Comparing the careers of Joe Calzaghe + Rocky Marciano

[Drago]

i have never been impressed with marciano, he wouldnt make my top 30 heavyweights of all time where as calzaghe would defo be in top 5 super middleweights (i know SM weight not been around as long but there has been some good fighters at that weight).

[Beanflicker]

i have never been impressed with marciano, he wouldnt make my top 30 heavyweights of all time where as calzaghe would defo be in top 5 super middleweights (i know SM weight not been around as long but there has been some good fighters at that weight).

I'm with you. As much as I love the Rock for his heart, toughness, and power, I've always felt that he is severely overrated due to his record. To be truthful, he and Calzaghe are both comparable because they both fought in a relatively weak period of their divisions, and the majority of the class opponents they fought were well passed their prime.

Rocky, IMHO, came around at the right time, because IMO a prime Louis beats the hell out of him and a prime Liston smashes him up bad.

Joe Calzaghe was a tremendous fighter but IMO he gets absolutely outclassed by a prime Roy Jones, either at SMW or LHW.

[Lance Uppercut]

Marciano would knock his opponents unconscious;

Calzaghe would slap his opponents silly.

[ICB]

Wow really ? i'd love to know 29 other Heavyweights that rank higher than Rocky Marciano, also most of the great fighters skipped the Super Middleweight division.

[johnmaff36]

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Wow really ? i'd love to know 29 other Heavyweights that rank higher than Rocky Marciano, also most of the great fighters skipped the Super Middleweight division.

[djcione]

i have never been impressed with marciano, he wouldnt make my top 30 heavyweights of all time where as calzaghe would defo be in top 5 super middleweights (i know SM weight not been around as long but there has been some good fighters at that weight).

that's a freakin ridiculous conclusion to make about Marciano. An old Charles and Walcott were still great fighters when he fought them