“He doesn’t fight by the book, but I got hit by a library tonight” - Beautiful quote from (Joe Louis) one of the best boxers of all time in regards to his loss of Rocky Marciano.

@GangsterofloveSpacecowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Joe Louis was 175 years old when that fight happened.

@blazetieftw

2 жыл бұрын

@@GangsterofloveSpacecowboy Who told you that? Frank Sinatra?

@GangsterofloveSpacecowboy

2 жыл бұрын

@Jason A My man, Rocky is a great fighter, he’s a great champion. But if you use logic you can understand that Joe Louis was only fighting at that time because the country turned its back on him and he had to fight for money and came out of retirement to fight. It took Rocky 10 rounds to beat a washed up Joe Louis. Again if you use logic you understand a prime Joe Louis takes care of business. That’s why Rocky cried after the fight he knew what they did to Joe.🤔

@lexxalex5562

2 жыл бұрын

Its fucked up how the IRS did him tho.. They used the donations he gave the Army & Navy against him.. They humiliated that man..

@wvu05

2 жыл бұрын

@Fuck KZread Someone never saw _Coming to America._

People say Joe Vincent should work for ESPN…I disagree, ESPN should work for Joe Vincent! Best sports documentarian of all time👍

@MrCrowley925

2 жыл бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 RT

@jdevro_

2 жыл бұрын

Love this guys docs

@rocknrolla7471

2 жыл бұрын

4 sure

@lmfw9789

2 жыл бұрын

Ohhhhhhh that's good!!! You knocked it out with this one!!!

@todo9633

2 жыл бұрын

I say thank god he doesn't, imagine how much they would ruin his content.

Kind, respectful, gentleman, outside the ring. Savage, unstoppable beast, inside it.

@ph5056

8 ай бұрын

Spot on pretty lady...That's how men should be but most fall extremely short of those attributes

@researcher3981

8 ай бұрын

You're drinking the Kool Aid; Marciano was a convicted street mugger and strong armed robber, who spent time in prison for beating up homosexuals and robbing then in England during the War, when he was in the Army. NO TELL US HOW SWEET AND GENTLE HE WAS. google it

@johnreidy2804

7 ай бұрын

@@ph5056 Please friend don't compare the 50's when we had class to today's inferior human beings

@Studentofsweetscience

7 ай бұрын

Paranoid psychoses, overly aggressive and violent behavior--(symptoms Marciano suffered)--@ '1993/08/23 THE ROCK - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI

@Studentofsweetscience

7 ай бұрын

Had little 184lb-cruiser Rocky had a normal duration boxing career like EVERYONE else did he would have had to face the likes of Patterson, Machen, Johansson, Liston, Cleveland, Folley, Valdez, Johansson, Cooper, Miteff, London, Mildenberger, Jones, Clay, Terrell, Chuvalo, Bonavena, Quarry, Martin and Ellis just to name a few. Instead he only dealt with light heavyweights similar to Matthews, Lowry, Charles, Moore. Little Rocky is damned lucky he QUIT when he did!

more than 50 years after his passing he is still a role model of sportsmanship

@xaxzander4633

11 ай бұрын

a role model of humanity.

@michaelterry4394

11 ай бұрын

Along with Jim Brown and Sandy Koufax Rocky is truly an Icon.

@Gabrielnobre

11 ай бұрын

Role model to all man, always believe in yourself, work hard and get up stronger everytime you fall. Just like Ayrton Senna...pursue the perfection to no end.

@the45er

9 ай бұрын

His incredible strength and skills took a backseat to his real measure of the man - integrity, sportsmanship and an indomitable spirit.

@joshythehand2960

9 ай бұрын

What's truly amazing is that he fought at his natural weight. He would even eat a steak and drink a huge glass of water before weigh in to make weight. He was smaller than all of his opponents. Some guys can cut 20 lbs.. so on fight night, his opponents were often 6 inches taller and 25 lbs heavier than him.. and he would beat them to near death in under 4 rounds.. he knocked out 2 different fighters with liver punches

What other boxer would ever kiss another's coffin and weep?...those boxers in that era were real genuine men at their sport.

@Rehd66

2 жыл бұрын

Most men were genuine men back then. Now we have a bunch of soft ass beanie wearin, man bun havin, pink haired video gamers.

@abura2980

2 жыл бұрын

now we're losing boxers that are genuine people that are truly humble like Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto

@equalopportunitygadfly5908

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rehd66 sadly true. Those were real men pure and simple. Hard men. Good men. My grandfather was one of them.

@aboutthegiggins4236

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rehd66 don't you have video game.footage uploaded to your page?

@Rehd66

2 жыл бұрын

@@aboutthegiggins4236 Yes I have a video of a racing simulation with music to it from a while ago. What’s your point?

The way rocky spoke of his opponents makes you like him even more.

@johnathangreay987

2 жыл бұрын

Right. I like him too.

@bobbyd1478

2 жыл бұрын

It's such a shame he was only a little cruiserweight. I wish he had been an authentic Heavyweight.

@sam-sy8jy

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobbyd1478 That’s just it ,,,he didn’t need to be

@robbiewalker2831

2 жыл бұрын

@@sam-sy8jy Maybe that's why Mr. Dream was in Punch-Out, because Mike Tyson wishes he had that level of respect, but doesn't. It made it seem like the note that came with the Mike Tyson copies were meant for Rocky to say those things, not Mike.

@lionsden5123

2 жыл бұрын

Shows class and humility. Can’t ask for more than that in the fight business, or any business.

Marciano is the definition of a true brawler. The second he tastes his own blood, he smiles, enjoys it, and makes you taste yours

@majster7072

5 ай бұрын

Just like Frazier. A clash between these two would be legendary

@Stout_Krout_Columbia_MD

Ай бұрын

37 year old Joe Louis had already been fighting *"17 years"* with *(68)* fights and *(96)* fights before two million soldiers during his 4 year military service before facing Marciano. *Louis' speed and punching power had all but evaporated evidenced by him scoring only 2 KO's in his last 12 fights!* Louis was a sitting duck. By contrast, 184 lb Rocky was just entering his prime. 40 year old cruiserweight Walcott had already been fighting *"22 years"* with *(68)* fights before facing tiny cruiser Rocky. Walcott had an abysmal 44% KO's. Walcott being granted (6) title attempts in a (5 ½) year span (1947 to 1953) proves how shallow the division was. *And (5) of his title opportunities came immediately after a loss!* This is important. *Giant Abe Simon put Walcott into retirement for 4 years 4 months (1940 to 1944). Rocky himself said Walcott was only 90% @ 'The Marciano Tapes 3'.* Walcott's most notable victories include wins over light heavyweights Charles and Maxim. Combined Charles and Maxim lost (54) times. *Walcott lost (20) times and was KO'd (6) times.* Light heavyweight Charles with the lowest ever 42% KO's had already been fighting *"15 years"* with *(95)* fights before facing Marciano in 1954. *Charles was already showing signs of ALS against Walcott in 1951.* *Charles was 100% factually handicapped when he fought Marciano!* It's in Ezzard's biography *'Ezzard Charles: A Boxing Life' by William Dettloff.* *Charles lost (25) times and was KO'd (7) times.* 42 year old light heavyweight Moore had already been fighting *"20 years"* with *(178)* fights before facing Marciano. Moore said, *"Rocky Marciano was about 15 years younger than I was." -@ Archie Moore Talks 2007TBears* Wouldn't that put Archie in his mid 40's? This was Rocky's last fight and he's only 31. Moore continued to fight till he was 50. *Who did Rocky fight when he was 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 and 50 years of age?* How many times would Rocky have lost if he had *(220)* fights like Moore had? *Moore Lost (23) times and was KO'd (7) times.* In summary *Walcott was 40, Moore 42, Charles had ALS and Louis was washed. Marciano never fought an all-time great in his prime and he was only 31 when he had his last fight.* It's no wonder Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward said, *"Marciano was over-accomplished* (overrated). *He was too small. He really wasn't a Heavyweight. 5' 10" exceptionally short arms, very clumsy, cut easy, had troubled balance. The biggest overachiever in the Heavyweight division. 188 lbs was just too small."* ( @ Emanuel Steward: Ali all time greatest, Klitschko number eight )

I just think about how far we’ve fallen. To see Jersey and Rocky shake hands happily for refight, is the way it ought to be.

