2007-03-16 10:02:01 · 16 answers · asked by dwade3 3 in Sports ➔ Boxing
No. Rocky Balboa is an old man now, and never knew how to defend. Ali would have whupped him.
2007-03-19 02:36:43 · answer #1 · answered by Oneirokritis 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your question needs some legitimacy:
Rocky Marciano was a very good fighter.
However the question remains that "could he compete with the guys of today who have greater size and arguably greater power.
Rocky Marcianos style of fighting, where he would hit you anywhere, (he was not a sharpshooter like joe louis) was a compliment to his size and mentality/toughness.
I would hardly call him the best boxer in america, he was certainly one of america's greatest heavyweights- Marciano was not much of a "boxer" by traditional definition, he was a brawler.
Marciano has also been on most lists of boxing magazines and orgainzations as bieng one of the top punchers or heavyweights of all time.
EDIT: I doubt you know of or even heard of Rocky Graziano. A hard hitter (same applies except for his weight can be added). However I would not submit him as the greatest boxer in america as ray robinson was a much much much better boxer. Graziano was a good fighter.
2007-03-16 17:41:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Rocky is a character in a movie, not even a boxer so my answer is no.
2007-03-16 17:06:19 · answer #3 · answered by Lost Poet 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Rocky and Mr. T, the best of all times.
2007-03-17 00:18:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rock Marciano? No, Possibly. He was undefeated when he retired but we may never now how good he really was because he didn't have enough competition in his day.
If you mean Rock Balboa then no because he is fictional.
2007-03-18 19:04:09 · answer #5 · answered by jdp000109 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muhammad Ali was a BAD MAN! - He was the greatest! Too bad Frasier mushed him brains.
2007-03-16 21:54:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no the best boxer in the usa is Pat "quiet storm " Bruney
2007-03-16 17:04:37 · answer #7 · answered by Jesse N 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you serious? They just found steroids in his baggage and in his hotel room. Maybe he USE to be, to some people, but I never thought he was all that. He's an old, steroid, plastic surgery sell out has-been. To me, anyway.
2007-03-16 17:11:31 · answer #8 · answered by Angela L 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
looks like it. Ali, now there was a boxer.
2007-03-16 17:08:48 · answer #9 · answered by Michael A 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no it is ali. rocky is not fighting anymore and he is not american he is italian and i think danny wiliams has a potential.
2007-03-17 06:05:14 · answer #10 · answered by Eric H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