Rocky Marciano brutal 13 inch arms!

[pellius]

Never understood why other athletes are judge by bbing standards.

[SF1900]

Exactly, having big arms is one of the worst things a boxer could have.

slows you right the fuck down and takes away power.

You know as much about boxing as you do about bodybuilding 

[pellius]

Pick the winner!!!

That was a classic. The big muscleman didn't get dropped by a strike like it appears. He just decided he will drop to the ground at the slightest excuse since he was so winded.

The irony was that Marcus was/is a far, far more functional athlete than any bber will ever be. Plus he was down about 40 lbs and still carried too much muscle to last in the ring with a washed up fighter way past his prime.

[Radical Plato]

Pick the Winner

[Archer77]

Marciano was a very hard puncher with an amazing work rate.  Granted, he missed a lot but when he did make contact, it hurt.  He also could take a punch.  He was at the tail end of the smaller heavy weights.  Look at the difference in size between Ali and Marciano in the pic from their fake computer fight.  It's very similar to the jump in the size of heavyweights we see now.

[D.O.A.]

"joe louis was 75 years old when they fought"

Hahahahaha! Eddie?

[Danimal77]

LMFAO can you imagine this twink trying to take on a getbigger with 19 inch plus arms!

The average guy who doesn't lift weights and is not obese usually doesn't have arms measuring more than 12.5" (at the most).

[BB]

By my estimation, Ezzard Charles gave Marciano the best fights -

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The nose cut probably would've been a fight stopper in this modern age, and might of cost Marciano the fight if he hadn't ended it in the 8th.

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[T-REX007]

Marciano is VERY underrated as a champion, Ali had mad respect for him
he had the heart of 2 lions, and an amazing work rate combined with crushing power
Marciano could have competed in any era - even the 70's , he would have bulked up etc...
Styles make fights and certain guys would have given him trouble for sure - Foreman, Liston,Frazier, Tyson come to mind real quick, though he could have beaten all these guys -it's possible, maybe not probable, but possible - Foreman maybe the one with the biggest odds against him

[Ronnie Rep]

Marciano was a very hard puncher with an amazing work rate.  Granted, he missed a lot but when he did make contact, it hurt.  He also could take a punch.  He was at the tail end of the smaller heavy weights.  Look at the difference in size between Ali and Marciano in the pic from their fake computer fight.  It's very similar to the jump in the size of heavyweights we see now.

I remember that computer fight. Had Marciano knocking out Ali in the 13th round.

[Griffith]

He trained 365 days a year and even did his running on Christmas day.

Before his fights he would train for several months in his training camp in the mountains. Instead of weights, he would carry and throw rocks and would do most of his running surrounded by nature with as few distractions or visitors as possible.

He did not only train very hard, especially for endurance with long-distance running, but he was also incredibly focused.

[forillagorilla]

He trained 365 days a year and even did his running on Christmas day.

Before his fights he would train for several months in his training camp in the mountains. Instead of weights, he would carry and throw rocks and would do most of his running surrounded by nature with as few distractions or visitors as possible.

He did not only train very hard, especially for endurance with long-distance running, but he was also incredibly focused.

I saw that movie too

[Archer77]

Marciano is VERY underrated as a champion, Ali had mad respect for him
he had the heart of 2 lions, and an amazing work rate combined with crushing power
Marciano could have competed in any era - even the 70's , he would have bulked up etc...
Styles make fights and certain guys would have given him trouble for sure - Foreman, Liston,Frazier, Tyson come to mind real quick, though he could have beaten all these guys -it's possible, maybe not probable, but possible - Foreman maybe the one with the biggest odds against him

Marciano's work rate and crushing power were superhuman.  I read somewhere that he used to practices his body punches with a 300lbs bad.  From the hip he could make the bag swing.   I think Marciano could have competed but not as a heavy weight.  He was to undersized in terms of weight, height and reach. Marciano was an inside fighter and a fighter with reach could have kept him at bay if he used his jab effectively.  By the time of Ali the heavyweights were moving in the over six feet range.

[Archer77]

"joe louis was 75 years old when they fought"

[The Abdominal Snoman]

"joe louis was 75 years old when they fought"

He was actually 37. A year younger than Floyd Mayweather jr will be in his next fight...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Marciano

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Never understood why other athletes are judge by bbing standards.

There's an interview with Tyson and he said when Holyfield and him were at their primes, they were in an unspoken competition to be better than the other. He said he wanted to be better than Holyfield in every aspect. He said his trainer would tell him that Holyfield's arms are bigger than yours. His legs are bigger than yours, So Tyson would train those bodyparts harder ect. This was straight out of Tyson's mouth. So one on the best baddest fighters on the planet was judging himself by bodybuilding standards...

[Donny]

LMFAO can you imagine this twink trying to take on a getbigger with 19 inch plus arms!

wouldn't stand a chance against the Animals on here

[Donny]

He trained 365 days a year and even did his running on Christmas day.

Before his fights he would train for several months in his training camp in the mountains. Instead of weights, he would carry and throw rocks and would do most of his running surrounded by nature with as few distractions or visitors as possible.

He did not only train very hard, especially for endurance with long-distance running, but he was also incredibly focused.

Yep...lots of road work and Endurance. big biceps aint important for a Boxer. lats,delts(holding arms up),tris,Legs and a good strong Midsection.

[nattybay]

You guys should know it was Haney who introduced holyfield to weights.

[WoogsRaven]

By my estimation, Ezzard Charles gave Marciano the best fights -




The nose cut probably would've been a fight stopper in this modern age, and might of cost Marciano the fight if he hadn't ended it in the 8th.

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Jesus christ...That nose cut is nasty.... Looks like a split banana peel. Wonder how many stitches that baby took

[Coach is Back!]

LMFAO can you imagine this twink trying to take on a getbigger with 19 inch plus arms!

Dumbass post of the day.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

You guys should know it was Haney who introduced holyfield to weights.

Yes I believe Haney walked up to the ring with Holyfield more than once as part of his entourage...

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Marciano was a very hard puncher with an amazing work rate.  Granted, he missed a lot but when he did make contact, it hurt.  He also could take a punch.  He was at the tail end of the smaller heavy weights.  Look at the difference in size between Ali and Marciano in the pic from their fake computer fight.  It's very similar to the jump in the size of heavyweights we see now.

Ali is listed at 6'3 and Marciano at 5'11 and Tyson at 5'10...They wanted Ali to tower over Marciano in that photo but it's not a true represention. Here's the fight with Maricano fighting a 6 '2 1/2 Joe Lewis...If were to believe Joe Lewis is close to 6'3, than it looks like Marciano is a legit 5'11 in this fight...And this is what Maricano really would have looked like fighting Ali in terms of height. Today's Marciano could have fought in the low 220's and been a Tyson type. He was an inch taller than Tyson and would have fought on the inside because of his reach...

[The Abdominal Snoman]

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Ernie Shavers could throw some bombs