@OliverOils

3 ай бұрын

Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez sang a Spanish song together before their 4th fight iirc 😂

@OliverOils

2 ай бұрын

@@Sara_Sky_Sutton I'm not sure about dirtiest but there have been a lot of dirty boxers from that era, it's VERY common back then check out Gene Fullmer's fights. I love the man but Fullmer cheats a lot 😂

@Corina_June_Cunningham

Ай бұрын

🐻Why has Marciano's admission been hidden away for decades? Marciano *"admitted"* he could *"not"* beat prime Louis, Ali, Liston! This information is huge and settles any and all debates as to who could beat who! According to Marciano himself, Muhammad Ali would have won. Rocky said three boxers in his lifetime were a bridge too far for him, a young Joe Louis, Sonny Liston, and Ali. Louis for hand speed and power, Ali for pure speed, and Liston for technical excellence and pure brute strength. --by Mike Stanton and Fight City So it's true, Rocky really wasn't that good and his competition confirmed as much. Who did he fight? Walcott was 40, Moore 42, Charles had ALS and Louis was washed. It's no wonder Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward said, *"Marciano was over accomplished* (overrated). *He was too small. He really wasn't a Heavyweight. 5' 10" exceptionally short arms, very clumsy, cut easy, had troubled balance. The biggest overachiever in the Heavyweight division. 188 lbs was just too small."*

@Corina_June_Cunningham

Ай бұрын

💙37 year old Joe Louis had already been fighting *"17 years"* with *(68)* fights and *(96)* fights before two million soldiers during his 4 year military service before facing Marciano. *Louis' speed and punching power had all but evaporated evidenced by him scoring only 2 KO's in his last 12 fights!* Louis was a sitting duck. By contrast, 184 lb Rocky was just entering his prime. 40 year old cruiserweight Walcott had already been fighting *"22 years"* with *(68)* fights before facing tiny cruiser Rocky. Walcott had an abysmal 44% KO's. Walcott being granted (6) title attempts in a (5 ½) year span (1947 to 1953) proves how shallow the division was. *And (5) of his title opportunities came immediately after a loss!* This is important. *Giant Abe Simon put Walcott into retirement for 4 years 4 months (1940 to 1944). Rocky himself said Walcott was only 90% @ 'The Marciano Tapes 3'.* Walcott's most notable victories include wins over light heavyweights Charles and Maxim. Combined Charles and Maxim lost (54) times. *Walcott lost (20) times and was KO'd (6) times.* Light heavyweight Charles with the lowest ever 42% KO's had already been fighting *"15 years"* with *(95)* fights before facing Marciano in 1954. *Charles was already showing signs of ALS against Walcott in 1951.* *Charles was 100% factually handicapped when he fought Marciano!* It's in Ezzard's biography *'Ezzard Charles: A Boxing Life' by William Dettloff.* *Charles lost (25) times and was KO'd (7) times.* 42 year old light heavyweight Moore had already been fighting *"20 years"* with *(178)* fights before facing Marciano. Moore said, *"Rocky Marciano was about 15 years younger than I was." -@ Archie Moore Talks 2007TBears* Wouldn't that put Archie in his mid 40's? This was Rocky's last fight and he's only 31. Moore continued to fight till he was 50. *Who did Rocky fight when he was 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 and 50 years of age?* How many times would Rocky have lost if he had *(220)* fights like Moore had? *Moore Lost (23) times and was KO'd (7) times.* In summary *Walcott was 40, Moore 42, Charles had ALS and Louis was washed. Marciano never fought an all-time great in his prime and he was only 31 when he had his last fight.* It's no wonder Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward said, *"Marciano was over-accomplished* (overrated). *He was too small. He really wasn't a Heavyweight. 5' 10" exceptionally short arms, very clumsy, cut easy, had troubled balance. The biggest overachiever in the Heavyweight division. 188 lbs was just too small."* ( @ Emanuel Steward: Ali all time greatest, Klitschko number eight )

@Corina_June_Cunningham

Ай бұрын

🌐Zhang - 290 Bakole - 290 Joyce - 280 Fury - 275 Briggs - 265 Ruiz - 265 Grant - 265 Lennox - 250 Parker - 250 Foreman - 250 Vitali - 250 Peter - 250 Joshua - 250 Whyte - 250 Ibeabuchi - 245 Kabayel - 245 Wladimir - 245 Anderson - 245 Hrgovic - 245 Sanchez - 245 Ruddock - 245 Wardley - 240 Bowe - 240 Ortiz - 240 Witherspoon - 235 Tua - 235 Dokes - 235 Bruno - 230 Morrison - 230 Cooney - 230 Wilder - 225 Thomas - 225 Usyk - 222 Lyle - 220 Tyson - 218 Holmes - 218 Ali - 218 Liston - 218 *Marciano - 184 with the shortest ever 67" flyweight reach* *Charles - 181 with the lowest ever 42% KO's* *Moore - 175 light heavyweight champion from 1952 to 1962* Rocky was never tested against genuine topnotch 200+lbs Heavyweights let alone authentic topnotch 224+lbs Super Heavyweights. But he went 49-0, yes he did, against who? Middleweights and light heavyweights masquerading as Heavyweights. Walcott was 40, Moore 42, Charles had ALS and Louis was washed. *Rocky never fought an all-time great in his prime.* In my opinion today's light heavy phenom Artur Beterbiev would annihilate Rocky. Rocky was flat-footed, wide open and never used the jab.

Rocky was also the most humble of all boxing champions He couldn't compliment his opponents enough All heart and pure class !!

@Tboy439

2 жыл бұрын

I would give you a thumb up, but your thumbs up right now is 49, and I wanted to leave it there.

@DrooledOn

2 жыл бұрын

You spelled Joe Louis wrong

@thedirtywoodsman604

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrooledOn that’s cute… 🙄

@hsstickfigures492

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrooledOn nah, he just wasnt talking about joe louis

@rockabye_baby187

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

Man they had sportsmanship back then. All handshakes and smiles til fight time.

@sjbrooksy45

2 жыл бұрын

Boxing was dirty as hell back then

@zachmorgan6982

2 жыл бұрын

Amen was thinking the same thing

@kpdiebkskkubg9160

2 жыл бұрын

@@sjbrooksy45 still is lol

@kenkrausse3624

2 жыл бұрын

Class

@steelmongoose4956

2 жыл бұрын

And we didn't see the clownish, embarrassing stare-downs we have to endure these days.

Rocky was always so nice and humble. He never trash talked his opponents and always praised their fighting abilities before he broke them , he let his fist do the talking.

@Sara_Sky_Sutton

3 ай бұрын

Great comment.

@scoutman

2 ай бұрын

the real italian stallion..semper fi gyrene🫡1st air cav

@olivermeier2949

2 ай бұрын

I'm a fan but the headline says the hardest hitter in boxing history. Lets get real .

