Whose 49-0 is truly greater? Mayweather or Marciano?

[Spoon23]

How many title fights did Julio Cesar Chavez have at 49-0? How many titles did Marciano have at 49-0? This comparison is ridiculous in the context of Floyd. An old Joe Louis. That's like referring to Baldomir or Mosley in regards to age differential. Nostalgic love for the real facts at hand.

Real facts?

Your boy is a cheat. He shouldn't even be mentioned among the greats lol

Tell your boy to clean up himself before cleaning up the sport lmao

[lets rumble]

Weigh up all stats...
Percentage of punches landed
Percentage of punches avoided
Speed
Skills
Level of competition
Where there opponents were in there career when they fought .
All that taken into account and its floyd who comes out on top.

[Showtime..]

Why is Archie Moore #1 GOAT? Is it because he always avenged losses or something? Dude got straight up Gatti'd during some fights

[bojangles1987]

It's obviously Mayweather. Not even a debate.

[stefl14]

Champion in the era of Ezzard Charles, Joe Walcott, and Archie Moore is the weakest? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!!!!!!

But for real.

Boxrec:

Archie Moore #1 p4p all time.
Ezzard Charles #4 p4p all time.

Weakest era...

Rocky wasn't in this era you idiot. He just put the names on his resume when they were all past it. Archie Moore was almost 40 when Rocky beat him, means ****, he was way past it. Ezzard was past it too and had Rocky in severe trouble. Plus, Charles wasn't bigger than Rocky. Walcott, also not much bigger than Rocky, and ridiculously shopworn when Rocky beat him. Truth is, only good people Rocky beat were way over the hill when he did it. And using boxrec for p4p rankings? Shows you're a cretin. I hate Floyd with a passion but this question is a joke, it's Mayweather by a landslide.

[Joeyzagz]

If you count from the time they fought their first live dog the actual records are

Marciano 14-0 (Rex layne-retirement)


Mayweather 32-0 ( Genero Hernandez-retirement)

[BrometheusBob.]

For me it's actually pretty close. Mayweather has more quality wins, but Marciano's big wins were really big.

EDIT: Voted for Marciano but it's dam close. Right around the level of ATG I'd compare Mayweather to.

[joseph5620]

Now that Floyd has finally managed to tie Rocky's record of 49-0, it does raise the question of whose 49-0 will be remembered as greater in history- Rocky's run at Heavyweight or Floyd's run at multiple lower weights.

Rocky attained his 49-0 in the 1950s as a 190-pound man fighting in the Heavyweight division, brutalizing much bigger opponents before becoming the Heavyweight Champion of the world. Throughout his career he achieved a stunning knockout ratio of 87.75 percent, which was for a long time the highest KO ratio in Heavyweight championship history.

Floyd on the other hand attained his 49-0 by steadily moving through 5 divisions in the lower weight classes and defeating multiple world champions in some of boxing's biggest ever super fights, in the process establishing himself as the #1 Pound-4-pound fighter of his own generation as well as the undisputed Pay-per-view king.

Rocky's biggest wins: Joe Louis (KO), Archie Moore (KO), Jersey Joe Walcott x2 (KO), Ezzard Charles x2 (KO).

Floyd's biggest wins: Manny Pacquiao (UD), Oscar Dela Hoya (SD), Canelo (MD), Miguel Cotto (UD), Diego Corrales (TKO).

Both men have beaten Legends in the sport. Rocky P4P was one of the most brutal KO artists in boxing history- his punches have broken arms, sent front rows of teeth flying, and common opponents claimed he hit even harder than Joe Louis. But Floyd, while not a KO artist like Rocky, is a defensive wizard who has never been officially knocked down from a punch, while Rocky has been down several times.

It should also be noted that Rocky stopped at 49-0 due to a tragic plane crash, while Floyd is stopping by his own choice.

So, whose 49-0 is truly greater? Lets keep it civil but real guys

Marciano died in a plane crash 14 years after he retired. What are you talking about?

[IronDanHamza]

Champion in the era of Ezzard Charles, Joe Walcott, and Archie Moore is the weakest? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!!!!!!

But for real.

Boxrec:

Archie Moore #1 p4p all time.
Ezzard Charles #4 p4p all time.

Weakest era...

Both have that ranking for their LHW work.

What are you trying to say here? That Marciano's era wasn't weak?

[IronDanHamza]

For me it's actually pretty close. Mayweather has more quality wins, but Marciano's big wins were really big.

EDIT: Voted for Marciano but it's dam close. Right around the level of ATG I'd compare Mayweather to.

It's really not close.

Not even remotely.