Rocky wanted to fight Ingemaar in his comeback fight...that would have been tough but if he still had his power and stamina he would have taken it by KO IMO. Patterson had really fast hands and good pop, but he couldn't take a punch and I think that would have been his undoing vs Rocky...GREAT style matchup. Rocky's Suzy Q and Left hook, right uppercut combo along with his constant pressure would be prefect to use against Patterson who had the Cus D'Mato peek-a-boo style, but wasn't as physically strong or imposing as Tyson. Liston in 57-58 would have been just too big for Rocky and Rocky would have been too old to fight in his style effectively...I think at that point in time Liston bludgeons Rocky out in 5, maybe 7 due to Rocky being so damn tough. Prime for Prime I think Rocky-Liston is a much more fair fight.
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