@Corina_June_Cunningham

2 ай бұрын

178lb light heavy to 184lb tiny cruiser Rocky's conditioning is another manufactured fallacy and 236lb Ibeabuchi vs. 226lb Tua proved it when they threw a record breaking 1,730 haymakers in only 12 rds. *When "The President" Nigerian Ike Ibeabuchi met "The Tuamanator" Samoan David Tua the Nigerian got out to an insanely fast start, throwing 91 punches in round one according to CompuBox, 91 again in round two, and 95 in round three, obscene numbers for a Heavyweight. By the final bell, Ibeabuchi and Tua had combined to throw 1,730 punches, breaking the Heavyweight record set by Ali vs. Frazier III, when they combined for 1,591 punches - in 14 rounds, two rounds more than Ibeabuchi and Tua had to work with. Ike threw 975 punches, the most ever by a single Heavyweight. Both fighters had a brawling fight style, they were both 24 years old at the time of this epic "tribal" battle and they were both undefeated going in to this fight. 226lb Tua's record stood at 27-0-0 23KO's while 236lb Ibeabuchi's record stood at 16-0-0 12KO's.* This fight is the stuff that dreams were made of. Two Super Heavyweight warriors stood toe to toe exhibiting exceptional heart and endurance. Both boxers threw bombs and neither took a backward step. After the fight Ibeabuchi complained of a headache and was taken to a hospital. He underwent several tests including an MRI scan but nothing abnormal was found and was immediately released. A week after the fight Tua had surgery to remove bone chips from his left elbow. And Ike's in🎃sanity had nothing to do with anything he injested lik-roids, he was too paranoid of medications to take anything illegal. Ike was an anomaly, one in a million. No heavyweight of his generation possessed more ability. He was a prodigy. He had amazing power. He had fierce determination and he had no fear of anybody, and he believed that he was the King, that nobody could beat him. He’d walk into the ring and you would almost have this vision of a bull coming at a matador with the steam coming out of the nostrils. Unfortunately, here was a very scary man both in and out of the ring. And it’s unfortunate that we’ll never know what could have been. Bob Arum: "I don’t know, but it was the Heavyweight division and people love a puncher, and while he probably couldn’t have made what Mike Tyson made, but he would have been damn close. You know, hundreds of millions of dollars, sure. But again, again, that’s life, that’s life. You have to be a person, you have to be sane, you have to comport yourself with some kind of dignity and some kind of grace in order to realize that type of reward, and he couldn’t do it." 21 months later, 245lb Ibeabuchi confirmed that he was indeed the best up-and-coming heavyweight on the planet by knocking out undefeated 26-0 quick and slick southpaw Chris Byrd. Ibeabuchi was 20-0 with 15 knockouts, only 26 years old .. and he never fought again. Byrd: "I got a little arrogant, thinking I’m unhittable. Cause I just thought, Oh man, he can’t hit me! I’m gonna slip everything. And, boom, just got caught. When I got knocked down the first time, I got, literally, the canvas woke me up. I was asleep before I hit the ground, and when I hit the canvas it woke me up. I asked the referee why he stopped the fight? What are you doing? "The bell rung!" But my bell was still ringing, that’s what was ringing, was my bell." 245lb Ike Ibeabuchi would have been the heir to Lennox Lewis throne. The Klitschko's would have been gate keepers if he was around. Ike was a Super Heavyweight with serious power, great speed, chin of iron, a boxer and a brawler, freakish stamina, threw punches in bunches and had a ridiculous work-rate with KO written all over his punches. *Little 5' 9" 184lb Rocky with tiny 67" flyweight reach gets flattened by the 245lb prodigy Ibeabuchi 10 out of 10 times and that's not debatable!* The way Rocky fans go on and on about how he's the best conditioned fighter that ever lived is laughable. So Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Marvin Hagler, Manny Pacquiao, David Tua and Ike Ibeabuchi never trained? What a Joke.

@Stout_Krout_Columbia_MD

2 ай бұрын

*Let's put Layne and LaStarza under the MICROSCOPE, shall we?* In 1952, Rex Layne LOST to no-name Willie James. Then Layne fought a 500 journeyman Bill Peterson TWO TIMES and won both. Then Layne LOST AGAIN to Harry Matthews, a light heavyweight contender. Name ANY TOP 10 RING HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER today who would still be rated in the top 10 if he lost to an unrated 12-2 opponent (James) and a light heavyweight contender? Layne would've been gone from the top 10. LONG GONE. Meanwhile, also in 1952, Roland LaStarza wins a decision over Dan Bucceroni (after LOSING to him FIVE months earlier) and Roland follows that up with a LOSS to the 14-9-2 Rocky Jones. Then Roland wins a decision over Rocky Jones. Neither of these guys, Rex and Roland, at this point, should've been rated in the top 10 AT ALL. They wouldn't be today, that's for damn sure. Both Layne and Roland ... LONG GONE. Then out of nowhere Rex Layne wins a 10 round decision in Utah against Ezzard Charles, in Ezzard's first fight after losing his fourth fight with Walcott. Ezzard stopped Layne in their previous fight. In their third encounter a couple months later, Ezzard would drop him three or four times and beat Layne again. BUT, on this night, the fight goes the distance. And the LONE official and "celebrity referee" Jack Dempsey scored it two rounds Rex, one Round Ezzard ... SEVEN ROUNDS EVEN for the local boy Rex. And the fans cheered. And the two Utah papers had Charles winning, by the way. Today, that would be SCANDALOUS. Layne clearly wasn't better than Ezzard. But based on that (2 rounds to 1, with seven even) scorecard ... REX LAYNE - who today wouldn't be rated going into that fight at all - gets rated #1 by Ring. And, in his next fight, before getting dropped and battered all over the ring by an angry Ezzard Charles, Rex takes on ROLAND ... coming off his rematch with the no-name Rocky Jones ... and Rex LOSES to Roland ... on what was considered a controversial decision, too. And Roland gets ranked #1. (Rating Rex #1 was bad enough. Passing the #1 rating along to Roland is probably worse.) Then Marciano signs to fight Roland ... because ROLAND IS THE #1 CONTENDER. And everyone goes "Well, Roland must've deserved it. He beat the #1 contender!" It's laughable. You want to talk about a dreadful series of ratings and situations culminating in Roland getting rated #1. That is brutal. Today, Marciano, Roland, Layne, celebrity referee Dempsey, and the entire Ring Ratings board, the National Boxing Assocation ... would be thrown under the bus. Back then, people were like, "Okay" Scandalous scoring. Ineptitude by the ratings body. Take your pick. LaStarza vs. Layne reminds me of watching two midwest club fighters fighting a 4 rounder on an old ESPN card from Muncie, In. Two guys who were not well schooled, standing in front of each other acting like they were insulted if the other guy missed them with a punch. A lot of right hand leads, a lot of jabs with the rear foot leaving the canvas, little/no counter punching, just two guys willing to get hit but showing little boxing skill. Look how bad Rex Layne swings and misses. What an oaf, and this is the best Rocky's era had to offer. These guys aren't topnotch professionals, more like decent Golden Glove boxers. Watch their fight. It's there. Don't just automatically assume they must have been good. Analyse the fight yourself. Witness the fight to understand how dreadful that division actually was. And to think low-power C-LEVEL Journeyman LaStarza was one of Marciano's top-tier opponents smh.

Paying for Vingos medical expenses says everything about him. And every interview I seen with him he was very well spoken and gratuitous. Legend.🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@researcher3981

8 ай бұрын

Beating up homosexuals and robbing them in England during WWII, and going to prison says it all; bet your kool Aid eating butt didn't know that.

@Corina_June_Cunningham

8 ай бұрын

"Consider that in Dec. 1962 Ring magazine poll of 40 boxing experts it was Jack Dempsey that was rated the # 1 Heavyweight of all time with Joe Louis 2nd, Jack Johnson 3rd and Marciano finishing a distant 7th, way behind Dempsey. If he was considered 7th in 1962 how does he propel to the top 5, when since then we have had Muhammad Ali who faced much tougher competition, the big power hitting George Foreman, Larry Holmes who made 20 title defenses, the bigger, faster and more powerful Mike Tyson, and the giant Lennox Lewis who at 6’5” 245 pounds would enjoy a 60 pound weight advantage over Marciano? This is a key point. Boxing historians Herb Goldman and Charley Rose rated Marciano at # 8, "Mr. Boxing, himself," Nat Fleischer rated him at # 10 and John McCallum's Survey of Old Timers (survey of a group of historians and writers) had him at # 9. No major historian who saw Marciano in their lifetime thought he was a top 7 all time Heavyweight and 68 years have passed since Rocky retired." -- by Monte D. Cox, (IBRO) International Boxing Research Organization, 2004. So what happened??? How did little 184-lb cruiserweight Rocky with the shortest-ever 67" flyweight reach go from 7th ranked greatest heavyweight of all-time throughout the 60s and 70s all the way up to 3rd or 4th greatest Super Heavyweight in 2023??? He only fought 7 years and only defended his cruiser title 6 times while everyone else fought 15 to 20 years and defended their title/titles 10, 15, 20, 25 times. And the funniest thing is, he only defended his title against one cruiserweight and the rest were light heavyweights moonlighting as heavyweights bcz no top-notch genuine 200+lbs Heavyweights existed!!!

