Marciano style 1951/52 or 1954/55

[marchegianorock]

It looks to me Marciano changed his style in 1954. To me started to throw more punches with less power overwhelming the opponents with a barrage of punches. The 1951/52 Marciano throwed less punches with more power i still prefer the 51/52 Marciano than the 54/55 Marciano.

[HomicideHenry]

The 1951-1952 version of Marciano was getting caught with alot of shots. The 1954/1955 version incorporated more bobbing and weaving, rather than being a straight up buller. So, in one sense you're wrong--- Marciano was superior all around as a fighter in 1954-1955 than he was in 1951-1952 because he was able to get in on the inside better and was able to deflect alot of punches he didn't have to take.

[marchegianorock]

The 1951-1952 version of Marciano was getting caught with alot of shots. The 1954/1955 version incorporated more bobbing and weaving, rather than being a straight up buller. So, in one sense you're wrong--- Marciano was superior all around as a fighter in 1954-1955 than he was in 1951-1952 because he was able to get in on the inside better and was able to deflect alot of punches he didn't have to take.

So do you beleived the 54/55 Marciano would had finished earlier Louis and Walcott?

[HomicideHenry]

The 1951-1952 version of Marciano was getting caught with alot of shots. The 1954/1955 version incorporated more bobbing and weaving, rather than being a straight up buller. So, in one sense you're wrong--- Marciano was superior all around as a fighter in 1954-1955 than he was in 1951-1952 because he was able to get in on the inside better and was able to deflect alot of punches he didn't have to take.

So do you beleived the 54/55 Marciano would had finished earlier Louis and Walcott?

Look at it this way.... When Marciano fought Roland LaStarza the first time, he was of that more upright/buller style and it was razor thin close... in the rematch, Marciano was more the swarmer, and he destroyed LaStarza cus he attacked from all angles. Had he been that kind of fighter from the beginning of his career, rather than of been an open target as he was in his early career, he would of probably went down as being one of the top three heavyweights of all time without question.