Rocky was great no doubt. Joe Louis too. I too believe they would cause anyone today a whole lot of shit! But why the hatred towards Evander? He was truly great also and a credit to the sport if you ask me. Yes he may have used his head a little excessively at times but a lot of fighters use rough house tactics. Also Evanders chin IMO was one of the greatest the sport has ever seen and certainly a match for Rockys. Rocky never got hit hard off anyone with Tyson-esque power. Louis was the biggest puncher he fought but he was way past it then. When Evander fought Tyson he took all Tyson could give and broke his heart.

I think Evander vs Marciano would be a great matchup prime for prime and a very hard one to call but Evander had a lot of the qualities that made Rocky great too. He didn't quite have the one punch KO power of Rocky but he had better technical boxing skill.

I am a huge fan of both men and it's a shame there are not more like either man in the sport but on their very best nights I'd go for an Evander decision win over Rocky!