@MrG77

8 ай бұрын

@@Corina_June_Cunningham I only said he was well spoken and a good fighter ,,and paying for Vingos expenses is a class act.🙏

@Corina_June_Cunningham

8 ай бұрын

@@MrG77 My apologies. I didn't read what you wrote. Good day.

@researcher3981

7 ай бұрын

I wonder what an interview where he had to talk about his conviction and Bad Conduct Discharge for the Military, for beating up and robbing Homosexuals in England during WWII, would have been like?

49 wins, 43 knockouts, 0 defeats. Rocky Marciano, a hero to all those who are told they can't.

@muckle8

Жыл бұрын

@margot agree completely - simply the best ever

@martinkaljo8493

Жыл бұрын

Khabib 29-0 while Rocky 49-0

@aarondigby5054

Жыл бұрын

@@martinkaljo8493 who's Khabib? Is this a dig at Fury, Klitschko? Who Khabib?

@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337

Жыл бұрын

The overwhelming majority of little 184-lb cruiserweight Rocky's *F-LEVEL* opposition: 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 *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.* 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

@muckle8

Жыл бұрын

@Dirtyjew1974 I agree with all the valid points you’ve raised - humans are getting bigger , taller and heavier - I guess nutrition , evolution and lack of hard industry now can account for that , Marciano beat every man that stood in front of him at that time , if it was possible to reincarnate him and place him in the ring today then yes I’m sure he would struggle with the bigger guys but anyone south of 200lbs would still be kissing the canvas!

Rocky was a gem and is so overlooked by casual boxing fans. I can’t believe the fighter people rank ahead of him

@zach-iq9xy

2 жыл бұрын

roberto duran better

@alfonsoramirez3207

2 жыл бұрын

@@zach-iq9xy Rocky never quit!

@abaddontheannihilator8144

2 жыл бұрын

@@zach-iq9xy Rocky had more heart and power than Duran could ever dream of having.

@roryslaine7896

2 жыл бұрын

@@abaddontheannihilator8144 No mas.

@thorn3807

2 жыл бұрын

@@abaddontheannihilator8144 Rocky had better physical intimidation, but I'd say Duran has the mental edge in mental warfare

Rest in peace Rocky Marciano.😊

Rocky is the only heavyweight champion to go undefeated in history

“Marciano had something you can’t teach, which is brutality”

@Fiverthegoat

2 жыл бұрын

A voice rang in his opponents ears as they hit the floor, as they heard it yell the word : "Fatatlity"!!!

@jesserogers3869

2 жыл бұрын

Determination

@krazy93650

2 жыл бұрын

Ya he was viscous! Most of his punches were murderous !

@krazy93650

2 жыл бұрын

@Malleon Willis I think the opponents back then even though they weren’t champions were brutal as well! Rocky took massive punishment! In order to get inside where he needed to be ! The punishment he took and kept on coming and seemed to never really be hurt is ehh I think he’s best . Those shots he took would probably have killed most people! And his Cardio is legendary he ran 15 miles daily in combat boots that was probably his secret, he always had gas in his tank his punches always had something behind them !

@krazy93650

2 жыл бұрын

@Malleon Willis in actually boxing probably not ! But I doubt anyone could knock him out and he had the powers to knock anyone out but ya your right it’s different mike Tyson was a savage and he could actually box maybe Tyson would of knocked him out! It would be awesome to see!

Absolute insanity this man was hitting people so hard he was destroying their arms as they blocked punches. A true people's champ and underdog story. The boxing GOAT

@ronaldbarnes1746

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@alex_wolf

Жыл бұрын

Simply unbeatable

@marvincarr7125

Жыл бұрын

@@ronaldbarnes1746 Lol..let them have their heroes..

@stephenhogue5567

Жыл бұрын

He had lead in his gloves! Sonny liston was the real deal!

@rongee4433

Жыл бұрын

Tyson destroys these punchers in less than a round , Rocky would have zero chance whatsoever . These punchers also had no defense , just punchers .

Fun fact; Rocky was a swarmer, which meant he was a close range fighter. His arms measured 67 inches across, which was the shortest reach of any heavyweight (at the time), so he was unable to keep his opponents at a distance with jabs. Luckily, he made up for it with 3 tools that helped him to compensate which was able to carry him to both the Championship Title all the way to his final Title Defense. 1, his style; According to a TV interview, he had to improvise a sort of swashbuckling style that helped him get in close to his opponents. 2, his endurance; One of Rocky's best and greatest qualities was the fact that he could take so much punishment and still go after his opponent. 3, Suzie Q; Rocky invented one of the most well known punches in the world of boxing, a punch that kinda acted as his secret weapon, billed as the "Overhand Right From Hell", and named after a dance, it was the Suzie Q. It's said that this was the most devastating weapon in Rocky's arsenal and, according to a test done in the 50s, was said to have the power equivalent to that of lifting one ton a foot off the ground

@writehandproductions1914

23 күн бұрын

🔥

@Stout_Krout_Columbia_MD

22 күн бұрын

I'm sure most Rocky fans remember that fictitious story about our military designing a gizmo inorder to test the light heavyweights punching power? Well Rocky's brother, Peter, said, *"His punches were measured by a professor at Harvard and there's a writing on it, and this professor gauged the strength of his punching blow to like X amount of pounds, it's almost like a small automobile hitting you."* --@ 42:01 Rocky Marciano: A Life Story | Full Movie | Marino Amoruso Harvard's only 27 miles away from Brockton, Rocky's hometown. What does gauge mean? Cambridge dictionary says, *"to make a judgement."* So there it is, a deceptive distorted erroneous misleading and untruthful story about our military building a machine to test little Rocky's power. And all along it was a hometown teacher *"writing"* a story about his hometown hero. *6' 4" 270 lb UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou with 83" reach created the hardest punch ever measured in 2018. Ngannou recorded a punch of 129,161 units on a PowerKube.*

@Sara_Sky_Sutton

22 күн бұрын

Roland LaStarza's interview about his two fights with Marciano: *"I'm sure as income taxes that I was the winner. Every reporter there said I was robbed. Before the first fight Al Weill promised us a return immediately if the fight was close. The next day he said, 'We don't want to go back'. After that he avoided us for 3 ½ years."* LaStarza discounted the stories about the damage Marciano inflicted on his arms in their second fight. *"There was a rumor after the fight that he hurt my shoulders and arms a lot, but the truth was that I had weak elbows from the fight before, and they were giving me trouble. With the state of my elbows I really could not give a good account of myself. During the fight I was under the influence of pain killers and I really needed them. Marciano couldn't hit me on the behind for the first five rounds.Then in the sixth I got hit on my bad elbow, the strength went out of me, and I just stood there from then on. He tried his damnedest to KO me but I was still standing in the end.* 'A RIVALRY FOR THE AGES: ROLAND LaSTARZA REMEMBERS THE MARCIANO WARS' by James Dusgate November 1990 Ring magazine page 46.

