I wouldn't disagree with that --- but no one can criticise him for not fighting them, unless Marciano owned a Crystal Ball. Simply, Liston was...
Thank you.
You really can't look at the reports of the day & contend Marciano ducked Liston. It wasn't like today, where fighters have manufactured pedigrees...
I get what you're saying with Ali --- I do. Just can't imagine Klitschko-Austin would be in the top-100 all-time Virtuoso Performances.
That is completely incorrect. For one thing, Marciano trained down significantly to reach the 185-190lb. range. Pump him full of designer steroids...
Well, I cannot remember the individual rounds, but I do recall having Castillo up by two. I was mildly surprised they gave it to Mayweather. At...
Maybe it was, but mentioning it in this thread is akin to saying, "Honda Civic is pretty good" in a topic entitled, "Greatest Car Of All-Time?"
Michael Moorer & Roy Jones, at the Light-Heavy limit. Who do you fancy, gents? I'm edgy, but I'll take my chances with Moorer's power &...
I agreed with you. Only stating Moorer didn't hit with quite the same crack at Heavy as he had done at 175. Still could bang you around at any...
I'd pick Foreman outright, right now. It's a horrific style matching, among other problems of note Tyson would face. Foreman with Tyson's speed...
Amen to the well-wishers. In addition to The Fight Of The Century, he had the pleasure of officiating an all-time ring legend IMO, in Ricardo...
Thinking about it, I like Castillo, very narrowly, over twelve rounds --- a toss-up through fifteen. Castillo never got the credit he deserved...
Who did you have in mind? I assume you're speaking of Patterson & Liston, but want to be certain before I say any more.
I would not rule out a younger Charles than the one who fought Marciano, or Conn, who was a whole lot better than Tillis, or Biggs, & anyone else...
Moorer lost power with the move to Heavy, but he most definitely could still punch there. It would be a mistake for Haye to disrespect Moorer's punch.
How did you score that bout, Puerto?
No one can overlook the fact Holyfield couldn't hit as hard as Marciano if he were carrying a sledgehammer. If Qawi wants to fight the same fight...
Holyfield at Cruiser wasn't in any meaningful way bigger (sans perhaps reach), & he certainly was not better than a peak Marciano. It is no...
I think Moorer deserves the benefit of the doubt, at least for now. Moorer has always been, to me, a guy who won't ever be rated as well as he...
That's a nice take, C-Dogg. Marciano is a strange case, IMO. In the present, he is often either fiercely over-rated, or horrendously...
Would've been interesting. De La Hoya's hook wasn't as lethal at 147lbs (& Trinidad's optimum weight was 154, IMO) as it had been in lower...
I think due consideration should be given to his style, his management issues, & back problems. Harsh, IMO, to criticise Marciano on the...
Are questions usually meant to be insightful?
I hope you're kidding around?
Can't think of a natural Middle who I would favour over Spinks, sans perhaps Greb, let alone one who never fought about the 160lb. juncture.
Agreed. As for the original question posed, it's an impossible one to answer, surely.
He absolutely dominated Trinidad, in my books --- at least through nine rounds. I thought Trinidad was made to look amateurish, in fact. It was...
I just can't shake the look in his eyes as he watches the ref's count on the second knockdown, MWS. I really cannot. He doesn't look like a beaten...
It was nothing like saying Foster went into the tank against Frazier. Foster was reported to actually attempt lacing up his boots in the dressing...
I can only say I saw terror, not concussion, in Spinks' eyes as he lay on the canvas. Moments later, he didn't convince me stumbling into the...
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