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@@domenicv7962His best wins are against past their prime fighters that still have him all he could handle💯..Prime Ali toys with Marciano💯💯..He retired because he didn't want to fight Patterson or Liston so he ducked them and quit boxing💯💯..Ali didn't duck anyone Rocky is very overrated💯💯💯
@@LyndaBrooks-b5m you have your opinion, I have mine....and I disagree with yours. However, Rocky served his country when called to duty, Clay did not. Clay reaped the benefits provided to him because of the sacrifices of real men like Rocky who served. It was ok for Clay to beat a human being in the head senseless, for big money.... but objected to fighting for his country. Lowest of the low. Bottom line, Rocky would have kicked his ass. and Clay knew it. .
Marciano was on a “no-lose” mission to achieving greatness and he did so by simply out-working and out-conditioning all fighting foes. His work ethic was nothing short of remarkably consistent and disciplined: hours of running, gym work, sparring, push-ups and sit-ups, countless medicine-ball thumps to the gut. Marciano was committed to his training regimen. Rocky is also remembered and honored for his class as an individual, not only his 49-0. He never boasted or ridiculed his opponents. Regardless what others may think, Rocky Marciano was a great champion.
So Marciano threw 100 punches in a round? Lol give me a break. Number one Marciano only weighed 185. So even if he threw 100 punches in a round what would that prove? Why compare a light heavyweight punch numbers to a true-Heavyweight. Only sik-minded fanboys would even try to compare.
@@blackDavid-n-mexicaliMargot Nearly all heavyweight fighter of his day were about that size so that is irrelevant. I think the heaviest heavyweight that he faced was probably Joe Louis at 210. In the 30's there were a few big heavyweights that were contenders but Joe Louis was able to handle them with a weight of about 200 so size wasn't everything. Would Marciano compete with the modern heavyweights at 235+. Probably not, but that isn't really important he isn't fighting now.
@@bryanwhitton1784 With Marciano's Power And Conditioning He Can Compete Because Joe Louis And Jack Dempsey Dident Hit Any Harder Than Marciano And They Slayed Guys That Were 245 And Over Because Of That Power..
@@LyndaBrooks-b5m Nice try homie. He retired for a number of reasons such as his body breaking down (49 fights in 7 years) plus his contract with Weill was awful. He had no fear of those two you racist hater.
@@LyndaBrooks-b5m Rocky already retired when Patterson was just a good contender. He needed 1 more year and 5 matches till he could fight for the titles, and in his book he told that he waited till Rocky's retire before going for the belt. Liston was only in 7-1 when Rocky had the last fight and on the way to the prison (as an unranked boxer) when he retired.
@@LyndaBrooks-b5mhe feared no one, he retired to spend time with his family and could have had his way with any fighter that came after him if he wanted to
Yeah, well it helps to not have to worry about really hard hitting opponents,... He faced a total shell of what he once was Louis, and one of the best Light-Heavies in history. Pease tell me if he faced anyone who could punch with even close to the power of a Cleveland Williams, or a Sonny Liston, or a Joe Frazier, hell, even a Max Bear? LaStarza maybe??? He's vulnerable to criticism because of who he faced, which was just his poor luck. I haven't a doubt that he would have fought those guys if they were available during his time, but they weren't. I'll grant him this, there's NO ONE who had his level of stamina,... The guy was freak of nature as far as how much gas in the tank he had,... NO ONE else could fight with what seemed like MORE energy in the last two rounds of a fifteen round fight than they had in the first two, NO ONE.
Marciano could train 1000 years but prime Ali would still crush him. Since Marciano struggled with light heavyweight Charles who was a good boxer, but was smaller weaker and slower than Ali, what makes you think he'd do better against Ali?
@@blackDavid-n-mexicaliMargotIn Ali's own words you are wrong, he said that Rocky would be the one who would give him the toughest fight and "I think he is better than Joe Fraizer and you know what he did to me"
Why do so many judge Rocky Marciano unfairly? He only had 10 amateur bouts and didn't turn pro till 23 years of age. Using Ali as a comparison, he had 180 amateur fights and turned pro at 18. What Rocky accomplished is astonishing in my opinion.
Ali had the ‘50’s in the rear view mirror (many social changes/attitudes, slow, yes, but WERE occurring). Sports science, medicine and just economic popularity was booming-also constantly evolving. AND he was a preceding Olympic amateur as well. Even by just fifteen YEARS (ending WWII), this country had changed drastically.
He can’t compare him to Ali . Rocky fought a lot of old men . Ezzard Charles is one of the only his age . Charles w Ent through a lot of ring punishment when fighting rocky . No excuses for Charles , but I’m just saying . Just cause rocky only had a small amateur background . Doesn’t mean anything . If any l thing it save rocky from wear n tare on the body
I was waiting for Ezzard to crumple up in the 15th after Rocky did everything to take him out.. lesser men would have been on their backs... Talk about heart...
@@JokingJoker in their next fight Marciano bashed Charles in the back of his skull when he was practically on the canvas. How about Marciano hitting Walcott after he was already down? Such humility i think I'm gonna cry 😭 A true man... What is this kindergarten?
Too bad that there is no a full fight, but you can tell that it was a great fight just from those 5 rounds that are available... Huge credit to Mr. Charles for going 15 rounds with one of the greatest sluggers in Mr. Marciano.
All you ever hear about Marciano is power. But he doesn't look like a devastating puncher with 1 shot, instead he has almost super-human stamina and pounded on his opponents over and over like he's working over a heavy bag. Unreal stamina, not just for heavyweight standards but by any weight class standard.
Nah, he hit his opponent with a lot of shots that didn't even stumble a 6 foot, 200 lb fighter. He would never have beaten Ali, look at the way he fights, in close, plodding around, missing most of his punches, Ali would have made a fool of him
I mean, the judges were definitely wrong in this one lmao Ezzard was literally making him look stupid 80% of the fight, the judges were obviously racist here and that is sad as hell.
In face and body Rocky resembles the toughest warriors of the Roman era. He was probably one of them in a past life and took that into the ring. Many seemed to be better boxers in the basic sense but they were fighting a gladiator.
@@Leon-cd1iy That is true. He won 3 fights that went 10 rounds and he got the decision. I don't know how many fights Marciano fought that was scheduled for 15 rounds, but Ezzard Charles is the only fighter that was able to last a full 15 rounds. I am going to do some searching to try and find how many 15 round fights was scheduled in his career.
Both Rocky & Ezzard weighing around 190 lbs would be Cruiserweights today, imagine the carnage these superior boxers would inflict on todays Cruiserweight division.
@@jotunblod 😂. Some-how shall we put this so delicately, for the delicate crowd-“tribalism” goin’ on from a few haters. Pay no attention. Doesn’t take away The Brockton Blockbuster’s 49-0.
Don't let anyone tell you different, Marciano faced some very formidable hall of fame opponents. Walcott and Charles were not washed up when they fought him. They both fought the first fight brilliantly. While Rocky stopped the old mongoose it was a grueling fight. At first Moore seemed the better boxer but the Blockbuster would not be stopped. His incredible conditioning and brutal punching were all to much for Archie. Rocky defined what the heart of a champion is in this fight.
One would think since Marciano was only 185 that he would at least have faster hands than the true Heavyweights right? But Maricano had the slowest hands I've ever seen on a boxer.