@Stout_Krout_Columbia_MD

22 күн бұрын

If 178 to 184 lb tiny cruiser Rocky was *all-Powerful* why didn't he ever break any bones? *He never broke one rib, one nose, one eye-socket, one jaw or detached one retina.* If he did i assure you every single Rocky fan on the planet would be talking about it, right? Marciano catches lightning in a bottle ONE time vs. Walcott and his fans automatically assume he's the most powerful puncher that ever lived. Rocky never had 43 KO's, half were TKO's. Count them. There's a Huge difference between KO's and TKO's. LaStarza and Cockell were still standing, correct? Rocky's entire legacy has been built around that "one" lucky KO against a guy that was at least 40 years of age, if not older. *Just before Walcott gets KO'd where are both of his hands? They are at waist level. Why? Bcz he's worn out and his reflexes are shot. Father time waits for no one!* Roland LaStarza with all his supposed "Broken Bones" and "Ruptured Blood Vessels" only had minor surgery to remove tiny bone chips from his elbow just like David Tua did after his fight with Ibeabuchi. Elbow arthroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure. It's a common boxing injury yet y'all act as if both his arms were decapitated. Besides, Roland said, *"I already had elbow problems before i even fought Marciano."* (I have the article). Here's the newspaper article about Layne's tooth: *"Rex Layne lost a left upper tooth..the tooth broke at the gums when Marciano caught the Utahn in the mouth with a full right hand. Layne was taken immediately after the fight to a New York dentist to have the teeth X-rayed and also for treatment on a broken tooth." Layne's handlers said, "the tooth went out with the gum shield."* ...So, Rex only sustained *"ONE"* broken tooth!!! This is important. *If all of Layne's front teeth were sheared off at the gum's it would have been virtually impossible for Layne to fight Charles exactly 3 months later! Correct?* Folks break their teeth all the time skateboarding or slipping and falling on the ice. One broken tooth, what's the big deal?

@Stout_Krout_Columbia_MD

22 күн бұрын

The Marciano Tapes #6 @3:40 Marciano confesses Carmine Vingo hit the back of his head on the plywood flooring. *He said, "it so happened that Vingo hit his head on the flooring, and it sent him unconscious. He was paralyzed a little bit in his fingers and hands. There was a change in the ruling, from then on padding was put on the ring of the flooring."* Rocky's manager Al Weill said the same thing in Marciano's biography 'Unbeaten', *"Vingo hit his head on the flooring, then he went unconscious."* So after all this time it was the plywood flooring that partially paralyzed Vingo, not Marciano's punch. *It's no wonder Vingo said, "I WAS SLAUGHTERED FOR A CROWD" --source: The Saturday Evening Post by Carmine Vingo as told by Seymour Shubin* *Carmine Vingo's F-LEVEL opponents:* *1.* Barney Metten career record 6 wins 3 losses *F-LEVEL* *2.* Fred Ramsey career record 8 wins 12 losses *F-LEVEL* *3.* Earl Turner career record 2 wins 21 losses *F-LEVEL* (Turner's only purpose was padding records). *4.* George Washington career record 12 wins 33 losses *F-LEVEL* (Another paid diver). *5.* Joe Lindsay career record 28 wins 7 losses *C-LEVEL* (Vingo Loses). *6.* Freddie McManus career record 18 wins 19 losses *F-LEVEL* *7.* Tommy DiGiorgio career record 9 wins 15 losses *F-LEVEL* *8.* Jimmy Walls career record 20 wins 41 losses *F-LEVEL* (Another Diver). *9.* Tommy DiGiorgio career record 9 wins 15 losses *F-LEVEL* (SECOND time Vingo fights this guy. Why? We all know why). *10.* Johnny Williams career record 2 wins 13 losses *F-LEVEL* *11.* Don Mogard career record 20 wins 16 losses *F-LEVEL* *12.* Freddie McManus career record 18 wins 19 losses *F-LEVEL* (SECOND time Vingo fights this guy. Why? We all know why). *13.* Ernie Conyer career record 5 wins 9 losses *F-LEVEL* *14.* Ernie Conyer career record 5 wins 9 losses *F-LEVEL* (SECOND time Vingo fights this guy. Why? Isn't it obvious? To pad his fraudulent resume). *15.* Joe Modzele career record 18 wins 8 losses *D to F-LEVEL* (Another 183 lb light heavyweight moonlighting as Heavyweight, they were dime a dozen back then). *16.* George Washington career record 12 wins 33 losses *F-LEVEL* (Second time Vingo fights this diver. Vingo fought *FOUR* opponents *TWICE* within 16 bouts. The majority of his opponents had losing records. This is all to reminiscent of Roland LaStarza's resume). *17.* Al Robinson career record 0 wins 5 losses *F-LEVEL* (Vingo actually fights a debuting amateur (0-0-0) just before he faces Rocky. Why? Worst division in boxing history). *18.* Rocky Marciano career record 49 wins 0 losses *A-minus-LEVEL for extremely short 7 year career. In comparison Moore had 27 year career.* (Vingo was completely outclassed and never had a chance from the get-go. I saw their Getty Museum pics and Marciano didn't have a single mark on his face, his eyes were wide open and clear). All this time i was mislead into believing that Vingo was this twenty year old superstar being prepped to become the next Heavyweight champ. Instead he was prepped for *SLAUGHTER JUST TO PLEASE A CROWD* --Carmine Vingo *WHAT THEY DID TO VINGO WAS A TRAVESTY*

Nobody has ever hit like this dude regardless of his weight. He would destroy boxers now badly. They don't fight like him anymore, he fought every fight like his life depended on it.

@francishughes542

2 ай бұрын

Jeez, Earnie Shavers, who is widely regarded as the hardest puncher in the history of the sport, would have battered him, so would Foreman, Holmes, & Ali. people get sucked in by his unbeaten record, but there are many, many fighters who would have beaten him, he was the best of his era, but NOT the best ever.

All these guys calling Rocky a bum and he's just over there like "wow what a great fighter that guy is". Gotta love Marciano

@vinmed4707

2 жыл бұрын

MR BISHOP I WONDER HOW PEOPLE CAN CALL HIM A BUM ....ANY BOXER NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE ...WHT ..BLK ..BRN..BLUE ..PINK ..IF A BOXER GOES 49.0 HOW CAN U CALL A BOXER A BUM....IT ALL PERSONAL BS ...

@2932mike

2 жыл бұрын

Rocky Marciano the greatest Champion in the history of BOXING I call BULLSHIT 100%.

@miltonhollis703

2 жыл бұрын

@@2932mike Mmmm sounds like 👍 we have a Little Jealous VON VON On our Hands" Stop!!! Don't get your Panties In a Wad Little VON VON" And please stop crying me a River" ( 40-0 ) NEVER LOST....A FIGHT HA! HA!

@vinmed4707

Жыл бұрын

IT JUST SHOWES ME THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT BOTHER PEOPLE AND CANT ACCEPT HIM...I DONT CARE WHAT ..COLOUR ..CREED ..RACE...ANY BOXERS WHO GO 49...0 THE RESPECT FOR THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT MUST ME ACKNOWLEDGE...LOVE HIM OR HATE HIM ...HE DID VERY WELL FOR HIS ERA ..

@mas33533

29 күн бұрын

That’s cos they all racist in this comment section. Can’t stand a ‘white’ man being the best of his time at heavyweight boxing. Which is ironic cos Marciano like all other Italian Americans were never considered white upon arriving in America and were actually discriminated against by the Anglos and Irish. The left and the racists are blind to history and reality.

Jersey Joe Walcott: He is a bum! Rocky Marciano: He's a very smart fighter, a durable fighter, a very great champion, I only hope that i could be as good as him! - A heart of a humble legend and a real GOAT

@Samantha_Lavery_Medici

2 жыл бұрын

While stationed in England, Marciano and a fellow soldier named James Murphy robbed two Englishman, brutally beating them up in the process. They were court-martialed and convicted after which Marciano was dishonorably discharged from the Army and sentenced to three years in prison. He was released after 22 months and then allowed to rejoin the military for the duration of 1946 in order to receive an honorable discharge. After Marciano abruptly quit boxing during his prime he immediately abandoned his family to sleep with thousands, then left them penniless. What a soab. Source -- Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World. Book by Mike Stanton May 29, 2018. It's all factual otherwise a defamation law suit would have been filed by family & friends etcetera.

