Who faced the tougher assignment in their 49th bout- Mayweather or Marciano

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  1. Super Hans

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    Rocky Maricano faced Archie Moore in his final bout, whereas Floyd Mayweather is taking on Andre Berto.

    Simple question. Who took on the tougher assignment. :think
     
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  2. Super Hans

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    I give the ever so slight edge to Marciano for taking on a prime Archie Moore. :nod
     
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  3. RafaelGonzal

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    Slight edge, what are you a *****? Archie an ATG who had the greatest number of knockouts of any fighter in history, compare that to Andre Berto the fighter who got owned fighting Jr Welters and doesn't have a single elite name on his resume.
     
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  4. timeout

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    Though one this....I got to speak to someone who knows a bit more about baaaxing than me....
     
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  5. heerko koois

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    It,s Marciano....:hey
     
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  6. Serge

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    I think Archibald Moore was on something like a 55-2-1 run going into the Marciano fight and one of those loses was on a DQ six years earlier and the other was to old rival and LHW ATG Harold Johnson who was 33-3 at the time, and 2 of those loses on his ledger were against Moore. Moore also avenged that loss by stoppage the year prior to facing Marciano too. I think Moore just edges it IMO.
     
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  7. Super Hans

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    Berto is coming of wins over Steve Upsher Chambers and Josesisto Lopez though. :deal
     
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  8. glovesofcrimson

    glovesofcrimson Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Again, what's the point, it's like asking if water is wet, talk about his whole resume, it's not like Berto erases what he's achieved, is it?
     
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  9. Serge

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    :lol: He struggled against both though (well I heard he did against Chambers). And he also went life-and-death in his other win in his last half dozen fights against Jan Zaveck, who he only managed to overcome after slicing his eyes up with Berto billy goat butts. But I guess at least he has those loses against Soto Karrass, Guerrero and Vic Ortiz to bolster his claim. lol
     
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    It will mean little when Berto shatters that glass mandible Mayweather is hiding. :hey
     
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  11. Gannicus

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    This aint Berto.
     
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  12. MVC!

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    Floyd has a much better resume than Marciano but Marciano definitely in this case!!
     
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  13. Serge

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    Maybe but Berto is shot though and he was gash in even when in his prime. Isn't there a rumour going round that Floyd wasn't too keen of facing prime Berto, though?
     
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  14. victor879

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    This shouldn't be a thread, and it makes me cringe seeing Berto and Moore being compared in any shape or form.
     
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  15. Serge

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    The Right Honourable James Ali Bashir going in on Floyd hard. One of the topics of discussion Floyd's recent Top 5 fighters of all time list.

    From the 35:53 mark onwards

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