Do you believe any heavyweight from any era could have gotten up..

[Balboa]

... from the right hand Rocky Marciano landed on Jersey Joe Walcott?

It remains my favorite one-punch destruction through the ages and my father and I debate it often.

I maintain that it would have ended anyone's night. My dad says that's probably true until you fast forward to the rise of the giant European heavyweights.

Walcott was lucky his head was still attached after that detonation. What say you?

Who could have risen up to fight on?



For any that haven't seen it, Rocky saunters over to Joe in a fight that the Rock is behind on, just walks over without a care in the world, like he's at the park, and does his little glove roll that he liked, and whoops whats this? Ka-Blam!! Holy moly. Jesus, I thought he killed him. A right hand like nothing you've ever seen. Annnnnd splat, Joe is down and out and completely fu**ed and probably has no recollection of it to this day.

[boxingbantz]

Audley Harrison would've gotten up and laughed at him.

Seriously.

[Taeth]

I think a prime David Tua, Ike IBeabuchi, Ray Mercer wouldn't even be hurt by that punch if it ever landed on them. Walcott was old and tired by that point in the fight despite him giving Marciano a boxing lesson.

[Mark TKO]

Ali would have got up.

Frank Bruno wouldn't even have gone down - would have remained standing and get stopped on his feet whilst insisting he was ok

[CFH]

Interesting question.

I think you can certainly argue about whether or not he would have been able to land that punch on modern heavyweights, but I don't know if any of them would have been able to stand up to it; then again I don't know if any of them wouldn't have been able to shake if off either. I think you could probably argue that a massive guy like Vitali Klitscko might have been able to. He stood up to some big shots from Lennox Lewis, a guy who is significantly larger than Marciano, but who knows who hits harder really...

[Balboa]

Ali would have got up.

Frank Bruno wouldn't even have gone down - would have remained standing and get stopped on his feet whilst insisting he was ok

That had me rolling. Well played, sir.

[ono]

Audley Harrison would've gotten up and laughed at him.

Seriously.

Hahaha. He'd have had him just where he wanted him.

[holmcall]

Ali would have got up.

Frank Bruno wouldn't even have gone down - would have remained standing and get stopped on his feet whilst insisting he was ok

After several minutes....

[Majesty]

Valuev

[miron_lang]

Id say


Muhammad Ali
Oliver McCall
and Prime Larry Holmes (Look how he get up after that sick right hand from Shavers)

[ElTerribleMorales]

i think Foreman, Holyfield, Ali, Tua, Vitali, and Tyson would have take it fine

[Spicoli]

Good question,had to be in the g.o.a.t class when it came to single shot enders...I do think many would take it.Hate to u-turn on question but it came after Walcott had been doing respectable damage and working for full 12 rounds...interesting to think of Marciano taking that from 'todays' hvys... but endurance aside it was a pure detonation shot.Clean & brutal!! Hey welcome to the forum btw.

[boxingbantz]

4:40 onwards.

[Fenster]

Wayne McCullough would have taken that shot on the bridle. Fact.

[holmcall]

Wayne McCullough would have taken that shot on the bridle. Fact.

And Tommy Morrison as well.