@TheNoncritical1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samantha_Lavery_Medici All bullshit. His family never filed a defamation suit because they didn't feel the need to dignify the slimy roach of a writer with an acknowlegement of his trash.

@dondajulah4168

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samantha_Lavery_Medici Yeah, I dont think family members can sue for defamation over someone that has been dead for 50 years. Especially someone that is a public figure. You happen to have a precedent to contradict that?

@Samantha_Lavery_Medici

2 жыл бұрын

@@dondajulah4168 Don't look for excuses. His prison mug picture is all over the net

@Samantha_Lavery_Medici

2 жыл бұрын

@@dondajulah4168 🔷The son of an Italian immigrant Rocco Francis Marchegiano a.k.a. Rocky Marciano was a protected fighter. The entire eastern seaboard was Italian, it was all Italian. Even the commissioner of boxing was Italian. Al Weill, Rocky's mafioso manager and matchmaker at the Garden, took 50% of Marciano's income (Rocco had no choice but to comply and sign their contract) so the Rock was good to go. Others were not so lucky because they refused to pay their dues like Roland LaStarza,, and that's exactly why he lost 1st fight vs Marciano. It's been proven that Eldridge Eatman & Pete Louthis Took-a-Dive vs Rocky. Enormous criminal empires had been built on the supply of illegal liquor during the Prohibition era. Al Capone’s the most infamous among them. When prohibition came to an end in 1933, after more than a decade of lucrative and bloody endeavour for the Mob, they needed something new. Access to the machinery of boxing, a wilfully unfettered anarchy proved remarkably easy to acquire. Boxing was now fertile ground for the Mafia. The mob controlled it all, from the trainers and managers to the reporting journalists, with a combination of intimidation and financial backing ensuring everybody the mob wanted was under their control. Every day the evidence stacked up against mafioso bosses Palermo and Carbo particularly, with a list of their associates touching almost every major player in 1950’s boxing. Eventually the verdict was damning; 25 years in Alcatraz for Carbo, 15 years in prison for Palermo. Rocky visited both, inside their prison cells numerous times. James D. Norris was president of the International Boxing Club of New York from 1949 to 1958. As president of the IBC, Norris was involved with organized crime figures. Norris was responsible for fixing numerous bouts. Besides match fixing, he was also managing many boxers against their will. The IBC dominated boxing in the U.S. in the 1950s, but was dissolved by the courts, which ruled it to be a monopoly... JAMES D. NORRIS MUST GET OUT! RULING FOR THE PEOPLE, A FEDERAL COURT JUDGE THIS WEEK ORDERED BOXING'S DIRTY BUSINESS (SI, NOV. 1, '54 ET SEQ.) CLEANED UP NOW ..and the other Source: is the book - 'Unbeaten'

Joe Lewis was back, on a 8 fight winning streak before he met up with The Rock in the ring.

@spirgtudsrubec7776

24 күн бұрын

Joe Louis was an old man, as was Jersey Joe. I'm not trying to take from Rocky, he was a great fighter, but over the hill is over the hill. And before anybody say's Jersey Joe peaked late. it wasn't that he peaked late, it was that he never got the opportunity when he was younger to have a title shot. The only true contender close to Rocky's age at that time was Ezzard Charles and he was a natural light heavyweight. So we'll never really know how good Rocky was, because there wasn't enough real contenders for his title in his era.

Rocky was only 185 lbs but 180 of that was pure heart, I'm sorry I missed him in his prime but my dad was about Rocky's age, seen all his fights.

@Stout_Krout_Columbia_MD

28 күн бұрын

Attribution note: quotes and facts about Ezzard Charles and his life are taken and attributed to William Dettloff’s book on Ezzard Charles: A Boxing Life Ezzard Charles, who, from 1951 on, was suffering from the symptoms of ALS, (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.” Why did Charles keep fighting once he clearly had ALS? Charles was trying to earn a living for his family, and earn enough that they would be taken care of once he was gone. Charles kept fighting while he could not hold a fork, or button his shirt. In 1937, at 16, Charles began boxing as an amateur. He soon won the 1937 Ohio AAU Welterweight championship, in 1938, he again won the state AAU amateur title as a Welterweight, and in 1939 he won the Ohio state Middleweight championship, and then the National Amateur Middleweight crown. In 1940 he turned pro as a Middleweight, and by 1941 Charles had risen, by age 19, to be the number two contender for the world Middleweight title. But Dettloff documents how Charles was told bluntly that Zale would never give him a title shot, and the boxing establishment would back up his choosing to defend it against Billy Conn instead of Charles in his last title defense before the war. When he returned from the war, Charles was still shut out of a title shot at Middleweight, so he moved up to Light heavyweight. As a Light heavyweight, he defeated Archie Moore not once, not twice, but three times - and Gus Lesnevich, the Light Heavyweight champion refused to give him a title shot. So Charles, a natural Middleweight, went off to Heavyweight. Charles moved to Heavyweight in late 1947, and by 1948 was the #2 contender behind Journeyman Joe Walcott. According to Dettloff, titles were money, and the Heavyweight title was the richest of them all.’ Charles beat Journeyman Joe by a fifteen-round unanimous decision in 1949, to win the Vacant World Heavyweight Championship. *Charles is the only natural Middleweight in the modern age to win the Heavyweight title. Patterson never had a single fight at Middleweight.* Charles lost the title to Journeyman Joe by a seventh-round knockout in 1951. Ailing and washed Ezzard tried to regain the Heavyweight Championship three times, losing once to Walcott in 52 and twice to Marciano in 54. Before Charles lost the title to Journeyman Joe he was 73-5-1 in three of the original 8 weight classes. The last eight years of his career, when he was unquestionably suffering from ALS, really distorted his record. *“The heavyweight version of Charles,”* Dettloff sums up, *“would get a lot of good work done. But on the best day of his life, he was no more a Heavyweight than Ray Robinson. He never would be as good there as he was at Light heavy and below.”*

@Stout_Krout_Columbia_MD

28 күн бұрын

Quotes and facts about Ezzard Charles and his life are taken and attributed to William Dettloff’s book on Ezzard Charles: A Boxing Life Ezzard Charles, who, from 1951 on, was suffering from the symptoms of ALS, (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.” Why did Charles keep fighting once he clearly had ALS? Charles was trying to earn a living for his family, and earn enough that they would be taken care of once he was gone. Charles kept fighting while he could not hold a fork, or button his shirt. In 1937, at 16, Charles began boxing as an amateur. He soon won the 1937 Ohio AAU Welterweight championship, in 1938, he again won the state AAU amateur title as a Welterweight, and in 1939 he won the Ohio state Middleweight championship, and then the National Amateur Middleweight crown. In 1940 he turned pro as a Middleweight, and by 1941 Charles had risen, by age 19, to be the number two contender for the world Middleweight title. But Dettloff documents how Charles was told bluntly that Zale would never give him a title shot, and the boxing establishment would back up his choosing to defend it against Billy Conn instead of Charles in his last title defense before the war. When he returned from the war, Charles was still shut out of a title shot at Middleweight, so he moved up to Light heavyweight. As a Light heavyweight, he defeated Archie Moore not once, not twice, but three times - and Gus Lesnevich, the Light Heavyweight champion refused to give him a title shot. So Charles, a natural Middleweight, went off to Heavyweight. Charles moved to Heavyweight in late 1947, and by 1948 was the #2 contender behind Journeyman Joe Walcott. According to Dettloff, titles were money, and the Heavyweight title was the richest of them all.’ Charles beat Journeyman Joe by a fifteen-round unanimous decision in 1949, to win the Vacant World Heavyweight Championship. *Charles is the only natural Middleweight in the modern age to win the Heavyweight title. Patterson never had a single fight at Middleweight.* Charles lost the title to Journeyman Joe by a seventh-round knockout in 1951. Ailing and washed Ezzard tried to regain the Heavyweight Championship three times, losing once to Walcott in 52 and twice to Marciano in 54. Before Charles lost the title to Journeyman Joe he was 73-5-1 in three of the original 8 weight classes. The last eight years of his career, when he was unquestionably suffering from ALS, really distorted his record. *“The heavyweight version of Charles,”* Dettloff sums up, *“would get a lot of good work done. But on the best day of his life, he was no more a Heavyweight than Ray Robinson. He never would be as good there as he was at Light heavy and below.”*

