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    #1

    Deontay Wilder vs. Rocky Marciano

    How do you think this fight would go? I know Marciano is a legend, but keep in mind that the size difference between him and Wilder is massive (Marciano's reach was 173 cm, Wilder's reach is 211 cm) and Marciano would be a cruiserweight today.

    It may be a bit early to tell, as we have never seen Wilder fight an opponent with the pressure that Marciano would bring into the fight, but Marciano never fought such a big and hardhitting opponent and he was not much of a technician, he would certainly get hit.

    So, how do you think this fight would go? I personally can't imagine Marciano winning this, it just doesn't seem realistic, but a friend of mine insists otherwise.
    #2
    Wilder has only defeated one top 10 heavyweight in his whole career. Marciano was the undisputed champion for years. The great fighters Rocky beat like Charles, Walcott, Moore and Louis would all probably have defeated Wilder. Marciano fought guys as big as Wilder and he KOed them. Marciano had a fighting style that was hard to time and his bob and weave style made him hard to hit clean and he had a good chin. I don't think he would have much trouble knocking Wilder out in a few rounds. He would force the fight and trap Wilder on the ropes and work him over to the head and body with both hands. Wilder is not that good in my opinion. He hits pretty hard but his work rate and balance is poor. Could Wilder beat Haye or Fury? I doubt it. Could he beat Wlad? Hell no. Marciano was no Bermaine. He threw more punches in two rounds the Bermaine throws in a whole fight,

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      #3
      Originally posted by boliodogs View Post
      Wilder has only defeated one top 10 heavyweight in his whole career. Marciano was the undisputed champion for years. The great fighters Rocky beat like Charles, Walcott, Moore and Louis would all probably have defeated Wilder. Marciano fought guys as big as Wilder and he KOed them. Marciano had a fighting style that was hard to time and his bob and weave style made him hard to hit clean and he had a good chin. I don't think he would have much trouble knocking Wilder out in a few rounds. He would force the fight and trap Wilder on the ropes and work him over to the head and body with both hands. Wilder is not that good in my opinion. He hits pretty hard but his work rate and balance is poor. Could Wilder beat Haye or Fury? I doubt it. Could he beat Wlad? Hell no. Marciano was no Bermaine. He threw more punches in two rounds the Bermaine throws in a whole fight,
      Neither Louis, Charles, Walcott or Moore would have stood a chance against Wilder, times were different back then. Boxers were smaller and technique was less developed, just watch videos of Louis, he was far too easy to hit for Wilder to have any problems with him. Marciano is the best fighter from that era, but he had no wins which were impressive by today's standards. However, his punching power and stamina was monstrous and his chin was very good, which is why I think he would stand a chance against Wilder, I just doubt he would win.

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        #4
        Marciano fought guys as big as Wilder and he KOed them. ,[/QUOTE]

        YDKSAB. Rocky never fought anyone 6'7+ in his career. Lets make this easy, rocky = 5'10 195
        wilder = 6'7 220

        Rocky doesn't last four rounds guaranteed. Walcott and Charles were old farts at the time and still gave him a run for his money, tagging him whenever they wanted.

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          #5
          Wilder beats any HW who's ever lived.

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            #6
            Rocky wins by early knockout, until Wilder beats Klitschko or has a couple of real fights it would be hard to imagine otherwise.
            Rocky would be pressing the action, not to mention harder to hit because he is lower to the ground, Rocky had ok defense, but his chin, heart and punch are all legendary. This question is hard to answer till we see more of Deontay, remember Rocky and Ali did the superfight movie and the story goes that Ali wanted Rocky to not hit as hard as he was (and Rocky hadn't fought in 10 years atleast).

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              #7
              Originally posted by Beercules View Post
              Wilder beats any HW who's ever lived.


              Why? cause he's tall, Mike Tyson weighed just as much and had great defense, he would have steam rolled a guy like Stiverne (not throwing a lot of punches and no head movement).
              You seen how Mike beat Berbeck when Berbeck tried to out power Tyson, Stiverne (just like Berbeck was making 1st defense) was there to be hit all day and a real boxer would not have let it go the distance.

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                #8
                Originally posted by ironmike2012 View Post
                Why? cause he's tall, Mike Tyson weighed just as much and had great defense, he would have steam rolled a guy like Stiverne (not throwing a lot of punches and no head movement).
                You seen how Mike beat Berbeck when Berbeck tried to out power Tyson, Stiverne (just like Berbeck was making 1st defense) was there to be hit all day and a real boxer would not have let it go the distance.
                I was just joking mate.

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                  #9
                  Marciano is a cruiserweight by today's standard's. He would lose to most of today's heavyweights not even in the top ten. Totally different era.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by boliodogs View Post
                    Wilder has only defeated one top 10 heavyweight in his whole career. Marciano was the undisputed champion for years. The great fighters Rocky beat like Charles, Walcott, Moore and Louis would all probably have defeated Wilder. Marciano fought guys as big as Wilder and he KOed them. Marciano had a fighting style that was hard to time and his bob and weave style made him hard to hit clean and he had a good chin. I don't think he would have much trouble knocking Wilder out in a few rounds. He would force the fight and trap Wilder on the ropes and work him over to the head and body with both hands. Wilder is not that good in my opinion. He hits pretty hard but his work rate and balance is poor. Could Wilder beat Haye or Fury? I doubt it. Could he beat Wlad? Hell no. Marciano was no Bermaine. He threw more punches in two rounds the Bermaine throws in a whole fight,
                    LOL

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