Prime Mike Tyson Vs Rocky Marciano

[spekterscript]

Takin out the whole fighters have advanced so far stuff, let's say rocky and tyson were in the same era, and tyson didn't have "more advanced training", I'd side with rocky. I don't see tyson being able to break rockys will, and rocky would just hang in there and stay on him, and eventually catch tyson with something, that tyson couldn't take, and it be rocky victory.

Tyson didn't use advanced training... when in his prime he did things old school, and was taught how to be an old school fighter... he simply a way superior athlete.

Agreed. Just look at who trained him- Cus D'Amato with Teddy Atlas as an assistant trainer. That says it all.

[DaxxKahn]

A truly prime pre Douglas....Tyson...The Tyson of lets say 1988...would walk through Marciano...TOOO Fast...TOOO Strong...TOOO Much defense to let Marciano get a clean shot...Rocky was floored by lesser hitting opp then Tyson...He got back up yes but if he did Tyson would maul him before the Rock could recover...Tyson in 6 or less

[hardrock]

Calm down everyone.

I think we have gone as far as we can with this one (and I started this post).

Some are for Tyson. Some are for Marciano.

Lets just say every dog has its day.

[RozzySean]

I'm another who is not inclined to side with Tyson and I'm on record many times calling him overrated. That being said, He takes Rocky, and that's coming from a guy who lives 20 minutes from Brockton. Both were swarmers, both packed a punch. Even if think Rock had better one shot power ( I think he might have), Tyson was bigger, faster, and had better D. In a battle between swarmers, bigger, faster, and more movement will win unless the slower guy is much more skilled. Rock wasn't more skilled than Tyson. The only clear advantage he had was heart. That wouldn't be enough. You need heart and a jab to beat Tyson.

pretty much exactly what I wrote, but more poetic.. a CC for you

thx. CC back.

[Gandalf]

Tyson beats Marciano with relative ease....a beat down within 6

[NUCLEAR BULL]

the fact is they dominated there division at there time, if rocky was around the same time as tyson the rock would have been a few inchs taller and 30 or more pounds heavier, if tyson was around when the rock ruled mike would be a smaller fighter, can you imagine the rock as a morden day heavy, he ko all the fat boys of today

[armin]

I said advanced training in my post because I think someone brought that up as a justification as to why tyson would win, you know the whole sport has advanced so much argument that usually comes up when discussing a fight between 2 fighters from different eras...

[brocktonblockbust]

this post is interesting in 1 respect and asinine in many others.

to say anything bad or detracting about a great, undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, and still the ONLY such character after over 50 years that he's been retired, is utterly sophomoric, not to mention nauseating.

the 1 interesting thing is how different the heavyeights and all fighting styles have become SINCE Marciano's time.

It is hard to imagine the allegedly sluggish flat footed Rocky against the lightning fast head bobbing Tyson. We're talking 30+ years difference (1955 and 1985, say). Its just as hard for me to picture JFK standing next to Brittney Spears and having a conversation.

One thing is for sure, Rocky never quit, and couldnt imagine ever losing, as he had said several times. One Suzie Q to Tyson's body and whimperin lil Mike would look at the ref and fall apart mentally.

Tyson would bite Rocky's ear, and it would be a DQ.

[El Kabong]

Rocky wins......Tyson has no heart, Rocky has a great chin and puts pressure on like no other heavyweight in history....15 round fight Rocky beats him easy

[ono]

Tyson beats Marciano with relative ease....a beat down within 6

Yeh he'd be far to big for Rocky. Rocky would be somewhere between a light-heavy and a cruiser these with fighters weighing more and more.

Thats not me dissing Rcoky in any way, i'm just physically it would be a big ask.

[El Kabong]

There wasn't that big of a weight difference besides Rocky was IN SHAPE at 185 he was able to go bell to bell for 15 rounds.....Tyson had trouble just going 12

[kenoh]

the rock was downed by guys who couldn't hit half as hard as prime tyson, prime tyson would have knock him in to a hospital bed prime joe louis would have done the same to be honest i think there fight was fixed even if joe was way over the hill

[ono]

There wasn't that big of a weight difference besides Rocky was IN SHAPE at 185 he was able to go bell to bell for 15 rounds.....Tyson had trouble just going 12

I don't think a 185lbs human can withstand tyson's punches. Marciano didn't have enough skill to get out the way of them.

[albsur2006]

IMO, a prime and focused Tyson knocks out any heavyweight ever.

[barbaro]

mike tyson one of the worst heavyweight champions of all time.