Quote Originally Posted by Scrap
By the time Charles boxed Marciano the disease which he died from was rife. Charles was p for p ATG make no mistake when he won the title he was only a Light Heavy.

As with most of Rocky's big name opp they were pretty much long past their best when he faced them....This is why I have always been a detractor of the Rock....Not saying he is not worthy of the respect he recieves just a bit overrated IMO and the 49-0 throws a lot of judgement off...too many people look at the 49-0 not the whole picture......I am though a fan of the Rock


As for Ezzard....I don't think anyone here ( or at least our regulars )........in any way doubt the Fact Charles is an ATG............It wasn't until towards the end his losses started to mount and like you said he was past best and starting to suffer from his illness