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Gene Tunney 1927 vs. Rocky Marciano 1952
Posted: 08 Jan 2007, 17:01
by pundit
Who would win and why?
Btw, Marciano and Tunney are #s 2 and 3 in the boxrec all-time HW rating.
Marciano 52 vs. Tunney 27
Posted: 08 Jan 2007, 18:26
by bill.lockhart
I like the Rock. This would be a 15 rounder I presume. If an aging Dempsey could drop Tunney, I think Rocky would take him out inside the distance. A 15 rounder would play into Rocky's favour. He would have more time to wear Tunney down. Tunney couldn't hurt Rocky, but Rocky would punish Tunney to the body very badly prior to knocking him out.
Re: Marciano 52 vs. Tunney 27
Posted: 10 Jan 2007, 11:18
by pundit
bill.lockhart wrote:I like the Rock. This would be a 15 rounder I presume. If an aging Dempsey could drop Tunney, I think Rocky would take him out inside the distance.
By the same token, if an old Jersey Joe Walcott can outbox prime Marciano for 12 rounds, prime Tunney should be able to do so for 15.
Re: Marciano 52 vs. Tunney 27
Posted: 10 Jan 2007, 12:30
by bill.lockhart
pundit wrote:bill.lockhart wrote:I like the Rock. This would be a 15 rounder I presume. If an aging Dempsey could drop Tunney, I think Rocky would take him out inside the distance.
By the same token, if an old Jersey Joe Walcott can outbox prime Marciano for 12 rounds, prime Tunney should be able to do so for 15.
I won't argue your point. Well taken. This fight is by no means a lock for either fighter. I just like Rocky's fighting spirit. I think he could break Tunney's will to compete.
Re: Gene Tunney 1927 vs. Rocky Marciano 1952
Posted: 17 Jun 2018, 11:59
by DrDuke
I'd favour Tunney. Marciano could be outboxed and Tunney could provide that better than Jersey Joe Walcott in his first fight against Rocky before being KOed. Gene also had more chances of not being caught. Maybe he could even deal better with adversity, if he was caught. He had been able to overcome trouble in Dempsey fight after all. But I'm not sure about Gene getting in trouble in Marciano fight, I pretty clearly see Tunney controlling everything with his movement.
Re: Gene Tunney 1927 vs. Rocky Marciano 1952
Posted: 17 Jun 2018, 19:08
by HomicideHenry
Call me crazy, but I think this is one of those fights that would have most likely have ended in a well deserved draw.
Re: Gene Tunney 1927 vs. Rocky Marciano 1952
Posted: 17 Jun 2018, 23:57
by Duran1970
Great fantasy comparison
Marciano TKO 14 Tunney
Re: Gene Tunney 1927 vs. Rocky Marciano 1952
Posted: 18 Jun 2018, 14:59
by gilgamesh
I like Tunney in this fight. I figure he'd have some difficulty down the stretch with Marciano's relentlessness beginning to wear on him, but I think he'd be able to get the better of at least 9 rounds out of 15.
Re: Gene Tunney 1927 vs. Rocky Marciano 1952
Posted: 20 Jun 2018, 22:10
by tiny_acres
I honestly can think of a more evenly matched fantasy fight.
This would be one of my top 10 dream matches