Who would win, GGG or Rocky Marciano?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Assuming that we scale GGG up or Rocky down & there is no loss of power or technique- then I will go with GGG. A better all round fighter with better technique & boxing has evolved since the 50s. Nothing against The Rock but he was fairly crude & IMO the most overrated of all the late great heavyweights. I’m not saying he wasn’t a legend, he was ……. but an overrated legend. GGG does a lot of smart things in the ring & I can’t see much difference in power-so technique wins.
    I pasted this reply from Quora.com because I don`t agree with what is being said and I thought it might get a few responses. Do you agree? Also could they have met at a catch weight?
     
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  2. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I think Rocky would win eventually.

    Going to back the more proven boxer.
     
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  3. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What the **** has happened to Classic? Assuming they meet in the middle, Carlos Zarate in his prime vs. 1987 Mike Tyson? GMAFB!!!!!!
     
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  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Doesn`t GGG train down from 175? Wasn`t Marciano about 189? A big gap but I feel GGG might have the same reach that Marciano had.
     
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  5. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Size counts for something right?

    Unless the old timer is bigger of course!
     
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  6. Rope-a-Dope

    Rope-a-Dope Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Who would win, Nikolai Valuev or Jimmy Wilde?
     
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  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Valuev`s punch wasn`t harder than GGG`s and neither was Carnera`s and he weighed 250lbs, if Wilde caught Carnera good he would have knocked him out.
     
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  8. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I just assumed it was a round about way of asking who was better P4P.
     
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  9. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Lmao what the ****? Marciano breaks GGG's chin, and sends him to the floor for the first time in his career. Marciano KO late rounds after an extremely one-sided fight
     
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  10. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    I get that GGG is the best MW rn but try to compare one of the greatest Heavyweights of all time to another heavyweight ATG
     
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  11. GlaukosTheHammer

    GlaukosTheHammer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rocco woodda clobber'd da bum!

    Seriously, I don't think 3G can take the sort of punishment Rocky delivers over a fight. I think in a twelve round fight you just have an even more active Marciano so I'm not sure bringing Marciano into today helps 3G. His constant pressure, power, durability, and play with angles most do not bother with or train for would be quite a lot for 3G, and in a twelve rounder I think he'd work for the accumulative effect much earlier making 3G's end sooner rather than later.



    Youse lot seem mostly interested in fantasy fights. Why don't y'all get title bout?
     
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  12. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If Triple G. Knocks out Canalo the one real proven talent he's fought the 2nd go around and not get a draw with a natural Jr.middle again than we can talk about how Marciano would've destroyed him. Though I agree Marciano is overrated, he did beat some world class fighters in Charles, Moore and Louis though they were past their primes and in Moore and Charles case better suited to Lt.Heavy. To say boxing has advanced is also off base. If anything its regressed.
     
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  13. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    You should consider changing the title of this thread to "Golovkin vs. a Middleweight-Sized Marciano" or something.
     
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  14. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    All good Mark .. This one clearly a mismatch, but do not listen to the haters, it was a decent go … I've seen way worse from MemJakLaM
     
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  15. JohnThomas1

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    Or Marciano vs GGG H2H P4P.
     
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