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Still mention Rocky Marciano a 180 or so pound fighter?Rocky Marciano would only be considered a heavyweight in his own time but from any time since the cruiserweight division was formed he would be considered a cruiserweight.
This is for the people who say well pound for pound he was the best heavyweight champion of all time.You know their is no pound for pound when talking about heavyweights so if you are going to keep considering him a heavyweight then stop using that excuse.
Tyson,Foreman,Bowe,Lewis,Briggs,both Klitchko's,Mercer,Frazier ect ect ect would of destroyed him in a round or 2 because they all were superior in skill and size to Marciano.Marciano was slower than any fighter i ever seen...he could barely throw combinations and i never seen him throw a jab.He was easy to hit and easy to cut.He wasn't fast on his feet but some how he would of beat the fighters i just named right?
Marciano couldn't even beat mordern middleweights.Archie Moore was a natural middleweight who boxed at that weight class for about 7 or 8 years and in his prime at middleweight he was knocked out in 1 round by other middleweights.Moore only moved up to heavier weight classes because he couldnt get a title shot at 160.When he faced Marciano he was closed to 40 or over 40 depending on the sorces yet Marciano was floored by him and was losing the first 4 or 5 rounds.Moore got tired and that is when Marciano began to knock him down but you see how Moore got up?As i said in Moore's physical prime he was knocked out in 1 round by middleweights yet a prime Marciano took 8.
If Moore gave him this much trouble then logic would suggest a faster and stronger middleweight would of crushed Marciano.Toney had to much skill for somebody of Marciano's level.Roy Jones was too fast in his prime and you could name countless other middleweights who would of beat Marciano.Many lightheavyweights would of knocked him out as well.Marciano never faced any world class fighter in their prime because he avoided them...well either he did or the people who chosed his opponents did.
Marciano actually lost 3 fights so his being undefeated thing goes out of the window.If you read and learn like i do you would see most people of the time thought he lost to Ted Lowry a bum club fighter who record was 59-48-9 in their first bout,Ezzard Charles another blown up middleweight and Roland LaStarza.How many of these people do you think would of went more than a round with a guy like Tyson or the other heavyweights i just named.
Marciano fought bum after bum after bum yet in you people eyes it is acceptable because it is Marciano right?
Marciano is the most overrated athelete in sports history by far.Get over it..he wasn't a heavyweight and he wasn't even a good fighter no matter what weight class you put him in.
This is for the people who say well pound for pound he was the best heavyweight champion of all time.You know their is no pound for pound when talking about heavyweights so if you are going to keep considering him a heavyweight then stop using that excuse.
Tyson,Foreman,Bowe,Lewis,Briggs,both Klitchko's,Mercer,Frazier ect ect ect would of destroyed him in a round or 2 because they all were superior in skill and size to Marciano.Marciano was slower than any fighter i ever seen...he could barely throw combinations and i never seen him throw a jab.He was easy to hit and easy to cut.He wasn't fast on his feet but some how he would of beat the fighters i just named right?
Marciano couldn't even beat mordern middleweights.Archie Moore was a natural middleweight who boxed at that weight class for about 7 or 8 years and in his prime at middleweight he was knocked out in 1 round by other middleweights.Moore only moved up to heavier weight classes because he couldnt get a title shot at 160.When he faced Marciano he was closed to 40 or over 40 depending on the sorces yet Marciano was floored by him and was losing the first 4 or 5 rounds.Moore got tired and that is when Marciano began to knock him down but you see how Moore got up?As i said in Moore's physical prime he was knocked out in 1 round by middleweights yet a prime Marciano took 8.
If Moore gave him this much trouble then logic would suggest a faster and stronger middleweight would of crushed Marciano.Toney had to much skill for somebody of Marciano's level.Roy Jones was too fast in his prime and you could name countless other middleweights who would of beat Marciano.Many lightheavyweights would of knocked him out as well.Marciano never faced any world class fighter in their prime because he avoided them...well either he did or the people who chosed his opponents did.
Marciano actually lost 3 fights so his being undefeated thing goes out of the window.If you read and learn like i do you would see most people of the time thought he lost to Ted Lowry a bum club fighter who record was 59-48-9 in their first bout,Ezzard Charles another blown up middleweight and Roland LaStarza.How many of these people do you think would of went more than a round with a guy like Tyson or the other heavyweights i just named.
Marciano fought bum after bum after bum yet in you people eyes it is acceptable because it is Marciano right?
Marciano is the most overrated athelete in sports history by far.Get over it..he wasn't a heavyweight and he wasn't even a good fighter no matter what weight class you put him in.
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