Quote Originally Posted by JT Rock
I agree Roy is to damn good, he would be way to fast and would keep Marciano off balance and not able to set down on his punches.
I totally agree. in a 12-rounder, Jones moves, sticks and outboxes the rock and keeps him from settin and throwin the big punch, more importantly, if he does happen to get one off, prime RJJ makes sure Rock doesnt land it...however in a 15 rounder a la the 1950's era fights that Marciano reigned supreme in, you never know; if Roy was to tire he could be outworked and Marciano may be able to jump on him and take advantage of an opening like he did when he took the title in the 13th round from Joe Walcott. It comes down to conditioning...is Jones fast enough to move and work to keep a constantly pressing, slugging bull like Marciano off him for a full 12 rounds? Probably. Can he do it for 15? Probably not.