Rocky Marciano vs Joe Frazier

[The Old LefHook]

Marciano will not have time to be cute! Smokey Joe comes to fight!

[HOUDINI563]

Always go with an ATG two handed puncher over a one armed ATG puncher. Marcianos right beats Frazier left hook to the punch for the KO win. Marciano KO 10 over Joe Frazier.

[mikeg1224]

Joe was legally blind in his LEFT eye.

Muhammad closed Joe's RIGHT eye with his punches.

Ergo, Joe could not see out of his LEFT nor his RIGHT eye and that is why his trainer, Eddie Futch, stopped the fight.

[Ray Corso]

"But when we are trying to judge all-time greatness the quality of opposition has to be brought into play".............true.
Equally important is the ability to judge talent, skills, desire and methodology and techniques. The vast majority of fans here don't have that knowledge to grade those components so analyzing a record looking for strengths and weakness with competitors is all they have, and of course their "weight" Ha!


Both men had tremendous hearts and their willingness to success could never be in question!

Ray

[The Old LefHook]

Both men were scaredy cats. Quitters. Frazier quit against Ali and Marciano quit the ring altogether. They will peck away carefully until someone sees an opening.

[OctoberRed]

Both men were scaredy cats. Quitters. Frazier quit against Ali and Marciano quit the ring altogether. They will peck away carefully until someone sees an opening.

To be fair, I think Ali himself nearly quit during the trilogy fight.

[uncle ben]

On the right night, either could put the other down. But the winner pays a terrible price. A career shortening fight for both men.

[uncle ben]

Frazier chinny is a joke! Foreman battered him but Frazier kept getting up!Joe was as game as they come.

This is an old fantasy match up and I think Marcioano beats Frazier over 15! However in a 10 round bout I think Joe would have a better shot.
Marciano can cut and Frazier can puff up a lot so tko can be
involved as opposed to KO! Both had solid chins and their willingness was never in question.

Ray

Frazier wasn't "chinny", Foreman, an ATG heavyweight puncher was the only one to put him down convincingly. He was floored by solid HW punchers.

[OctoberRed]

Frazier wasn't "chinny", Foreman, an ATG heavyweight puncher was the only one to put him down convincingly. He was floored by solid HW punchers.

I always saw Frazier as having a Trinidad type chin. He would go down, but usually got up, shook it off, and won.

[McGrain]

Frazier was bigger and faster, which I always feel like is a horrible combination to overcome. Not that it's impossible for Marciano to get the job done, obviously, but if I was making a pick i'd pick Joe.