@Sara_Sky_Sutton

28 күн бұрын

William Dettloff's biography of Ezzard Charles explains how Ezzard was ducked by champions in both the Middleweight and Light heavyweight divisions. As a result, he fought in the Heavyweight division despite never being a true Heavyweight. Post World War II for the next 15 years or so boxing was controlled by the International Boxing Club whose front man was sportsman James D. Norris. The guys really behind it were made Mafia guys Frankie Carbo and Blinky Palermo. Both Walcott and Charles had mobbed managers, Walcott one Nick Bocchicchio and Charles a pair named Tom Tennas and Jacob Mintz. You did as they told you and you got the matches that you needed to advance into contender ranks. After a reign of 11 years Joe Louis would retire. The IBC did an elimination tournament and Journeyman Cruiser Joe Walcott and natural Middleweight Charles were named the top two contenders and fought in 1949 and Charles won. Journeyman Joe eventually knocked Charles out in their 3rd fight. He gave Charles a rematch and retained the title in their 4th fight. And then along comes Marciano, behind on points, knocks Journeyman Joe out in the 13th round and becomes champion. Rocky had also knocked out an aging Joe Louis in 1951 before his championship bout. *Two of Marciano's title defenses were against Charles, winning a decision the first time and knocking him out the second. Charles was a spent force by that time. In 1965 Charles who could no longer walk or feed himself had a neurology consult and it was determined he had Lou Gehrig's disease. The illness wasn't officially reported to the public until 1968 but Ezzard and his family already knew something was wrong as early as 1951. Dettloff's biography is real and here to stay like it or not.*

Rocky ran at least 5 miles a day, 365, with several pounds of sand built into each leather combat boot designed by a local shoe mogul. When a fight was signed he'd run 8 to 10 miles, and usually the last week up it to 12 miles. He said, "if you train like i do, your legs will carry you 40 rounds." Rocky would also include running uphill forward, downhill backwards, repeat. I remember reading that quote several decades ago. Then out of nowhere i recently stumbled across an isolated vid and Rocky said, "this is where the road work pays off. If your up at the bust of dawn everyday while your training, running up and down hill, your legs will carry you 40 rounds." On top of that Rocky liked to walk another 5 to 10 miles in the late afternoon or evening. And he did all this in the hilly country around Grossinger's, where he trained. It was Rocky's obsession with conditioning that kept him training 365 days a year and this dedication gave him stamina never seen before in a fighter. It allowed him to set a blistering pace that no opponent could match.

@Studentofsweetscience

Жыл бұрын

178 to 188 lb tiny cruiser Marciano's opponents (not in exact order): *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. Pro boxers can easily be evaluated using grades *A, B, C, D, F* which has been used for decades: Lee Epperson career record 0 wins 1 loss *F-LEVEL* Jimmy Weeks career record 0 wins 1 loss *F-LEVEL* Gilbert Cardone career record 0 wins 3 losses *F-LEVEL* John Edwards career record 1 win 2 losses *F-LEVEL* Bill Hardeman career record 1 win 6 losses *F-LEVEL* Humphrey Jackson career record 4 wins 2 losses *F-LEVEL* Harry Haft career record 12 wins 8 losses *F-LEVEL* James Connolly career record 12 wins 9 losses *F-LEVEL* Harry Bilazarian career record 15 wins 12 losses *F-LEVEL* Bob Jefferson career record 3 wins 10 losses *F-LEVEL* Harold Mitchell career record 4 wins 17 losses *F-LEVEL* Gilley Ferron career record 4 wins 13 losses *F-LEVEL* Artie Donato career record 7 wins 13 losses *F-LEVEL* Johnny Pretzie career record 10 wins 13 losses *F-LEVEL* Don Mogard career record 20 wins 16 losses *F-LEVEL* Pete Louthis career record 32 wins 14 losses *D-LEVEL* Tommy DiGiorgio career record 9 wins 15 losses *F-LEVEL* Kenne Simmons career record 9 wins 22 losses *F-LEVEL* Art Henri career record 18 wins 29 losses *F-LEVEL* Jimmy Walls career record 20 wins 41 losses *F-LEVEL* Ted Lowry career record 71 wins 68 losses *F-LEVEL* Ted Lowry (twice) 71 wins 68 losses *F-LEVEL* Gino Buonvino career record 24 wins 15 losses *F-LEVEL* Gino Buonvino (twice) 24 wins 15 losses *F-LEVEL* Joe Dominic career record 18 wins 12 losses *F-LEVEL* Eldridge Eatman career record 22 wins 21 losses *F-LEVEL* Willis Applegate career record 12 wins 16 losses *F-LEVEL* Lee Savold career record 104 wins 45 losses *D-LEVEL* Phil Muscato career record 56 wins 23 losses *D-LEVEL* Bill Wilson career record 56 wins 27 losses *D-LEVEL* Johnny Shkor career record 31 wins 19 losses *D-LEVEL* Fred Beshore career record 35 wins 17 losses *D-LEVEL* Jimmy Evans 18 wins 8 losses looks okay until you see *he fought 10 opponents with 10 fights or less.* Eddie Ross 19 wins 5 losses 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 looks okay until you see *he fought 13 opponents with 10 fights or less.* Bernie Reynolds 53 wins 13 losses looks okay until you see *he fought 30 opponents with 15 fights or less.* Pat Richards 24 wins 9 losses looks okay until you see *he fought 20 opponents with 10 fights or less.* Carmine Vingo 16 wins 2 losses looks good until you see *ALL 16 wins came against F-LEVEL opponents.* Don Cockell 66 wins 14 losses 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 is a good B-LEVEL resume until you see *he was a career 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?* *Even Rocky's 5 best opponents: Charles, Moore, Walcott, Layne, LaStarza -- LOST (94) times and were KO'd (28) times!!!* There it is. Y'all are intelligent enough to make your own judgement about Rocky's *F-LEVEL* resume. But to continue claiming he was the greatest Heavyweight or even top 10 greatest Heavyweight is ridiculous, especially when 184 lbs is not Heavyweight, not even close. Who did he fight? Walcott was 40, Moore 42, Charles had ALS and Louis was washed. It's no wonder Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward said, *"Marciano was over-accomplished* (overrated). *He was too small. He really wasn't a Heavyweight. 5' 10" exceptionally short arms, very clumsy, cut easy, had troubled balance. The biggest overachiever in the Heavyweight division. 188 lbs was just too small."* If I only had one thing to say it's this: *"Name one, just one 'Prime' all time great boxer Rocky beat? Failing to name even one proves my comment rings true. Show me any respected boxing publication or analyst that claims Walcott Charles Moore Louis was 'Prime' when they fought him?"*

@skrachamaniacs3878

Жыл бұрын

He was also an amazing person, he loved to help people in need!

@korncows1

Жыл бұрын

That's 5 hours of just running. When did he hit the bag

@joeybagodoughnuts3357

Жыл бұрын

You can be a technician in the ring but without cardio and endurance you will lose.

@jlaw361

Жыл бұрын

O

God I love that “No one brings it home like Joe Vincent” thingy or whatever it’s called

@WanderingBrushArt

2 жыл бұрын

Make it so

@owenparker6651

2 жыл бұрын

I believe you're referring to what they call the 'outro' in the YT biz and yes, it is a good one that usually means you've just watched one helluva great video!