@@blackDavid-n-mexicaliMargotm excuse me? Have you ever seen the joe Louis fight? His hands were lightning fast. Rocky Marciano is what you call a patient, steady fighter, he applies just the right amount of pressure and punches, steadily, and doesn’t waver in output. And does so the whole fight because of his insane cardio. Also like Joe Louis, neither one rushed there shots, they cared more about the quality, and timing of the punch rather than the speed. It’s the impact that matters, not the speed of journey to the impact. And there’s a reason the rock is undefeated lol
Walcott was 37 and 38 in his two fights with Rocky. Charles wasn't just two years older but here's the point with him he began his career as a middleweight then he moved up to light heavy weight .Rocky was a natural heavyweight. If the skill set are the same or close weight wins all the time Archie was 41 years old and he was another blown up light-heavyweight who originally began his career as a middleweight.
These play by play callers talk like Rocky was just a tough puncher, but look closely and see how he doesn't get hit cleanly much and always dictates the where the fight is and at what pace.
Can't agree with you there,... Most of the time Charles had no problem hitting Marciano,... dozens of clubbing short left crosses, plenty of right leads,... The thing that is most impressive about Marciano is that he WALKED RIGHT THROUGH THOSE PUNCHES like they were nothing more than probing jabs,... Marciano's defense was pretty rudimentary, essentially he just worked hard at presenting the smallest target as possible, but he was worthless at parrying, and just average at head movement to keep from being hit.
@@Samantha_Lavery_Medici All the guy said was Marciano had respect for his opponent. He didn’t say Rocky Marciano was the only fighter that had respect for his opponents. He never said Marciano was a saint either. Everything you said about his comment was your personal interpretation of the comment. Stop putting words in other peoples mouths. Gets old..
Dog, the bounty hunter & Alien Observer is Black David Frost and You are ruining this comment section. You have no respect for Marciano, or the uploader.
Charles was a hell of a fighter !! So freaking tough!!! He withstood 96 punches in the 15th round!!! No one else could !!! Marciano was unrelenting !!! The will of Rocky is stuff of legend!! Marciano's Victims were basically punching bag dummies !!!
Must say Rocky had a versatile repertoire of punches both short and crisp and long range bombs. Good left hook and good straight right. He would have been competitive with anyone at anytime since the inception of pro boxing.
Of course I’m here for Rocky but Ezzard was a smart fighter tough too. I know Rocky got tired he was human. 😏 but I’d say most of those guys he fought kept thinking “he’s got to be getting tired and about punched out!….that’s when I’ll catch him.” His endurance was crazy.
Rocky Marciano was a destroyer of fighters. He overwhelmed his opponents with non-stop aggression and incredible punching power. Most fighters that stepped into the ring with Rocky were ruined or retired. Probably the most destructive fighting force under 190.
@@WeednDBZ Doesn't really matter if he fought bums most of his career, most fighters do. You say the legit fighters he beat were 'old'. Do you say these fighters were shot?
@@Boxrec297 both Archie and Joe were way past their primes. Joe fought bums in order to be ranked #1 to set up the money match with Rocky. It does matter when ppl want to rank Rocky as an all time great knowing damn well he fought tomatoes cans the majority of his career and aging champions coming out of retirement. Marciano is overrated.
@@WeednDBZ I'm afraid you don't know what you're talking about friend. Archie Moore was the Current Reigning Undisputed World Light Heavy King. He was on the longest winning steak of his entire career, would keep his light heavy belt for another 6 years and go 40-2 after losing to Marciano. Hardly sounds past it to me. Walcott had fought bums to be ranked no.1? Joe Walcott was the Current Reigning Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion. He had just taken the belt form 30 year old Charles with one of the most devastating near decapitating single shot left hooks that I have ever seen. Coming up Joe had wins over Joey Maxim, Elmer Ray, Harold Johnson, Hein Ten Hoff, Lee Oma, Jimmy Bivins, these guys weren't bums. Only Louis came out of retirement, and was on an 8 fight win steak.
As a Mexican he’s my ALL TIME FAVORITE over Julio César Chávez. Como mexicano rocky marciano es mi favorito de todos los tiempos hasta más que Julio César Chávez y salvador Sánchez
People forget that Charles was the king of”murderers row”. That’s including Moore, whom Charles beat 3 out of 3. Don’t let Charles’ slim body fool you. There was no weight training for boxers back then. Just look how he destroyed Satterfield (who KOed Cleveland Williams ).
Rocky never got tired because he didn’t bulk up on steroids, that extra mass just detracts from your stamina. Rocky didn’t need to bulk up on steroids to have tremendous power in both hands. Why Ali said he didn’t think he could have beat Rocky, because he was better than Frazier who gave him lots of problems.
"A perfect record does not mean that someone is the greatest. Rocky Marciano never lost a fight, but I never hear anyone say he's the greatest Heavyweight champion of all time." - Authored by: Steve Sabol Sabol was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011 as a contributor due to his works with NFL Films. While NFL Films has won over 100 Emmys, Sabol himself has received 35 of those Emmys for writing, cinematography, editing, directing, and producing. No one else in all of television has earned as many Emmys in as many different categories. He was also a boxing scholar/historian. "A perfect record does not mean that someone is the greatest. Rocky Marciano never lost a fight, but I never hear anyone say he's the greatest Heavyweight champion of all time."
Thats because 1. The maffia controlled boxing back then and forced boxers to lose to him. 2.Black fighters like Ezard and Jerzy Joe had to win like 60 fights in order to get a chance to fight for the Belt. Ezard was 7 years over his prime here, othere black boxers who beat Ezard never got the chance to fight Rocky. This only changed in the 70s, thats why from then on Only black fighters where champions, Liston , Ali ,Norton Gorge Forman...
@bobbyd719 Hey Bobby D., There is a guy over on the 'Marciano was a savage' vid that claims you are black David Frost. His name is D.B. Cooper(his handle). I tried to straighten him out, but he won't listen. Maybe you could talk to him, if you want. - the original Studentofsweetscience
@@DreDaDon16 Joe was a small heavyweight in his prime , he would have fit right in with 1940's and 50's heavyweights... less than 6ft and around 200 lbs.
@@Garry-d3d Joe was like 205 Marciano was around 185-190 in boxing that makes a differemce especially when both guys are known for their will and ability to take punishment
I realized about rocky is that even if you blocked his punches you still felt his power !charles blocked a few punches of Marciano but if you see Charles still felt Marciano punches go through the gloves !that’s what you call power and force !
@@Boxrec297 Both of them are an embarrassment, wrestling in the centre of the ring, they wouldn't be athletic enough today, couple of light heavyweights
My god in the 15 round Marciano threw 90 punches . That is 1 every 2 seconds . Unbelievable stamina for the 15 th round also remember that this wasn’t a easy fight for him . He also took a lot of punches fro Charles through the fight but had this strength in the end . Simply amazing
The real challenge is finding the promotor who will put you in a fight for good money. Discipline will do the rest, Rocky's an absolute symbol of hope for me
This reminds me alot of the first Tyson Holyfield fight after just recently watching that. Marciano's crouch was more pronounced to the right side most of the time. I notice that after Tyson no longer had Rooney in his corner that his bobs and weaves became less balanced and consitent. In the Holyfield fight he was constantly crouching to his left when rolling and bobbing putting himself directly in Holyfields power range and was easy to time since he wasnt mixing up his defense. Marciano sort of does similar movements as Tyson during that era except he crouches on the opposite side. He also does other little things that Tyson didnt do like grabbing arms on the inside and with his shorter arms was better in general on the inside than Tyson was. I wonder what a Marciano- Holyfield fight would be like. It would be somewhat similar to this fight because Holyfields is like a more modern carbon copy of Charles as far as his style is concerned. BUT hes bigger stronger was better on the inside and had a better chin than Charles.
