Who do you pick to stop Marciano?

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  1. GOAT Primo Carnera

    GOAT Primo Carnera Member of the PC Fan Club Full Member

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    Means Rocky would be roided too --> 6'6" 245lb
     
  2. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Considering Archie fought exactly like Toney except he hit much harder, I can’t think of a better matchup for Marciano than Toney.

    Marciano made a living beating up aging defensive minded counter punchers
     
  3. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Roy Jones, Jr?
     
  4. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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  5. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    Good shout
     
  6. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    My reasoning is Frazier and Holmes both tear his face up forcing a doctors stoppage. Yes I was premature on Holy for sure.
    Dempsey I believe storms out of the gate and very possibly catches Rocky cold. There pretty close I just feel Dempsey is better and if he didn't waste his yrs on that vaudeville bull#### they did back then it would have showed.
    In the end it's all speculation though.
     
  7. janitor

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    Plausible, but when have you ever predicted a cuts stoppage, in a fight that was going to happen?
     
  8. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    'lol"!!!
     
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  9. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "LOL"!!!
     
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  10. BCS8

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    At 190 I can't favour anybody to beat him over 15. Obviously anybody can be beaten, but I'd be somewhat surprised to see it.
     
  11. Combatesdeboxeo_

    Combatesdeboxeo_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Above 190 pounds: foreman, tyson, lewis, tua,liston, maybe prime louis and frazier.

    Under 190: maybe dempsey and langford
     
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  12. Combatesdeboxeo_

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    Lol? Tua would destroy marciano
     
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  13. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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  14. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    I just dont feel Rockys face would hold up to the type of battering both Holmes and Smoke would be putting on him. He never had to deal with men of that caliber befor.
     
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  15. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I can understand you thinking that this scenario is on the cards, but a cuts stoppage is a relatively unusual event.

    Marciano was prone to cut, but he was not an out and out bleeder.

    It just seems a bit like predicting a draw to me!
     
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