Here are a few presentations by people who took more than five minutes to look at Marciano before determining an opinion.
A great fighter? Yes
One of the greatest No
A weak champion? No
On Marciano defensive skills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b0yHvw-vW0
Punching technique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUuaz_ab5YY
More hoop hoola, hyperbole, but not bad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4mfJwd7D90
Now, is the rock beyond reproach? Hardly! None of us are/were. Did he have weaknesses in the ring? Sure!! Most fighters not named Robinson did/do. We can certainly explore those weaknesses. But his reach and physique he turned into an advantage by employing a style of fighting that made them an advantage. And he fought plenty of fighters with reach, and who knew how to use distance...therefore to assume that a great jabber like Holmes would automatically win because of that advantage alone is ridiculous.
Holmes might well win, he might lose, but in no case is there any reason to assume that his jabbing prowess would befudle the rock!
This thread is a repeat of other threads where marciano's actual technical ability is carefully analyzed in accordance to his performance, and not his percieved size, and reach disadvantage. When possible give an example, or show tape, of your point when critiquing the rock. For example, in the seconfd presentation they talk about marciano's hook. It is very distinct: the presenter shows advantages and disadvantages. That is good proof...rather than "well the rock had short arms and was a bantom weight by today's standards!!! yes being sarcastic. lol
Finally. Why this thread? I am not trying to be snide, though it bugs me that ignoramuses speak of things they know not...Heres the thing: marciano is a very interesting fighter because of his percieved attributes:
He is either percieved as invincible or, as an unskilled neanderthal. Neither is true imo.
A great fighter? Yes
One of the greatest No
A weak champion? No
On Marciano defensive skills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b0yHvw-vW0
Punching technique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUuaz_ab5YY
More hoop hoola, hyperbole, but not bad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4mfJwd7D90
Now, is the rock beyond reproach? Hardly! None of us are/were. Did he have weaknesses in the ring? Sure!! Most fighters not named Robinson did/do. We can certainly explore those weaknesses. But his reach and physique he turned into an advantage by employing a style of fighting that made them an advantage. And he fought plenty of fighters with reach, and who knew how to use distance...therefore to assume that a great jabber like Holmes would automatically win because of that advantage alone is ridiculous.
Holmes might well win, he might lose, but in no case is there any reason to assume that his jabbing prowess would befudle the rock!
This thread is a repeat of other threads where marciano's actual technical ability is carefully analyzed in accordance to his performance, and not his percieved size, and reach disadvantage. When possible give an example, or show tape, of your point when critiquing the rock. For example, in the seconfd presentation they talk about marciano's hook. It is very distinct: the presenter shows advantages and disadvantages. That is good proof...rather than "well the rock had short arms and was a bantom weight by today's standards!!! yes being sarcastic. lol
Finally. Why this thread? I am not trying to be snide, though it bugs me that ignoramuses speak of things they know not...Heres the thing: marciano is a very interesting fighter because of his percieved attributes:
He is either percieved as invincible or, as an unskilled neanderthal. Neither is true imo.
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