@@brandonterzic thanks! I am a huge Marciano fan and although I rate him higher than most I think Holyfield would be a very difficult opponent for him because of his style. A bigger stronger tougher version of Charles which is what Holyfield was would be damn near impossible for Marciano to beat. Same goes for guys like Foreman or Cooney. They would steam roll Marciano. But I think Marciano would of always beaten Louis and would of given Ali a very difficult fight style wise
If Rocky didn't have great stamina and didn't get tired....he would've gotten knocked out so many times.....he had great stamina and a good chin....that annoying stamina saved him....🤷🏿♂️ dude didn't get tired that's weird asf
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Swinging wildly against a bunch of light heavyweights moonlighting as cruiserweights is one thing. Swinging wildly against a bunch of modern top ranked 250lb Super Heavyweights is an entirely different story. Those old school heavyweight champs 165lb Fitzsimmons, 175lb Burns, 181lb Charles, 182lb Patterson, and 184lb Marciano are Gone. Finished. History.
I kind of get tired of this argument that Marciano couldn't compete against a modern day heavy weight. I mean, so what. These modern day heavy weights couldn't have existed back then either. The USA had just had a ten year depression where just existing was difficult. No one was over weight and it wasn't unusual to not eat meat for days and weeks. My dad's family lived on a chicken ranch when the depression was in full swing. They had chicken every day for 3 years. To the day he died in the late 80's my uncle wouldn't eat chicken. They could afford to buy food and no one was buying their chickens. Then they went through WW II. That is what many of them were doing so their careers had major gaps and continuity issues. Rocky didn't start fighting pro until 1947 and 23 years of age. He was an old man when he started. You simply can't compare boxers of different eras. It makes no sense.
@@bryanwhitton1784 There were tens of thousands of men the same size as Jess Willard throughout America and the World but sports were not popular back then. And you can compare and we do compare boxers of different era's!!! That's why there is an All Time Great Top 10 Heavyweight list,, correct???
@@bryanwhitton1784 44 Marciano opponents: We see their entire "CAREER" record, not a partial record. Seeing a boxers complete resume gives a more accurate evaluation how good, or how bad they are. Professional boxers can easily be evaluated using US school grades A, B, C, D, and F. Lee Epperson - 0 wins 1 loss with 0% KOs (F-level) Jimmy Weeks - 0 wins 1 loss with 0% KOs (F-level) Gilbert Cardone - 0 wins 3 losses with 0% KOs (F-level) John Edwards - 1 win 2 loss with 33% KOs (F-level) Bill Hardeman - 1 win 6 losses with 0% KOs (F-level) Humphrey Jackson - 4 wins 2 losses with 28% KOs (F-level) Harry Haft - 12 wins 8 losses with 35% KOs (F-level) James Connolly - 12 wins 9 losses with 33% KOs (F-level) Harry Bilazarian - 15 wins 12 losses with 35% KOs (F-level) Bob Jefferson - 3 wins 10 losses with 0% KOs (F-level) Harold Mitchell 4 wins 17 losses with 4% KOs (F-level) Gilley Ferron - 4 wins 13 losses with 17% KOs (F-level) Artie Donato - 7 wins 13 losses with 10% KOs (F-level) Johnny Pretzie - 10 wins 13 losses with 33% KOs (F-level) Don Mogard - 20 wins 16 losses with 15% KOs (F-level) Pete Louthis - 32 wins 14 losses with 35% KOs (D-level) Tommy DiGiorgio - 9 wins 15 losses with 4% KOs (F-level) Kenne Simmons - 9 wins 22 losses with 12% KOs (F-level) Art Henri -18 wins 29 losses with 18% KOs (F-level) Jimmy Walls - 20 wins 41 losses with 7% KOs (F-level) Ted Lowry - 71 wins 68 losses with 30% KOs F-level) Ted Lowry (twice) - 71 wins 68 losses with 30% KOs F-level) Gino Buonvino - 24 wins 15 losses with 10% KOs (F-level) Gino Buonvino (twice) - 24 wins 15 losses with 10% KOs (F-level) Joe Dominic - 18 wins 12 losses with 33% KOs (F-level) Eldridge Eatman - 22 wins 21 losses with 22% KOs (F-level) Willis Applegate -12 wins 16 losses with 13% KOs (F-level) Lee Savold - 104 wins 45 losses with 50% KOs (D-level) Phil Muscato - 56 wins 23 losses with 25% KOs (D-level) Bill Wilson - 56 wins 27 losses with 51% KOs (D-level) Johnny Shkor - 31 wins 19 losses with 42% KOs (F-level) Fred Beshore - 35 wins 17 losses with 24% KOs (D-level) Jimmy Evans - 18 wins 8 losses with 50% KOs looks okay until you see he fought 10 opponents with 10 fights or less. Eddie Ross - 19 wins 5 losses with 72% KOs looks okay until you see he fought 10 debuting amateurs and 7 other opponents with 10 fights or less. Bob Quinn - 20 wins 4 losses with 58% KOs looks okay until you see he fought 13 opponents with 10 fights or less. Bernie Reynolds - 53 wins 13 losses with 49% KOs looks okay until you see he fought 30 opponents with 15 fights or less. Pat Richards - 24 wins 9 losses with 39% KOs looks okay until you see who he fought 20 opponents with 10 fights or less. Carmine Vingo - 16 wins 2 losses with 38% KOs looks good until you see ALL 16 wins came against F-LEVEL opponents. Don Cockell - 66 wins 14 losses with 46% KOs looks okay until you see the majority of his career was at middleweight and light heavyweight. By the time he faced Marciano he was suffering from severe glandular disorders that wreaked havoc with his physique. He was sallow-skinned, fat, and had a nasty boil on his neck. Harry Matthews - 90 wins 7 losses with 58% KOs is a good B-level resume. Problem is he was a natural middleweight moonlighting at light heavyweight. Matthews weighed 130 lbs vs. Joey Parks who also weighed 130. Shouldn't one have to beat credible Heavyweight opponents to be respected as a legitimate Heavyweight champion? Even Marciano's best 3 opponents Walcott-Charles-Moore lost (68) times and were KO'd (20) times. Marciano never faced an elite fighter in his prime. Name one, just one prime elite fighter Marciano beat? Failing to name even one proves my comment rings true. Show me any respected boxing publication or analyst that claims Walcott Charles Moore were in their prime when they fought Marciano? *In the old days, ringers could boost their income by fighting repeatedly. Padding your record against weak opponents can yield good results- the real stumblebums are the guys who make a career of losing. In small-time fights, the less-talented fighter often gets the bulk of the cash; he is, after all, providing a valuable service by losing so reliably--The Ring Magazine IT'S CLEAR AS DAY WHY HE WENT 49-0.. WAY TOO MANY HOMELESS WALK-IN D AND F-LEVEL BOXERS TAKIN-DIVES AND PADDIN RECORDS FOR EASY $$$.. OR BEING FORCED TO BY THE SICILIAN UNDERWORLD THAT CONTROLLED EVERY SINGLE FACET OF BOXING DURING THE 50s!!! EVEN LITTLE ROCKY HAD SICILIAN MAFIA BOSS CARBO IN HIS BACK POCKET PROTECTING HIM BECAUSE THEY WERE MAKING MILLIONS THROUGH HIM.. THE DAY AFTER HE RETIRED HE IMMEDIATELY ABANDONED HIS KIDS AND WIFE TO CONNECT WITH HIS UNDERWORLD FRIENDS WHO HELPED HIM START HIS LOANSHARKING BUSINESS.. CRY AND SCREAM ALL YA WANT BECAUSE IT CANNOT EVER SWEEP IT UNDER THE CARPET!!! IT WAS REAL AND VERY WELL DOCUMENTED SO STOP LIVING IN DENIAL
Frazier vs. Marciano would have been great to see. It's hard to compare eras, though, because the fighters were getting bigger each decade. Personally, I think Frazier would prevail. 🤔
I don’t either, but recognize his greatness. Joe had equal stamina, was bigger, took a punch as well, and didn’t cut. It would have been a battle, but I see Frazier, pre 1971, winning a decision, similar to his fights with Bonavena.
