Rocky Marciano vs Evander Holyfield

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    I find size telling when the fighter possessing it is just as if not more skilled to boot.
     
  2. Luigi1985

    Luigi1985 Cane Corso Full Member

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    What you´re saying makes absolutely no sense. It wasn´t so that Holyfield totally destroyed all his opponents, only when he stepped up to HW the big and skilled HW´s troubled him a bit (Bowe, Lewis, etc.), he also struggled with small HW´s like Moorer or Cooper, who weren´t nowhere near the class a ATG like Marciano had.
     
  3. slicksouthpaw16

    slicksouthpaw16 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I agree, altough Marciano wouldn't do better than Qawi did. Qawi was alot faster and buiser than Marciano was. I see Holyfield fighting his fight and doing what he wants. Marciano is great because of what he accomplished, but he was lucky to come around when the division was weak and filled with past thier prime greats greats like Charles, Louis, Moreer, Walcott, ect. If Marciano had fought a bit while longer, he would have been out boxed badly and stopped on cuts against Ali, and knocked out for the first time if he had fought Liston. I dont think hes overated but by some people he is. Holyfield is just in a different league.
     
  4. Luigi1985

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    :lol:
     
  5. Luigi1985

    Luigi1985 Cane Corso Full Member

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    Now even a fighter like the 41-12 or so 5´6- Qawi is head-to-head better than Marciano. :rofl
     
  6. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    I see you're still embarrassing yourself

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  7. slicksouthpaw16

    slicksouthpaw16 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Show me where i said that he was better? I said that Qawi was was buiser and quicker than Marciano. :-(
     
  8. slicksouthpaw16

    slicksouthpaw16 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I see you still dont know anything about boxing and reading posts wrong.
     
  9. Luigi1985

    Luigi1985 Cane Corso Full Member

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    Look at his prediction, he said Marciano wouldn´t do better than Qawi did against Hoyfield, and in another thread he picked Toney to beat Qawi at CW, let´s ask him who win between Toney and Marciano... :lol:
     
  10. Luigi1985

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    You wrote that Marciano wouldn´t do better against Holyfield, and it´s not a style thing or so, so in your opinion Qawi is head-to-head better. Marciano would brutally KO Qawi in 3 or 4 rounds.
     
  11. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Sometimes i wonder if he even knows what day it is :lol:
     
  12. Luigi1985

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    Toney RTD 1 Marciano


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  13. JohnThomas1

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    Most people tend to show a bit or respect after being put over someones knee and spanked red raw :lol:
     
  14. JohnThomas1

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    Nothing would surprise :lol:
     
  15. slicksouthpaw16

    slicksouthpaw16 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No, he wouldn't. Marciano was never even a big heavyweight back then and today he would only be considered a small cruiserweight. The guy was only about 5'10 and 185lbs when he was at his best. That would be an even fight. Its just laughable the way you overate him. The man is great but not as great as you make it seem. He would only be a contender in the Ali/Liston or Ali/Frazier era.:good