Rocky Marciano is widely considered an all time great overcoming overwheling odds, having a short reach, undersized, and starting at an advanced age for fighters. He overcame all of these things by dedication and hard work, listening to his trainers and using a crouching style and an underrated defense along with pulverizing power in either hand to overwhelm or outlast his opponents. He refused to lose and trained harder than anyone for stamina. And anywhere he hit you, hurt. H even busted the blood vessels in Roland LaStarza's arms. Ingemar Johansson is well known for his famous Hammer of Thor righthand that knocked down Patterson 7 times in winning the title and had impressive fights vs Cooper and Machen too. I like Johansson a lot but he wouldn't be able to beat Marciano even if Marciano would have came out of retirement in 59. So this is how I se this fight going:
The fight
Marciano would come out crouching and looking for an opening against the Swede who is throwing some good shots but mostly missing for the first several rounds. In round 3 Johansson would land a good right hand but Marciano would work his way inside and deliver a bone crunching right hand sending Johansson down for a short count. The bell would sound to save Johansson from futher punishment. In rounds 4-6 Johansson would atempt to box Marciano who is patiently looking for another opening and as usual is the agressor. In round 7 Marciano sends Johansson down again and this time with a short left hook after a body attack. Johansson would get up but would be battered along the ropes as the referee mercifully steps in.
Marciano TKO7
Rocky Marciano would demolish Ingemar Johanssen. This would be a mismatch. Rocky hit too hard for the soft chinned Swede. Rocky would take Ingo out in 3 or 4 rounds with the greatest of ease.Rocky would be as always well conditioned and ready too go 15 rounds. This time however he would not need too go the distance cause he ends it early with one Suzie-Q.
Rock would have KOed Ingo at any time during either of their primes, Marciano was simply too much for Johanssen, it would have been interesting for a couple rounds but Marciano's pressure would get to Johanssen mid fight. Marciano by KO inside 8 rounds.
Johanssen only had a big right hand that could be avoided if you paid attention.
Marciano would knock out Johanssen as did Patterson in their rematch.
There is no way that Rocky would get caught by his right hand and even if he did Rocky would not be knocked out.
johansson was a decent boxer, but marciano would have taken him to school. but johansson (1959) vs marciano (1959 if he had come back) would be a better question, and a slightly harder one to answer as we don't know how much the rock had left.
Johannson was Swedish, but stil lRock would have had very litle trouble with Ingo.
Ingemar Johanssen 1959 vs Rocky Marciano 1954. Ingemar knocked out unbeaten contender Eddie Machen, on Sept 14,1958, in Gottenberg, Sweden, in round 1. He also holds a 6th round knockout of Henry Cooper, of England. On June 25,1959, he knocked out defending World Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson, in round 3, at Yankee, Stadium. Rocky Marciano won the World Heavyweight title from Jersey Joe walcott, in round 13, on Sept 23,1952. He defended against Walcott, Roland La Starza, Ezzard Charles, Don Cockell, of England, and World Light Heavyweight Champion Archie Moore, on Sept 21,1955, with a TKO9. Who would win and Why ?