I watched the film of that fight ezzard charles had some really good punches in the fight, today's fighters could not take either fighter it was awesome
Don't know what highlight you watched, Ezzard demolished him here. Racist judges and Mafia behind the scenes pulling strings to make Marciano win. Truly awful fighter.
@@lilsavdabest It's obvious that you don't know how to score a pro bout. But Ezzard is the only man to go the full 15 with Marciano, and that got him a rematch whereas he got ktfo, I suppose that was bought too.
@@Boxrec297 I know more about scoring than you ever will. I have the MMA and Boxing judges PDF's on my computer and I am currently working on becoming a judge for the state of Washington.
@@lilsavdabest Well then tell me sir, what is the criteria for scoring a pro boxing match? You can look it up and get back to me, and I'll show you the error of your ways. btw, I boxed for a few years and am intimately familiar with how an amateur or pro bout is scored.
Yeah, I agree, during that not quite two year period at the beginning of his career, Tyson was a monster and he was just too big and too strong for either of these fighters, which isn't to take away from either of them, but THAT Tyson was incredible. What a price he payed for being that way though, he never says he was happy in those days,...
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49 wins, 43 knockouts, 0 defeats. Rocky Marciano, a hero to all those who are told they can't.
he would have destroyed Ali.....maybe Ezzard would have taken out Ali as well. Two of the baddest of all time.
@@domenicv7962His best wins are against past their prime fighters that still have him all he could handle💯..Prime Ali toys with Marciano💯💯..He retired because he didn't want to fight Patterson or Liston so he ducked them and quit boxing💯💯..Ali didn't duck anyone Rocky is very overrated💯💯💯
@@LyndaBrooks-b5m you love your 100 emoji huh?
@@LyndaBrooks-b5m you have your opinion, I have mine....and I disagree with yours. However, Rocky served his country when called to duty, Clay did not. Clay reaped the benefits provided to him because of the sacrifices of real men like Rocky who served. It was ok for Clay to beat a human being in the head senseless, for big money.... but objected to fighting for his country. Lowest of the low. Bottom line, Rocky would have kicked his ass. and Clay knew it. .
@@LyndaBrooks-b5m Clay was bigger in size, but not in heart. Draft dodger
Marciano was on a “no-lose” mission to achieving greatness and he did so by simply out-working and out-conditioning all fighting foes. His work ethic was nothing short of remarkably consistent and disciplined: hours of running, gym work, sparring, push-ups and sit-ups, countless medicine-ball thumps to the gut. Marciano was committed to his training regimen. Rocky is also remembered and honored for his class as an individual, not only his 49-0. He never boasted or ridiculed his opponents. Regardless what others may think, Rocky Marciano was a great champion.
So Marciano threw 100 punches in a round? Lol give me a break. Number one Marciano only weighed 185. So even if he threw 100 punches in a round what would that prove? Why compare a light heavyweight punch numbers to a true-Heavyweight. Only sik-minded fanboys would even try to compare.
@@blackDavid-n-mexicaliMargot but he beat 49 heavyweights
@@blackDavid-n-mexicaliMargot Nearly all heavyweight fighter of his day were about that size so that is irrelevant. I think the heaviest heavyweight that he faced was probably Joe Louis at 210. In the 30's there were a few big heavyweights that were contenders but Joe Louis was able to handle them with a weight of about 200 so size wasn't everything.
Would Marciano compete with the modern heavyweights at 235+. Probably not, but that isn't really important he isn't fighting now.
@@blackDavid-n-mexicaliMargot What Would That Prove? From One The Hardest Punchers That Ever Lived?? What Are You Talking About??
@@bryanwhitton1784 With Marciano's Power And Conditioning He Can Compete Because Joe Louis And Jack Dempsey Dident Hit Any Harder Than Marciano And They Slayed Guys That Were 245 And Over Because Of That Power..
Rocky pounded you relentlessly......endless cardio, endless fury, all champion..
Marciano's stamina is unbelievable..Throwing that many hard punched throughout the fight is amazing.
That's what made him so dangerous. He just threw bomb after bomb.
Rocky was still punching very hard after throwing punches for 15 rounds straight... monster
"In the ring, i never really knew fear." - Rocky Marciano
He feared Patterson and Liston that's why he retired💯💯
@@LyndaBrooks-b5m Nice try homie. He retired for a number of reasons such as his body breaking down (49 fights in 7 years) plus his contract with Weill was awful. He had no fear of those two you racist hater.
@@LyndaBrooks-b5m Rocky already retired when Patterson was just a good contender. He needed 1 more year and 5 matches till he could fight for the titles, and in his book he told that he waited till Rocky's retire before going for the belt. Liston was only in 7-1 when Rocky had the last fight and on the way to the prison (as an unranked boxer) when he retired.
@@LyndaBrooks-b5mhe feared no one, he retired to spend time with his family and could have had his way with any fighter that came after him if he wanted to
Yeah, well it helps to not have to worry about really hard hitting opponents,... He faced a total shell of what he once was Louis, and one of the best Light-Heavies in history. Pease tell me if he faced anyone who could punch with even close to the power of a Cleveland Williams, or a Sonny Liston, or a Joe Frazier, hell, even a Max Bear? LaStarza maybe??? He's vulnerable to criticism because of who he faced, which was just his poor luck. I haven't a doubt that he would have fought those guys if they were available during his time, but they weren't. I'll grant him this, there's NO ONE who had his level of stamina,... The guy was freak of nature as far as how much gas in the tank he had,... NO ONE else could fight with what seemed like MORE energy in the last two rounds of a fifteen round fight than they had in the first two, NO ONE.
A really genuine guy and a hero to many. RIP Rocky you are still loved and remembered
Marciano could train 1000 years but prime Ali would still crush him. Since Marciano struggled with light heavyweight Charles who was a good boxer, but was smaller weaker and slower than Ali, what makes you think he'd do better against Ali?
I live in the town that his plane went down trying to make an emergency landing at our airport
@@blackDavid-n-mexicaliMargot These were not very big men. They were more like middleweights.
