Ezzard Charles vs Rocky Marciano, 10 rounds

[ChrisPontius]

Of course 10 rounds mean that they're gonna throw more punches, so you can't just cut off the last 5 rounds of their fight and say this is how it went.

Do you think Charles can win it? How would you advise him to fight?

[Bummy Davis]

I would advise him to try and win rounds with movement and standing to fight in and out, but 10 rounds or 15 Marciano would just change the pace for 10 rounds and unload, Charles started quicker than the Rock but Marciano knew he had 15, I think if he knew he had 10, he would fight more like he did in the 2nd fight when he was told he would have to KO Charles and he did

[Marciano Frazier]

I think with this match-up the dynamic would be that the shorter the distance, the better Charles' chances would be. In a 15-rounder, I would expect Rocky to either knock him out or grind out a decision more or less every time. In a 12-rounder, though, we're looking at more like a 60/40 for Marciano, and in a 10-rounder, I'd say it's pretty much even odds.
Charles clearly had the right combination of speed, textbook skill, sharp, accurate combination punching and ring savvy to win rounds against the Rock when both men were fresh. It's whether Rocky can either: A. land some bombs and take Ezzard out, or B. wear him down like a sandcastle on the beach before the fight reaches its limit which will decide the outcome.