I see one of two things happening:
Wilder lands a bomb on Marciano coming inside, and it’s a TKO win for Wilder (I think Marciano isn’t slept if he takes a flush Wilder right hand, but I doubt he’d be able to continue)
OR
Marciano sets him up and lands a counter hook before Wilder can land. As we’ve seen from the Fury fights, Wilder doesn’t take hooks well (wobbled by right hook in first Fury fight, dropped by counter right hook to head in second Fury fight, dropped by left hook to the body in second Fury fight, dropped by combination ending with a left hook in third Fury fight, and KO’d by right hook to the head in third Fury fight).
Wilder would have a ridiculous reach advantage, which would negate some of Marciano’s advantages as a more complete fighter.
And in my opinion, Wilder is a better strategist than many give him credit for, and Marciano, in spite of his diminutive stature and reach, had insane (almost Wilder-level) power, at least on his hooks.
It’s a toss-up.
Wilder lands a bomb on Marciano coming inside, and it’s a TKO win for Wilder (I think Marciano isn’t slept if he takes a flush Wilder right hand, but I doubt he’d be able to continue)
OR
Marciano sets him up and lands a counter hook before Wilder can land. As we’ve seen from the Fury fights, Wilder doesn’t take hooks well (wobbled by right hook in first Fury fight, dropped by counter right hook to head in second Fury fight, dropped by left hook to the body in second Fury fight, dropped by combination ending with a left hook in third Fury fight, and KO’d by right hook to the head in third Fury fight).
Wilder would have a ridiculous reach advantage, which would negate some of Marciano’s advantages as a more complete fighter.
And in my opinion, Wilder is a better strategist than many give him credit for, and Marciano, in spite of his diminutive stature and reach, had insane (almost Wilder-level) power, at least on his hooks.
It’s a toss-up.
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