@@justinkleinschrodt5156 What town is that? Des Moines?
@@blackDavid-n-mexicaliMargotIn Ali's own words you are wrong, he said that Rocky would be the one who would give him the toughest fight and "I think he is better than Joe Fraizer and you know what he did to me"
Love Marciano. He inspired me to start boxing. Even i may never fight in an amateur fight etc, he gave me the motivation to practice this sport. RIP
Why do so many judge Rocky Marciano unfairly? He only had 10 amateur bouts and didn't turn pro till 23 years of age. Using Ali as a comparison, he had 180 amateur fights and turned pro at 18. What Rocky accomplished is astonishing in my opinion.
Ali had the ‘50’s in the rear view mirror (many social changes/attitudes, slow, yes, but WERE occurring). Sports science, medicine and just economic popularity was booming-also constantly evolving. AND he was a preceding Olympic amateur as well. Even by just fifteen YEARS (ending WWII), this country had changed drastically.
No, turned pro at 24
25
It is rocky a beast …. But
He can’t compare him to Ali . Rocky fought a lot of old men . Ezzard Charles is one of the only his age . Charles w
Ent through a lot of ring punishment when fighting rocky . No excuses for Charles , but I’m just saying . Just cause rocky only had a small amateur background . Doesn’t mean anything . If any l thing it save rocky from wear n tare on the body
A fantastic fight. You can watch Charles slowly losing control of the fight as the rounds progress, and that famous Rocky stamina coming through.
Ezzard did a pretty damn good job in this fight. To only touch the ropes once, and in the final round, against Rocky is tremendously impressive.
I was waiting for Ezzard to crumple up in the 15th after Rocky did everything to take him out.. lesser men would have been on their backs... Talk about heart...
He did much better than "pretty good." He gave Marciano a great fight.
Ezzard was a great fighter, very underrated !!!!
notice how rocky held back on that last punch before immediately smiling and hugging ezzard charles. such humility
It was ringing the bell and he stoped instantly. A True man.
@@JokingJoker in their next fight Marciano bashed Charles in the back of his skull when he was practically on the canvas. How about Marciano hitting Walcott after he was already down? Such humility i think I'm gonna cry 😭 A true man... What is this kindergarten?
Years later the Rock was there for Ezzard who had gotten a disease the Rock contributed to Ezzard and they cried and hugged they both good
Ezzard was no slouch either. Great fighter.
Too bad that there is no a full fight, but you can tell that it was a great fight just from those 5 rounds that are available... Huge credit to Mr. Charles for going 15 rounds with one of the greatest sluggers in Mr. Marciano.
Majik Man has this fight with Rocky's commentary
@Samantha Lavery Medici.. Thank you for letting me know. 👍
All you ever hear about Marciano is power. But he doesn't look like a devastating puncher with 1 shot, instead he has almost super-human stamina and pounded on his opponents over and over like he's working over a heavy bag. Unreal stamina, not just for heavyweight standards but by any weight class standard.
Nah, he hit his opponent with a lot of shots that didn't even stumble a 6 foot, 200 lb fighter. He would never have beaten Ali, look at the way he fights, in close, plodding around, missing most of his punches, Ali would have made a fool of him
Exactly my thoughts, phenomenal toughness and stamina, a human wolverine, he didn’t even look exhausted after the 15 rounds
@@benadams1661
I completely agree. Another potter,in Joe Louis said that in his prime,he would have beaten Rocky.
I mean, the judges were definitely wrong in this one lmao Ezzard was literally making him look stupid 80% of the fight, the judges were obviously racist here and that is sad as hell.
hes quite skillful, the people that bash him don't understand his strategy or boxing anyways.
Damn that was a fun fight. On the edge of the couch cheering
In face and body Rocky resembles the toughest warriors of the Roman era. He was probably one of them in a past life and took that into the ring. Many seemed to be better boxers in the basic sense but they were fighting a gladiator.
Ezzard Charles was the only fighter that was able to last a full 15 rounds with Marciano.
Why has he got a couple of wins without a ko then?
@@Leon-cd1iy WHAT are you talking about? What has that question got to do with with what I said?
@@Eddie_Schantz because if he has multiple wins by decision.. that means more than one man went the distance with him
@@Leon-cd1iy That is true. He won 3 fights that went 10 rounds and he got the decision. I don't know how many fights Marciano fought that was scheduled
for 15 rounds, but Ezzard Charles is the only fighter that was able to last a full 15 rounds. I am going to do some searching to try and find how many 15 round
fights was scheduled in his career.
@@Eddie_Schantz oh I see what you were saying. My bad, I thought all his fights back in those times were 15 rounds
The fact that this was 70 years ago is out of this world
Makes you really appreciate TH-cam and the internet for existing…otherwise this would be lost in time in a vault somewhere
Both Rocky & Ezzard weighing around 190 lbs would be Cruiserweights today, imagine the carnage these superior boxers would inflict on todays Cruiserweight division.
When you get to a certain weight and level, weight really doesn't matter. Both Rocky and Charles could lick any heavyweight today.
@@ToonsGoofyMemes I agree 100%, so would Jersey Joe.
MMarcianos stamina is unreal
Charles stamina is unreal
@@Samantha_Lavery_Medici Marciano was the much fresher of the two at the end. What are you talking about?
They were both light heavyweights plodding around and hugging the entire fight, that's not stamina, boring
@@jotunblod 😂. Some-how shall we put this so delicately, for the delicate crowd-“tribalism” goin’ on from a few haters. Pay no attention. Doesn’t take away The Brockton Blockbuster’s 49-0.
Rocky just never stopped throwing!
Don't let anyone tell you different, Marciano faced some very formidable hall of fame opponents. Walcott and Charles were not washed up when they fought him. They both fought the first fight brilliantly. While Rocky stopped the old mongoose it was a grueling fight. At first Moore seemed the better boxer but the Blockbuster would not be stopped. His incredible conditioning and brutal punching were all to much for Archie. Rocky defined what the heart of a champion is in this fight.
One would think since Marciano was only 185 that he would at least have faster hands than the true Heavyweights right? But Maricano had the slowest hands I've ever seen on a boxer.
@@blackDavid-n-mexicaliMargotm excuse me? Have you ever seen the joe Louis fight? His hands were lightning fast. Rocky Marciano is what you call a patient, steady fighter, he applies just the right amount of pressure and punches, steadily, and doesn’t waver in output. And does so the whole fight because of his insane cardio. Also like Joe Louis, neither one rushed there shots, they cared more about the quality, and timing of the punch rather than the speed. It’s the impact that matters, not the speed of journey to the impact. And there’s a reason the rock is undefeated lol
Walcott was 37 and 38 in his two fights with Rocky. Charles wasn't just two years older but here's the point with him he began his career as a middleweight then he moved up to light heavy weight .Rocky was a natural heavyweight. If the skill set are the same or close weight wins all the time Archie was 41 years old and he was another blown up light-heavyweight who originally began his career as a middleweight.
@@jamesbaka1206 Joe was shot that fight
and Moore was bigger than him, as were nearly all his opponents.
It's pretty amazing to see Marciano batter an all-timer like Ezzard Charles. Charles was a fighter's fighter. Marciano just wore him out.
These play by play callers talk like Rocky was just a tough puncher, but look closely and see how he doesn't get hit cleanly much and always dictates the where the fight is and at what pace.
