Quote Originally Posted by cockey cockney
of course hes an all time great. Like you say perhaps not the greatest but without a doubt to be lower then top 15 in anyones list would be a HUGE injustice to him. Historians say he was by far the most conditioned HW of all time....sheer determination, heart and will to win make the guy a legend anyways...put that along with a HUGE punch a granite chin and a unbeaten record you have to say hes an all time great no doubt.


Pretty much sums him up 100%......Though I do think he came along in the right era and made the best of it....Tough tough guy though.....skill wise he was an oaf...Rocky was a fighter not a boxer that is for sure....but he had those natural aspects that made up for it