How much credit do you give Rocky Marciano for beating Joe Louis?

[Daddy T]

Mosley was still a world champion and top p4p fighter....Louis was old and coming out of retirement and in need to money

well you can take the simplistic view point if you want. But fact is though obviously not what he was Louis was still dangerous and had recently beaten some good fighters. He was not roy jones shot (hence zero credit) as some seem to be claiming here. I gave rocky a 4 credit wise and stick by that.

If he'd beaten prime Louis I'd have giving a ten million.

[DreamMerchant12]

Joe Louis was 87 years old when he fought Rocky Marciano.

No, he was 137 years old.

[bklynboy]

Danm that was just about the same info on Louis that I posted!

great minds think alike :-)

[bklynboy]

None, zip zero

What about Mike Tyson's win over Larry Holmes. Does that win add anything to Tyson's reputation?

[titan m]

Joe Louis was a clear berry pick. You could actually see old dust on Louis's gloves and trunks.

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Then why was Louis the favorite to win at the time? Nobody is saying Louis was at the peak of his career but it was an impressive win for Marciano whether some of you want to admit it or not.
I think a lot of people are just talking **** without really knowing what they're talking about, but that's no surprise around here.

[12TRIBEsRiSe]

0 credit i just cant

[Larry the boss]

What about Mike Tyson's win over Larry Holmes. Does that win add anything to Tyson's reputation?

Hell no, no credit

[- Ram Raid -]

This being a boxing fan forum and boxing fans on forums showing a level of contempt for boxers that even out-right absolutions would be uncomfortable with I'm not surprised that the zero has been pulled out of the bag as many times as it has.

Surely the man gets credit for training for the fight, lacing up his gloves and getting in the ring, irrespective of the outcome?

. . . . . Bell-ends.

I'll use a decimal and go for 5.6

[Juof]

Joe louis was 75 years old when they fought!

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Anybody saying he deserves 0 credit has no clue what they're talking about and their only information regarding the fight came from watching Coming to America.