Can't agree with you there,... Most of the time Charles had no problem hitting Marciano,... dozens of clubbing short left crosses, plenty of right leads,... The thing that is most impressive about Marciano is that he WALKED RIGHT THROUGH THOSE PUNCHES like they were nothing more than probing jabs,... Marciano's defense was pretty rudimentary, essentially he just worked hard at presenting the smallest target as possible, but he was worthless at parrying, and just average at head movement to keep from being hit.
@@JeffaHensley rocky Marciano very seldom got cleanly hit- cus da'mato
Rocky was a great fighter no doubt , but his biggest advantage was his stamina , he barley slowed down from the first round till the 15th
Rocky Marciano had respect for his opponent.
Most everyone else does also. Why is Marciano so special?
Stop turning him into a saint, gets old.
He was far from a saint.
@@Samantha_Lavery_Medici All the guy said was Marciano had respect for his opponent. He didn’t say Rocky Marciano was the only fighter that had respect for his opponents. He never said Marciano was a saint either. Everything you said about his comment was your personal interpretation of the comment. Stop putting words in other peoples mouths. Gets old..
Dog, the bounty hunter & Alien Observer is Black David Frost and You are ruining this comment section. You have no respect for Marciano, or the uploader.
Charles was a hell of a fighter !! So freaking tough!!! He withstood 96 punches in the 15th round!!! No one else could !!! Marciano was unrelenting !!! The will of Rocky is stuff of legend!! Marciano's Victims were basically punching bag dummies !!!
I think I read somewhere that Marciano would train as if he was going 40 rounds. It sure looked like it here.
Must say Rocky had a versatile repertoire of punches both short and crisp and long range bombs. Good left hook and good straight right. He would have been competitive with anyone at anytime since the inception of pro boxing.
Of course I’m here for Rocky but Ezzard was a smart fighter tough too. I know Rocky got tired he was human. 😏 but I’d say most of those guys he fought kept thinking “he’s got to be getting tired and about punched out!….that’s when I’ll catch him.” His endurance was crazy.
Rocky Marciano was a destroyer of fighters. He overwhelmed his opponents with non-stop aggression and incredible punching power. Most fighters that stepped into the ring with Rocky were ruined or retired. Probably the most destructive fighting force under 190.
Now margot, you know you plegerized that.
He fought bums the majority in his career and legit fighters blue beat were old
@@WeednDBZ Doesn't really matter if he fought bums most of his career, most fighters do. You say the legit fighters he beat were 'old'. Do you say these fighters were shot?
@@Boxrec297 both Archie and Joe were way past their primes. Joe fought bums in order to be ranked #1 to set up the money match with Rocky. It does matter when ppl want to rank Rocky as an all time great knowing damn well he fought tomatoes cans the majority of his career and aging champions coming out of retirement. Marciano is overrated.
@@WeednDBZ I'm afraid you don't know what you're talking about friend. Archie Moore was the Current Reigning Undisputed World Light Heavy King. He was on the longest winning steak of his entire career, would keep his light heavy belt for another 6 years and go 40-2 after losing to Marciano. Hardly sounds past it to me. Walcott had fought bums to be ranked no.1? Joe Walcott was the Current Reigning Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion. He had just taken the belt form 30 year old Charles with one of the most devastating near decapitating single shot left hooks that I have ever seen. Coming up Joe had wins over Joey Maxim, Elmer Ray, Harold Johnson, Hein Ten Hoff, Lee Oma, Jimmy Bivins, these guys weren't bums. Only Louis came out of retirement, and was on an 8 fight win steak.
The noise of those punches ringside.
As a Mexican he’s my ALL TIME FAVORITE over Julio César Chávez. Como mexicano rocky marciano es mi favorito de todos los tiempos hasta más que Julio César Chávez y salvador Sánchez
Julio was fun to watch. Great fighter.
Grande Rocky! imbattuto, il più grande di tutti, orgoglio italiano.
el mejor peso pesado de la historia
Great fight! Both men are legends of the sport.
Awesome job......i subscribed. Great fight..,,
Thanks man!
People forget that Charles was the king of”murderers row”. That’s including Moore, whom Charles beat 3 out of 3. Don’t let Charles’ slim body fool you. There was no weight training for boxers back then. Just look how he destroyed Satterfield (who KOed Cleveland Williams ).
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Rocky never got tired because he didn’t bulk up on steroids, that extra mass just detracts from your stamina.
Rocky didn’t need to bulk up on steroids to have tremendous power in both hands.
Why Ali said he didn’t think he could have beat Rocky, because he was better than Frazier who gave him lots of problems.
Excellent performance from both men. Either one of them would have a seriously great chance of winning the cruiserweight title today.
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Ezaard Charles. Greatest fighter of all time ❤
Rocky, what a great fighter!
Thanks for the video, LEGENDS OF BOXING IN COLOR
Ezzard Charles was an excellent fighter. As a light-heavyweight, he was perhaps the greatest of all time.
"A perfect record does not mean that someone is the greatest. Rocky Marciano never lost a fight, but I never hear anyone say he's the greatest Heavyweight champion of all time." - Authored by: Steve Sabol
Sabol was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011 as a contributor due to his works with NFL Films. While NFL Films has won over 100 Emmys, Sabol himself has received 35 of those Emmys for writing, cinematography, editing, directing, and producing. No one else in all of television has earned as many Emmys in as many different categories. He was also a boxing scholar/historian.
"A perfect record does not mean that someone is the greatest. Rocky Marciano never lost a fight, but I never hear anyone say he's the greatest Heavyweight champion of all time."
Thats because 1. The maffia controlled boxing back then and forced boxers to lose to him.
2.Black fighters like Ezard and Jerzy Joe had to win like 60 fights in order to get a chance to fight for the Belt. Ezard was 7 years over his prime here, othere black boxers who beat Ezard never got the chance to fight Rocky. This only changed in the 70s, thats why from then on Only black fighters where champions, Liston , Ali ,Norton Gorge Forman...
@@lovenlightman Charles was 33 and Marciano was 30. I don't see a great difference in the age.
@bobbyd719 Hey Bobby D., There is a guy over on the 'Marciano was a savage' vid that claims you are black David Frost. His name is D.B. Cooper(his handle). I tried to straighten him out, but he won't listen. Maybe you could talk to him, if you want. - the original Studentofsweetscience
@@lovenlightman Blah blah blah......get over it !!!!! Rocky was the greatest.....and still is
@bobbyd1776 Nice work gathering up those quotes!!! Rocky is in a league of his own.
O cara luta igual um LEÃO.
E NÃO tinha esse negocio d recuar, fera igual LEÃO.
Realmente o melhor d todos os tempos.👈👦👍
Good job my friend with the colour and Great match😊
wow so clear! good job
MARCIANO=PERFECTION/INVINCIBILITY
I would love to see prime Marciano VS prime Joe Frasier. What a war that would be.
Too small for smokin joe it would kinda be like the first Mcgregor Nate Diaz fight
@@DreDaDon16 Joe was a small heavyweight in his prime , he would have fit right in with 1940's and 50's heavyweights... less than 6ft and around 200 lbs.
@@Garry-d3d Joe was like 205 Marciano was around 185-190 in boxing that makes a differemce especially when both guys are known for their will and ability to take punishment
Charles took some serious shots in the later rounds, what a chin!
