David Haye vs Rocky Marciano @ 200

15 rounds. Cha hink?

 

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.

 

It really is and he was not even particularly prone to cuts, either

 

Depends...

Does Haye have 9 or 10 HEALTHY Toes???....





REED:dunno:

 

when was the last time Haye dropped an opponent?

 

His last fight.

 

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Roughly every fight he ever has against anyone under 8 feet tall.

 

:: Aye

 

issed:

 

:::love:

 

Rocky would perform sodomy

 

Rocky would have Haye herding Hogs in Hooterville by Halloween

 

AgREED

Haye would be cockstroking cockatoos in Croatia within a week!

 

Haye would be polishing plums in Parma by President's Day!

 

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

 

im shocked eric murphy picked the italian fella

 

ya because David Haye would be the favorite against one of the hardest punching relentless heavyweights of all time who never lost...LOL

 

coincidence this chap showed up around the time of the malignaggi fight?

 

I hate Malignaggi

 

coincidence eh?

 

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!"

 

Steffanza is here to speak on his behalf

 

Haye would ko him without much trouble