My guess it depends on how the early rounds go. If Rocky can handle Haye's combination of hand speed and power he would grind him down. As tough as a bastard as Marciano was, he was pretty crude even for his era.
'Crude' for 1955 is sophisticated as hell for 2013, imo. I think Rocky walks through him, might not take long
Haye could drop him early but Rocky will get to him at some point. Haye tends to descend into a sloppy mess after only a few rounds of fighting.
If Mormeck can almost fuck Haye up in 4 rounds, I have little doubt Marciano could get rid of him by then.
Marciano by KO eventually, probably suffers a flash knockdown early on a right hand, gets up and goes to work
At 200lbs Haye is a different animal to the 215lb version. He has trouble with short, stocky fighters who cover up and give him few clear gaps, give him very little time to think and very little time to get his wind back. Marciano was dropped TWICE in 49 fights....the notion of him being this easily-tagged, easily-cut automaton is a pure Bert Sugarism.
this would be a mismatch...Marciano briefly dropped twice in his career by legendary fighters in Walcott and Moore hard to imagine Haye putting him down...maybe stunning him but that doesnt count for much Marciano by KO in 4
ya because David Haye would be the favorite against one of the hardest punching relentless heavyweights of all time who never lost...LOL
yes porky...i watched one fighter that i dislike lose to another fighter I dislike more....i felt inspired to pay a visit
Everyone is channeling Ramonza in this thread. A prime Marciano would've been a super middleweight or light heavy in today's day-before-weigh-in game. He would've never fought a solid 215 lb Haye, and if he had, he would've probably gotten stopped. Also, if the internet had been around in the 1950s, everyone would've shredded Marciano for fighting bums and washed up fighters. If Calzaghe had been around in the 1950s, he'd probably be a legend today too. "the only fighters who dropped him were the legendary Roy Jones Jr & Bernard Hopkins!"