Love how they instantly went from enemy warriors to buddies as soon as the bell rang.
18:13 Look how everybody dressed with class back then. This is a Boxing match.
unbelievable fight
Increíble Marciano, nunca vi un peleador que no pare de lanzar tanto tiempo sin cansarse, era humano???
Que peleador era Marciano, con esa cadencia de golpes, nadie podia derrotarlo
Yo Edrian,I did it! 💪
Marciano used aspects of the gazelle punch so much he really put allot of moxy on them punches
Referees didn't have much to do in those days, just let them get on with it.
I realized about rocky is that even if you blocked his punches you still felt his power !charles blocked a few punches of Marciano but if you see Charles still felt Marciano punches go through the gloves !that’s what you call power and force !
WHAT? Marciano said after this fight he never felt so much pain before. Charles pummeled Marciano. Charles even said he won this fight.
@black David Frost No, Rocky never said that. And no, Charles never pummeled Rocky.
@@Boxrec297 Both of them are an embarrassment, wrestling in the centre of the ring, they wouldn't be athletic enough today, couple of light heavyweights
@@benadams1661 No, they're not an embarrassment, they are ATG Boxing Hall of Famers.
@@benadams1661 bruh I'd like to see you in there with Rocky. Lets see if you learn some manners then
My god in the 15 round Marciano threw 90 punches . That is 1 every 2 seconds . Unbelievable stamina for the 15 th round also remember that this wasn’t a easy fight for him . He also took a lot of punches fro Charles through the fight but had this strength in the end . Simply amazing
The real challenge is finding the promotor who will put you in a fight for good money. Discipline will do the rest, Rocky's an absolute symbol of hope for me
This reminds me alot of the first Tyson Holyfield fight after just recently watching that. Marciano's crouch was more pronounced to the right side most of the time. I notice that after Tyson no longer had Rooney in his corner that his bobs and weaves became less balanced and consitent. In the Holyfield fight he was constantly crouching to his left when rolling and bobbing putting himself directly in Holyfields power range and was easy to time since he wasnt mixing up his defense. Marciano sort of does similar movements as Tyson during that era except he crouches on the opposite side. He also does other little things that Tyson didnt do like grabbing arms on the inside and with his shorter arms was better in general on the inside than Tyson was. I wonder what a Marciano- Holyfield fight would be like. It would be somewhat similar to this fight because Holyfields is like a more modern carbon copy of Charles as far as his style is concerned. BUT hes bigger stronger was better on the inside and had a better chin than Charles.
Man you are really knowledgeable. I respect that kind of passion
@@brandonterzic thanks! I am a huge Marciano fan and although I rate him higher than most I think Holyfield would be a very difficult opponent for him because of his style. A bigger stronger tougher version of Charles which is what Holyfield was would be damn near impossible for Marciano to beat. Same goes for guys like Foreman or Cooney. They would steam roll Marciano. But I think Marciano would of always beaten Louis and would of given Ali a very difficult fight style wise
@@FirstLast-vl1uy well in fairness, marciano wouldnt even be a heavyweight fighter now. Can u think of a fighter at 185lbs that could beat marciano?
@@FirstLast-vl1uy he wouldn’t beat prime Louis
@@kingofnewyork7765 I disagree but thats just my opinion. I certainly could be wrong
the rock vs the cobra, suzie q vs the cobra counter, vintage boxing is so dope.
Marciano said that this was his toughest fight
Every time Rocky Marciano fought, he wore shoes.
Rocky Marciano não parecia ser um lutador muito técnico, mas aguentava muita porrada e batia forte
Grazie!
More to come!
Awesome fight! A Clash of Titans! 👏👏👏
Simply the best, of all of em.
If Rocky didn't have great stamina and didn't get tired....he would've gotten knocked out so many times.....he had great stamina and a good chin....that annoying stamina saved him....🤷🏿♂️ dude didn't get tired that's weird asf
Exactly , being in good shape gives you stamina , that’s how rocky won a lot of his fights , that being said he was a good boxer as well !
@glenalguire6960 he was Allright...average at best.....his stamina and chin...did it for him...he got caught alot...and just took it
17:56 Love this moment 💪
James Toney reached into Ezzards bag. You can see it, clearly.
Yes
@@LegendsofBoxinginColor My comments have produced hundreds if not thousands of likes at your videos. Please explain to me why I've never received a single ❤️ heart? Why such hatred?
In this video you can see Marciano riding punches, he has very clever headmovement
Swinging wildly against a bunch of light heavyweights moonlighting as cruiserweights is one thing. Swinging wildly against a bunch of modern top ranked 250lb Super Heavyweights is an entirely different story. Those old school heavyweight champs 165lb Fitzsimmons, 175lb Burns, 181lb Charles, 182lb Patterson, and 184lb Marciano are Gone. Finished. History.
I kind of get tired of this argument that Marciano couldn't compete against a modern day heavy weight. I mean, so what. These modern day heavy weights couldn't have existed back then either. The USA had just had a ten year depression where just existing was difficult. No one was over weight and it wasn't unusual to not eat meat for days and weeks. My dad's family lived on a chicken ranch when the depression was in full swing. They had chicken every day for 3 years. To the day he died in the late 80's my uncle wouldn't eat chicken. They could afford to buy food and no one was buying their chickens.
Then they went through WW II. That is what many of them were doing so their careers had major gaps and continuity issues. Rocky didn't start fighting pro until 1947 and 23 years of age. He was an old man when he started.
You simply can't compare boxers of different eras. It makes no sense.
@@bryanwhitton1784 There were tens of thousands of men the same size as Jess Willard throughout America and the World but sports were not popular back then. And you can compare and we do compare boxers of different era's!!! That's why there is an All Time Great Top 10 Heavyweight list,, correct???
@@bryanwhitton1784 44 Marciano opponents: We see their entire "CAREER" record, not a partial record. Seeing a boxers complete resume gives a more accurate evaluation how good, or how bad they are. Professional boxers can easily be evaluated using US school grades A, B, C, D, and F.
Lee Epperson - 0 wins 1 loss with 0% KOs (F-level)
Jimmy Weeks - 0 wins 1 loss with 0% KOs (F-level)
Gilbert Cardone - 0 wins 3 losses with 0% KOs (F-level)
John Edwards - 1 win 2 loss with 33% KOs (F-level)
Bill Hardeman - 1 win 6 losses with 0% KOs (F-level)
Humphrey Jackson - 4 wins 2 losses with 28% KOs (F-level)
Harry Haft - 12 wins 8 losses with 35% KOs (F-level)
James Connolly - 12 wins 9 losses with 33% KOs (F-level)
Harry Bilazarian - 15 wins 12 losses with 35% KOs (F-level)
Bob Jefferson - 3 wins 10 losses with 0% KOs (F-level)
Harold Mitchell 4 wins 17 losses with 4% KOs (F-level)
Gilley Ferron - 4 wins 13 losses with 17% KOs (F-level)
Artie Donato - 7 wins 13 losses with 10% KOs (F-level)
Johnny Pretzie - 10 wins 13 losses with 33% KOs (F-level)
Don Mogard - 20 wins 16 losses with 15% KOs (F-level)
Pete Louthis - 32 wins 14 losses with 35% KOs (D-level)
Tommy DiGiorgio - 9 wins 15 losses with 4% KOs (F-level)
Kenne Simmons - 9 wins 22 losses with 12% KOs (F-level)
Art Henri -18 wins 29 losses with 18% KOs (F-level)
Jimmy Walls - 20 wins 41 losses with 7% KOs (F-level)
Ted Lowry - 71 wins 68 losses with 30% KOs F-level)
Ted Lowry (twice) - 71 wins 68 losses with 30% KOs F-level)
Gino Buonvino - 24 wins 15 losses with 10% KOs (F-level)
Gino Buonvino (twice) - 24 wins 15 losses with 10% KOs (F-level)
Joe Dominic - 18 wins 12 losses with 33% KOs (F-level)
Eldridge Eatman - 22 wins 21 losses with 22% KOs (F-level)
Willis Applegate -12 wins 16 losses with 13% KOs (F-level)
Lee Savold - 104 wins 45 losses with 50% KOs (D-level)
Phil Muscato - 56 wins 23 losses with 25% KOs (D-level)
Bill Wilson - 56 wins 27 losses with 51% KOs (D-level)
Johnny Shkor - 31 wins 19 losses with 42% KOs (F-level)
Fred Beshore - 35 wins 17 losses with 24% KOs (D-level)
Jimmy Evans - 18 wins 8 losses with 50% KOs looks okay until you see he fought 10 opponents with 10 fights or less.
