Quote Originally Posted by John Cameron View Post
I have just been watching some of Lennox Lewis' greatest performances and as Marciano's biographer I am struggling to compare the two, Lewis is one of those who was underrated in his day and even now is overlooked, I rarely question who could have beaten who, but what do you feel would have happened if Marciano faced Lewis ? Personally I find my answer in Lennox's two one punch losses, with out those it would be difficult to honestly answer the question...
If Oliver McCall and Hasim Raham could knock out Lewis then surely Marciano could. I knew boxing is not as simple as that but George Foreman gave us good guide as to how good previous heavyweights were

George Forman at the age of 45 comes back and beats Michael Moorer to win a World Champion and goes the distance (And puts up a good performance) with a peak Holyfield and Tommy Morrison when he was in his 40's.

Now if he could that when he was past his best. How good must he have been when he was in prime ?

So how good must have Ali been to beat a 25 year old Forman ?

And bear in mind Ali was 32 and slightly past his best when he beat Forman.

So how good must have been when he was 25 ?

It's a scary thought

I think all things being equal Marciano would have been Lewis and I’m not one of these guys who thinks everything was better in the old days