Marciano or Dempsey?

[Knockdown]

Who do you regard as the greater heavyweight?

[StarshipTrooper]

Dempsey. The dude was an animal in the ring and had much better boxing skills than he gets credit for.

Poet

[Joey Giardello]

Dempsey was great but the rock was greater!

[Marcov]

Skills or accomplishments? Bot have quite a resume.

[TheGreatA]

I believe Dempsey may have had more ability, based on his training footage not his actual fights which often disappoint, but when it comes down to it, Marciano fought everyone there was to fight while Dempsey did not.

[CarlosG815]

Ali said about Dempsey exactly what I think a lot of people see when they watch him fight. I like Marciano.

[TheGreatA]

Ali said about Dempsey exactly what I think a lot of people see when they watch him fight. I like Marciano.

What do you think of Tyson's thoughts on Dempsey?

Keep in mind that Tyson viewed an extensive collection of film on Dempsey, footage that most people probably don't know even exists. Not just a short clip of Dempsey going wild on an already stunned Willard or his brawl with Firpo.

[mickey malone]

Both ATG, but i prefer Rocky on this one.. As already mentioned, there were gaps in Dempsey's resume of black fighters he was steered away from..
Rocky had wins over Charles, Moore, Walcott and Louis.. I know they were past prime, but he still fought them aswell as all of the best white contenders of the day..

In a match up, you've got to invisage a heavyweight version of Gatti Ward, but with a few knockdowns.. Can see Marciano behind on points before edging it by late late stoppage..

[sonnyboyx2]

Dempsey for me.. he was a ferocious animal ...The only way to beat him was by scientific boxing (dancing) like Tunney

[Sugarj]

I enjoyed seeing the sparring with Bill Tate, GreatA.....I'd not seen that before, some nice head movement from Jack there.

I chose Dempsey by a whisker over Marciano......