Re: Rocky Marciano on Ali: "In my prime I woulda killed him"
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brocktonblockbust
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brocktonblockbust
Ali would not be able to hit Marciano with the jab or the hook.
Marciano is all wrong for Ali
If Ali had to choose a great champion to fight Rocky would be his choice as he would have been the easiest one for him.
So I guess you are calling ali a liar when all ranked Rocky Marciano way way ahead of Joe Frazier. And Joe Frazier was who he said was the greatest fighter of all time after him. But when he look back on the fights and the fighters he was very clear in saying that Rocky Marciano was ranked number one of all time and May have beaten him
Ali was being respectful to Rocky.
Re: Rocky Marciano on Ali: "In my prime I woulda killed him"
If Brock should hate a post-Marciano heavyweight, it should be Larry Holmes.
After all, it was Holmes who said Marciano wasn't fit to carry his (Larry's) jock.
Ali was always respectful when referring to Marciano.
But that doesn't mean he wouldn't have beat his ass in a boxing match.
Re: Rocky Marciano on Ali: "In my prime I woulda killed him"
I honestly can't think of a scenario where Marciano beats Ali prime vs prime. Ali has pretty much every advantage you can think of, with his size and speed advantages being significant. Think about it: if Liston, Frazier, and Foreman couldn't stop Ali, how the hell could Marciano????
Prime Ali moved laterally very well, maybe best ever at heavy, and he could flick his jab regardless of which way he was moving. Rocky was an extremely tough man, but his cut prone skin would've NEVER held up to a prime Ali's jab and hook. Remember the mess he made of Henry Cooper?!?!?
The truth is that Marciano, along with Evander Holyfield, is one of the top two ATG overachievers in the history of the sport. The other truth is that he came along at the right time and was able to overcome his limitations to beat a cast of past their prime fighters such as Walcott, Charles, and Moore. Two of those guys were really only light heavies. Tough to see Rocky beating Liston, and Floyd Pattersons speed and skill advantages may have been enough to beat Rocky as well.
Re: Rocky Marciano on Ali: "In my prime I woulda killed him"
I love the rock but he is cw thats pretty much were it ends is he atg yea of course but he is 5'10 and 190 tops that pretty much lhw cutting weight. He was a guy with huge punch and heart that was around in a weak era of heavyweights his best wins is against fighters in there late 30's and were even 40.
