Rocky Marciano vs Joe Frazier

[HOUDINI563]

Rocky was the far greater hwt. For one, two fisted KO power. Frazier never knocked anyone down let alone out with his right hand. Big right hand prior to round six ends the bout for Marciano.

[them_apples]

it would be a savage brawl but i picked Joe by pts. Rocky probably hurts Joe at some point. Both are great but Joe fought stiffer comp

[OctoberRed]

Rocky was the far greater hwt. For one, two fisted KO power. Frazier never knocked anyone down let alone out with his right hand. Big right hand prior to round six ends the bout for Marciano.

This I agree with and could easily see play out.

[joseph5620]

marciano hits harder, and i think he could make frazier afraid of him. as much as i like joe frazier, i think marciano would get up off the canvas and stop him. probably both guys go to the hospital after the fight

Based on what? Marciano is fortunate there were no Foreman's or Ali's during his era. Frazier was bigger, faster, fought better fighters, and it's a myth that he didn't use his right hand.


Frazier being afraid is too funny and ridiculous for a response.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Great fight, would be extremely punishing for both guys. Really tough to pick but I will lean towards Frazier.

I think Frazier can outlast Marciano and in the 2nd half of the fight, come on strong and either stop Marciano on cuts or get a close decision.

Marciano will have a puncher’s chance, and Frazier will give him plenty of chances to land bombs, but I think Frazier can handle the shots and will slow down Marciano with the bodyshots.

If Frazier can get into the late stages I think he takes Marciano. Body attack and pressure making Marciano fight off his back foot will let Frazier prevail in a war.

[Ben Bolt]

Marciano is fortunate there were no Foreman's or Ali's during his era.

And he’s fortunate there wasn’t a Frazier either.

[phallus]

"he could make frazier afraid of him"..................

yeah Joe Frazier becomes afraid in a fight.......are you 12 yrs old?

Ray

Rocky was the far greater hwt. For one, two fisted KO power. Frazier never knocked anyone down let alone out with his right hand. Big right hand prior to round six ends the bout for Marciano.

Based on what? Marciano is fortunate there were no Foreman's or Ali's during his era. Frazier was bigger, faster, fought better fighters, and it's a myth that he didn't use his right hand.


Frazier being afraid is too funny and ridiculous for a response.

none of you have ever seen either of marciano's fights with walcott. one right hand caved in walcott's face and after he got knocked the F out in the first fight, a scared walcott just waited for marciano to knock him out again in the rematch. if marciano landed that same punch on frazier i think we'd have the same result. frazier never stretched anyone out on the canvas with a single left hook, marciano can change the course of a fight with one right hand. he can make mistakes in a fight with frazier and turn everything around with one punch

[joseph5620]

And he’s fortunate there wasn’t a Frazier either.

LOL very true.

[joseph5620]

none of you have ever seen either of marciano's fights with walcott. one right hand caved in walcott's face and after he got knocked the F out in the first fight, a scared walcott just waited for marciano to knock him out again in the rematch. if marciano landed that same punch on frazier i think we'd have the same result. frazier never stretched anyone out on the canvas with a single left hook, marciano can change the course of a fight with one right hand. he can make mistakes in a fight with frazier and turn everything around with one punch

Before I even read further this is the problem. You're taking one fight and using it to claim Marciano was a one shot KO killer.

Most of Marciano's best wins were from wearing his opponent down. He wasn't knocking every fighter out with one punch. Knocking out an old Joe Walcott (who had been knocked out numerous times) does nothing to prove he hit any harder than Frazier.

Your subjective opinion doesn't prove the right hand that knocked out Walcott was any harder than the left hook that knocked out Bob Foster. Frazier literally caved in Chuvalo's face and and outside of Foreman was the only one to stop him.


I cant take you seriously when you make ridiculous claims that Frazier would have feared Marciano lol.

[HOUDINI563]

Frazier is a classic example of a fighter with "no right hand". In boxing terminology this means a lack of coordination between left and right fists, an inability to use the right hand nearly as well as the left and finally little reason to fear said fighters right hand. Regarding this hypothetical fight Rocky with his deep crouch, two fisted KO power with an opponent coming TO him would more than likely come out victorious. Straight right hand beats Joes wide hook to the punch for the KO win.