott. He doesn’t really hit hard—but he’s a strong guy, all right.”
    Lastarza
    "The second fight, ruined me. It was easy at first. Then in maybe the sixth round I blocked a punch with my left arm and my left was gone. I blocked one of his right hands and that was it. I hurt that arm in training and when I blocked that punch I damaged blood vessels in my arm. I stood there and took a beating until the 11th. "If I had one word to describe Rocky it would be relentless. I would throw a right hand, he would throw a right hand. But the difference was Rocky would throw 10. He didn't hit me the hardest, but he hit me the most often. Don't get me wrong, Rocky was a great fighter. He was tough and he never stopped throwing punches."

    PS Folley was 25 when he fought Valdes 25 20=4 years difference
     
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  5. PRW94

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    He would have no chance against Liston, but like I said he’d have come right at him like the British cavalry at Balaclava, with similar results.
     
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  6. The Undefeated Lachbuster

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    Neither of which are Liston, thank you

    I dont particularly believe either of them hit harder than Liston or Marciano, but what Charles says is what Charles says
     
  7. Seamus

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    Kudryashov, and likely a dozen others, hit harder than Marciano at that weight range but we're really splitting cnt hairs at this point.
     
  8. BoxingFan2002

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    And here comes two exceptions: Marshall and Leotis Martin, Marciano is miles ahead of both of them.

    Liston never met a man who could give and take a punch with both hands and wouldn't stop.
     
  9. BoxingFan2002

    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Williams had 35 pro fights, that's not inexperienced, Patterson and Tyson were chamos at that age with less fight, and so was Muhammad Ali.

    Also it doesn't help that Satterfield lost 2 his last fight and that was a LHW knocked by MW Jake LaMotta.

    Williams is at his best at least 25-30 pounds heavier man.

    So no, Williams was not inexperienced plus he had size advantage on his side against LHW with no chin.
     
  10. Boxerboxer222

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    Curtis Sheppard lost to Archie Moore by UD... Twice, Marciano at the end of his career, Knocked him down 4 times while suffering from back problems, I think that's more evidence between the two punching power wise than anything Archie says coming out of his mouth. This is a common thing to say that the guy that didn't knock them out hit them the hardest. No doubt the guy could hit, I looked at his record and a lot of his Knockout wins came by way of KO not TKO, He did KO Joey Maxim in 1 round which is very impressive but he immediately rematched him and lost by UD. At least you provided the Source.

    With Charles I'll give him credit for picking Walcott as a harder puncher which I could see, After all he did knock Charles out cold in one of their encounters. No complaints here. But saying Marciano doesn't hit hard is just plain ridiculous, After all he knocked Charles out in their second fight... Also you didn't provide the source for this either... Good job

    Lastarza, Yeah sure, The guy who damaged blood vessels in his arms by punching you didn't hit you the hardest, Personally I think this is equally stupid as the Archie Moore one, He didn't even name the fighter who hit harder than Marciano and the same thing here you didn't provide the source for this either.

    Bob Satterfield was KO'd by Charles in 2 rounds... Lloyd Marshall at least TKO'd Charles in Round 8, However that fight he had a hip injury and to back that up Charles avenged that defeat by KO... Twice, Meanwhile Marciano won the first fight by UD then the rematch he won by Knockout... Also no source again.

    And you're someone who literally ignores every piece of evidence that shows that Marciano is a hard puncher, You post multiple times in a row to clog the thread with baseless accusations.
     
  11. Boxerboxer222

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    Forgive me for the double post but I'll need to debunk all of this,
    Joshua is bloated Muscle wise yes, He should be 20-25lbs less than what he is, Big muscles are detrimental to boxing because they use a ton of Oxygen. It's why those types usually have shaky chins.
    Compare Joshua
    https://img.welt.de/img/sport/boxen...London-Anthony-Joshua-v-Jermaine-Franklin.jpg
    To Riddick Bowe at his peak
    https://vz.cnwimg.com/thumb-400x400/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Riddick-Bowe.jpg
    As you can see, Riddick Bowe isn't built like a greek statue... But I don't think anyone needs to argue who would win between these two fighters
    Dubios Started at 232lbs is now 248lbs
    Usyk, Yes he's bloated, He literally fought at Crusierweight
    Parker comes in at about 240-250lbs, he could easily Lose 10-20lbs.
    Hrgovich Debuted at 223lbs... He came in at 246lbs in his last fight... Like I said BLOATED
    Wilder is the exception not the rule.
    Joe Joyce is the poster boy for Bloated
    Frank Sanchez came in at 199lbs for his first heavyweight fight, He now fights at 238lbs in his last fight. He could easily lose 20lbs.

    I'm gonna call bull**** on your "I watched it when the fight was on" mainly because I actually posted some of the fight and it looked like Machen was doing everything he could to win the fight, He stifled Liston's offense countered at every opportunity and even took the lead at some parts from the footage I saw. Liston won the fight but Machen made a good account of himself.
    Williams was what he always was... A can crusher, I admit now that he wasn't at his peak when the fight happened but he had still had 36 fights under his belt when he fought Satterfield.
    Chisora was knocked out by 210lbs David Haye, Chisora is someone who's usually touted as having an iron chin. he outweighed haye by 37lbs yet was beaten in 5 rounds. Meanwhile 239lbs Helenius, 255lbs Fury, 243lbs V.Klitschko, 249lbs Pulev, 241lbs Parker were unable to accomplish this feat? Only 246lbs Dillian white managed the same feat... In 11 rounds.
    Buster Mathis had enough power to hurt you. That's all that matters 70% KO rate

    Sonny Liston beats Jerry Quarry on cuts? The only argument you could make for Quarry is that he beat the likes of Ron Lyle, Earnie Shavers and Buster Mathis, But none of those guys are in the same stratosphere skill wise as Liston. Liston's Jab alone would be a tall task for Quarry to overcome. I'd make Liston about a 6 to 1 favourite.
     
  12. SolomonDeedes

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    I'll start with the basic factual errors. Neither Ali nor Patterson were champs at the age of 20.

    Erratic as he was, Bob Satterfield was arguably the most destructive puncher of his weight who ever lived. Less than a year before facing Williams he flattened the 214 lb, #4 contender Bob Baker in a single round. Unlike Williams, Baker was in his physical prime and had actually had a chance to train for the fight.

    As for experience, there's more to it than simple number of fights. A man can't go from novice to veteran in the space of a year just by knocking over a clubfighter every couple of weeks. As I've said, Williams was just two and a half years into his professional career, without even the foundation of an amateur career to build on. This is why Satterfield was the betting favourite, and described by the press as being "a far more experienced fighter".

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  13. mcvey

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    I was replying to a poster who wanted proof of my quotes .I provided it x3 What you or I think is really irrelevant,neither of us were ever hit by the likes of ;
    Marshall,Satterfield,Durelle,Sheppard,all of whom have been named as having hit those named harder.
     
  14. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Sensible, logical post!
     
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  15. mcvey

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    Any fat on those I mentioned?
    Bloated my left bollock!
    Mathis never stopped anyone worth talking about,you make very disingenous statements.
    I suppose Marciano hit as hard as Joshua and Dubois too?