Quote Originally Posted by lance Uppercut
Rocky is a tough guy to rate, because he didn't have a Frazier, or a Jeffries or a Holyfield to beat.
That is a very good point, CC. Very important, I think Larry Holmes had the same type of dilemma. Much like Marciano, his biggest win was probably over a great fighter fighting well past his prime.

It's one thing if there are other great fighters and you lose to them, it's another if there are just no great fighters who are fighting in and around their primes. Louis, Walcott and Charles are all all time greats, but they were all past it.