Eddie Ross - 19 wins 5 losses with 72% KOs looks okay until you see he fought 10 debuting amateurs and 7 other opponents with 10 fights or less.
Bob Quinn - 20 wins 4 losses with 58% KOs looks okay until you see he fought 13 opponents with 10 fights or less.
Bernie Reynolds - 53 wins 13 losses with 49% KOs looks okay until you see he fought 30 opponents with 15 fights or less.
Pat Richards - 24 wins 9 losses with 39% KOs looks okay until you see who he fought 20 opponents with 10 fights or less.
Carmine Vingo - 16 wins 2 losses with 38% KOs looks good until you see ALL 16 wins came against F-LEVEL opponents.
Don Cockell - 66 wins 14 losses with 46% KOs looks okay until you see the majority of his career was at middleweight and light heavyweight. By the time he faced Marciano he was suffering from severe glandular disorders that wreaked havoc with his physique. He was sallow-skinned, fat, and had a nasty boil on his neck.
Harry Matthews - 90 wins 7 losses with 58% KOs is a good B-level resume. Problem is he was a natural middleweight moonlighting at light heavyweight. Matthews weighed 130 lbs vs. Joey Parks who also weighed 130. Shouldn't one have to beat credible Heavyweight opponents to be respected as a legitimate Heavyweight champion?
Even Marciano's best 3 opponents Walcott-Charles-Moore lost (68) times and were KO'd (20) times. Marciano never faced an elite fighter in his prime. Name one, just one prime elite fighter Marciano beat? Failing to name even one proves my comment rings true. Show me any respected boxing publication or analyst that claims Walcott Charles Moore were in their prime when they fought Marciano?
*In the old days, ringers could boost their income by fighting repeatedly. Padding your record against weak opponents can yield good results- the real stumblebums are the guys who make a career of losing. In small-time fights, the less-talented fighter often gets the bulk of the cash; he is, after all, providing a valuable service by losing so reliably--The Ring Magazine
IT'S CLEAR AS DAY WHY HE WENT 49-0.. WAY TOO MANY HOMELESS WALK-IN D AND F-LEVEL BOXERS TAKIN-DIVES AND PADDIN RECORDS FOR EASY $$$.. OR BEING FORCED TO BY THE SICILIAN UNDERWORLD THAT CONTROLLED EVERY SINGLE FACET OF BOXING DURING THE 50s!!! EVEN LITTLE ROCKY HAD SICILIAN MAFIA BOSS CARBO IN HIS BACK POCKET PROTECTING HIM BECAUSE THEY WERE MAKING MILLIONS THROUGH HIM.. THE DAY AFTER HE RETIRED HE IMMEDIATELY ABANDONED HIS KIDS AND WIFE TO CONNECT WITH HIS UNDERWORLD FRIENDS WHO HELPED HIM START HIS LOANSHARKING BUSINESS.. CRY AND SCREAM ALL YA WANT BECAUSE IT CANNOT EVER SWEEP IT UNDER THE CARPET!!! IT WAS REAL AND VERY WELL DOCUMENTED SO STOP LIVING IN DENIAL
Correct. Both Marciano and Ali wouldn’t make it these days. Tough to admit but true.
If only being a math nerd were a sport, you’d be the champ
Love it!
my god those guys are so good jesus
In later years Charles said this was his proudest moment, going 15 rounds with Marciano.
Frazier vs. Marciano would have been great to see. It's hard to compare eras, though, because the fighters were getting bigger each decade. Personally, I think Frazier would prevail. 🤔
Scovillemeasured the force of Rocky’s “Susie Q” and it was equal to the force of a75mm high velocity round..DAMN!
Uno de mejores combates de todos los tiempos marciano era un tanque tenía un coraje y pegada además de un fondo físico fuera de lo normal
I don’t see Marciano beating Joe Frazier!
I don’t either, but recognize his greatness. Joe had equal stamina, was bigger, took a punch as well, and didn’t cut. It would have been a battle, but I see Frazier, pre 1971, winning a decision, similar to his fights with Bonavena.
I watched the film of that fight ezzard charles had some really good punches in the fight, today's fighters could not take either fighter it was awesome
Dois lutadores que não possuíam um estilo de boxe agradável de assistir.
Maricano's stamina and endurance never failed him.
A truly great fight. Both guys deserved a decent payday for that effort. Rocky reckoned Ezzard was the toughest bloke he ever fought. I see why.
June 1954. Ezzard was one tough customer to the end, but rocky had the upper hand in the last rounds
A champion with humbleness they dont make men like this anymore.
Where can I find the full fight?
Wow..
No one expected rocky to outpoint Ezzard who was one of the most skilled heavyweights ever.
In my opinion, he didn't.
Not just Ezzard Charles Bro also Roland La Starza and Ted Lowry..
Don't know what highlight you watched, Ezzard demolished him here. Racist judges and Mafia behind the scenes pulling strings to make Marciano win. Truly awful fighter.
@@lilsavdabest It's obvious that you don't know how to score a pro bout. But Ezzard is the only man to go the full 15 with Marciano, and that got him a rematch whereas he got ktfo, I suppose that was bought too.
@@Boxrec297 I know more about scoring than you ever will. I have the MMA and Boxing judges PDF's on my computer and I am currently working on becoming a judge for the state of Washington.
@@lilsavdabest Well then tell me sir, what is the criteria for scoring a pro boxing match? You can look it up and get back to me, and I'll show you the error of your ways. btw, I boxed for a few years and am intimately familiar with how an amateur or pro bout is scored.
Rocky could punch very hard and could take a punch. He was extremely tough. The toughest heavy weight ever
Marciano is the best ever
Gritty to the bone, different kind of toughness back then
Looking at this footage, it is hard to imagine either of them beating Mike Tyson in his prime.
Yeah, I agree, during that not quite two year period at the beginning of his career, Tyson was a monster and he was just too big and too strong for either of these fighters, which isn't to take away from either of them, but THAT Tyson was incredible. What a price he payed for being that way though, he never says he was happy in those days,...
That's how you beat someone into a pulp