Lovely bone bludgeon gristle busting stew, a true concocted matchup from the witch pot, torso vs traps, Holyfield's conditioning is like granules of diamond minerals and it's certainly enough to blunt Marciano's knuckle sheen of baboon-jawing to the juicy inners, and Holyfield's rhinoceras buck is also a true train catastrophe for Marciano's sea-bird 'raptor talon', a fucking elbow which is second in history only to Floyd Mayweather jr in my opinion, in effect and frequency, but aside the various fruit fresh retina twists, prostitute chokes, rabbit traps of frenzied punctures, and toxic pippie strings popped like testicular kites and estregon spikes, ...I actually do need this fight, it is essential to my survival, but I realise I'll never be completely stimulated, so orgy the port of deep red blood in your mouth and masticate on the fuck. Who wins this little sexual fantasy?.
I think Holyfield would take him. The only chance I'd give to Marciano is if the fight occurred really early on in Holyfield's career, like the Qawi fight. And even then, I think Marciano would have to knock him out because he wouldn't throw as many punches as Qawi, and consequently would not win the rounds. It's possible Marciano could knock Holyfield out. Especially at cruiserweight where Holyfield wasn't as seasoned or as strong. It's an interesting match-up because whereas Holyfield had a magnificent chin, Marciano had great power. Still, if I had to pick I'd go with Holyfield by decision.
I see this as a see-saw, buzzsaw, can't-believe-what-you-just-saw kind of battle, for two reasons. 1. These two are all-heart, all-offense. Holyfield's attack is slightly more varied, Marciano's under-rated defense, a little better. Great contrast. 2. Both were very capable dirty fighters. In this regard, as soon as one pushed, the other would shove. They'd keep fouling to the bitter end. This is a brutal, punishing fight. I don't think either man has the punch to blow the other one out with one or two big shots (though, if anyone fell in this fashion, it'd obviously be Holyfield). It's a grinders' fight, & I can't see Holyfield winning it if it takes place over fifteen. Competitive as he would be, his weakness, if any, was to the body. I don't think he'd survive the strength of Marciano's downstairs assault --- however, if he cuts or swells him, it could go his way somewhere inside of twelve rounds, & that's a strong possibility. I just suspect it's going to come down to conditioning here, & one man has the better lungs & greater punch, so my money's on Marciano.
