Quote Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust View Post
Rocky Marciano had to fight guys who weigh 220 lb but Rocky Marciano really was only a Cruiserweight as he fought about 185 pounds. So if we think of Rocky Marciano as a heavyweight then I guess when we seek guys now who fight at 195 pounds and call themselves cruiserweights we get a funny feeling inside that they are somehow wimping out and that they are big enough indeed to fight at heavyweight. Give me a break 195-lb is plenty big enough to fight a guy who is 220. now of course we have 250-pound guys enough now so yeah that would be a difference but personally I have no problem with cruiserweights I think it is just not been promoted properly.
Rocky didnt fight any good heavies though at 220+ Think the only guys who were above 220 were Bill Wilson and Johny Shkor and they were muck. Joe Louis was prob the biggest and he usually just crept slightly above 200. I think its pretty unreasonable to expect guys who are naturally 195 region to compete with guys like Fury (265+), Joshua (250), Wlad (240). Its giving up over 25% of their weight in the ring and would be the equivalent of a 160 pounder facing a 200 pounder