Rocky Marciano The best of all

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  1. TAC602

    TAC602 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The guy in my avatar wouldn't need 15. :bbb

    Marciano was a sure beast, however. But I don't view H2H as his particular strongpoint.
     
  2. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    It was certainly his strongpoint. That's a ludicrous claim. Arguably no fighter below 190lb beats marciano h2h in history
     
  3. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ...and not giving a damn made him that much more dangerous...The Rock wasn't a "safety first" kind of fighter...the kind you see in much of boxing today...he'd be hell for any fighter...past or present...I'd never bet against him...
     
  4. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Liston?...he QUIT WHILE SITTING ON HIS STOOL AGAINST THE LIGHT HITTING ALI IN 1965!
     
  5. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not 1965...I meant to say 1964 in Miami..
     
  6. Kingkazim

    Kingkazim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    H deserves to be in the top 5 in HW p4p rankings, thats for damn sure
     
  7. Abdullah

    Abdullah Boxing Junkie banned

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    Rocky Marciano would be spanked and annihilated by the likes of Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Sonny Liston, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko, Vitali Klitschko and others. I love Rocky, but come on! He was a 187 lb. man. How would he deal with the skilled size of men like Lennox Lewis or the Klitschko's? Marciano was great against men his size and men past their prime. Let's be real about Marciano, he was great, but head to head, he would be beaten by quite a few of history's great heavyweights.
     
  8. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    Fitzsimmons would sleep him, it's irrefutable
     
  9. TAC602

    TAC602 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :deal
     
  10. TAC602

    TAC602 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Why would we be using that version of Liston? Not to mention the infamously suspicious nature of both of those fights and that he was very likely much older than stated.
     
  11. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yep, bigger = better. Irrefutable.
     
  12. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    I wouldn't say that, but having demonstrated ability against bigger heavies matters for me.
     
  13. kingfisher3

    kingfisher3 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    the problem with bigger is better is that those guys don't have beating bigger fighters on their resume. That is why V Klit will never be considerd near great by most fans, and why Armstrong will despite his odd style.
     
  14. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Where is Sigmund Freud when we need him ?
     
  15. kingfisher3

    kingfisher3 Boxing Addict Full Member

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