@99knives

2 жыл бұрын

Called a "stinger"

@joecoonan3931

2 жыл бұрын

Wow!.... perfect timing.....

@karl-rd1mj

2 жыл бұрын

Tag

Slugging it out with Rocky Marciano was dangerous.

The best boxer of all time and the humblest too.

@researcher3981

7 ай бұрын

Your a flake!

@FramrodLiggins

7 ай бұрын

Stop JOKING! He fought tomato cans in the weakest HW era ever.

@humbledude3784

6 ай бұрын

He weighs like 190 lbs. That’s hardly a heavyweight. He would get smooshed in modern Heavyweight division. He might do well in Light Heavyweight or Cruiser.

@oaddam

5 ай бұрын

@@FramrodLiggins "HeH FoUgHt ToMaTo CaNs..." blah blah blah. He was a legend, would hang in any era and you know it. Just hurts your feelers bc he doesn't look like you.

@mrcarp9731

4 ай бұрын

​@@humbledude3784Where do such idiots come from? Today he would destroy anyone! Fury, Wilder and the rest are not boxers, but shadows of boxers. The only exception is USYK!

This man is the prime example of the phrase “built like a brick wall”

@garthvancura6759

2 жыл бұрын

Up here in Michigan we say " built like a shit brickhouse "

@nigecheshire9854

2 жыл бұрын

In England we say ‘built like a brick shithouse’

@cpetrizzi

2 жыл бұрын

He had an iron chin.

@jacklarue7049

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve only heard it as “built like a brick shithouse”

@leesharp6997

2 жыл бұрын

@@nigecheshire9854 was goin to say exact same thing..🤣😂👍👍👍

The humility of Marciano, a true champion

@MickyTubbs1985

2 жыл бұрын

"MOB " champion(?) -the 'TImes' and the elements that "controlled" the sport support more than just speculation.

@joebauers3746

2 жыл бұрын

@@MickyTubbs1985 Grumpy old racist.

@carlyoung8657

2 жыл бұрын

yes a class act

@yes-qw6om

2 жыл бұрын

he was never humiliated

Rocky, a wise man. Undefeated and walking away from it all. Thats a real champ!!

@researcher3981

7 ай бұрын

He didn't walk at 32, he ran before Liston was ready; he wouldn't even fight Cleveland Williams.

@EdwardPootchemunka

Ай бұрын

The Italian Stallion Rocky Marciano🥊🥊

This is a common pitstop for me after 6+ beers on a friday evening. It never gets old. The style and the calm determination. His raw power and rock solid chin. Absolute domination

This man came back from the scariest war and brought it in the ring Easily the most underrated champ in boxing

@RickReyes

2 жыл бұрын

Seems the G.O.A.T.S. have that in common, as in Ted Williams....

@ryanharris7891

2 жыл бұрын

He is not underrated man

@Komap619

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanharris7891 He is underrated , 50% of the boxing fans think of the movies with stallone when you mention rocky marciano ...

@ryanharris7891

2 жыл бұрын

​@@Komap619 Take a look at boxing fans pages on social media a good portion of boxing fans generally think Rocky would beat fighters like Lewis, Tyson, Ali etc. From what I've read/seen from Boxing fans over the years, I'd argue boxing fans overrated Rocky. Myself, I don't think it's right to compare fighters from different eras, the guy beat everybody he fought. Though it would've been interesting to see Rocky fight Sonny Listen. Also, 50% is a big number without a source to reference.

@mcwaff8661

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanharris7891 yeah especially since these eras have massive weight differences its like saying Muhammed Ali should fight Tyson fury.

Such a shame you never hear much of Rocky when people refer to the greatest boxers. He truly deserves more respect and recognition in the hall of fame. He had something that most other champions never had, humility and respect for their opponents. A true man of class, undoubtedly the best boxer in history. Taken way too soon.

@ispartacus1337

2 жыл бұрын

@@leewilliams2763 ROCKY was a light heavy what are you talking about lmao he fought 49 people. NOT bums. These were top guys in thier day. Foreman won the championship at 45. Age is just a number when guys are this size. Some of the guys he fought had 20-30 lbs on him.

@beatlejim64

2 жыл бұрын

@@ispartacus1337 The light heavy limit is 175 pounds...Marciano weighed 189lbs. People don't realize is that Marciano trained himself DOWN to that weight...he felt comfortable at 189 pounds. He almost always gave up height and weight to his opponents...

@ispartacus1337

2 жыл бұрын

@@beatlejim64 I knew cruiserweight didn't come around until the 70s so in my mind I was thinking light heavyweight went up to 200 lbs in Rockys day. I knew Rockys fighting weight was around 185-188 something like that. But that was why I was calling him that. Rocky also wasn't very tall so obviously the more weight he puts on over a certain threshold is just going to wear him out faster and he was always a take as much damage as possible and wear the other guy down. Where as Tyson who's the same height as Rocky walked around with 20 lbs on him which is crazy. But he finished his fights in the first few rounds. Completely different strategies. I don't know how much I would say Rocky "trained himself down to 188" that was just the weight he was most comfortable at. The man trained CONSTANTLY I think it was his constant cardio that kept him lean. Had to have been because as soon as he retired he ballooned up pretty quick. The man liked to eat!

@jjworks462

2 жыл бұрын

Wonder how many of his fights was fixed. The mob had a big influence during that time. He also started boxing late in his career. Looks a little suspect. Look up his manager Frankie Carbo and his boss was.

@jjworks462

2 жыл бұрын

@Turtle Smith don't act like the mob didn't control the boxing council back in those days please do your due diligence. All I'm saying Marciano is grossly overrated. And yes I'm sure a few fights were fix. A guy went on record and said the Mike Tyson vs Peter McNeeley was fixed. Look up Frankie Carbo and his ties with Murder Inc and Tommy Lucchese. It is what it is he also fought old greats past their prime Joe Louis and Archie Moore weren't the same boxers as before they were old in boxing standards.

He was humble even after winning.

The International Boxing Club Of New York was the dominant promotional power in boxing. It controlled the sport at Madison Square Garden and other major arenas. It had contracts for regularly-scheduled fights on the emerging medium of television. And it had links to organized crime; most notably through Frankie Carbo. “Carbo,” Russell Sullivan explains, “established a well-organized centralized system of control over boxing. The system featured scores of managers who operated as front men for Carbo. Once a promising fighter arrived on the scene, one of Carbo’s managers would muscle in on his ownership. Fear and violence were the linchpins of Carbo’s system and the bedrock of his power. Directly or indirectly, he controlled scores of judges, officials, managers, promoters, and fighters. His power became such that no big match was made or title awarded without his acquiescence.”

@Gone_fishing335

Жыл бұрын

That of course is an out right lie.

@Corina_June_Cunningham

Жыл бұрын

​@@Gone_fishing335 Do the research. You wish history could be swept under the carpet

@Corina_June_Cunningham

Жыл бұрын

​@@Gone_fishing335 anything to protect your little hero

@Gone_fishing335

Жыл бұрын

@black David Frost I've done the research, and you are a liar.

The pride of Italians. Give him his love.

@MrCrowley925

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!

@mikejuliet2619

2 жыл бұрын

He was originally from Egypt

@MrCrowley925

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikejuliet2619 no he wasn’t

@stephcarlofc

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrCrowley925 WTF is that dude smoking. Rocky Marciano's real name was Rocco Marciano. One of the most Italian names ever!! You can even look at his facial features and could tell he had Italian features!!

@MrCrowley925

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephcarlofc right I was like wtf all you have to do is google his name and it tells you smh

"How come every time we talk about boxing, he gotta go and pull Rocky Marciano out of his ass?"

@iamgoat5863

2 жыл бұрын

"He whooped Joe Louis's Ass"

@MTM342

2 жыл бұрын

@@iamgoat5863 “Joe Louis was 135 years old!!!” - Coming to America.

@iamgoat5863

2 жыл бұрын

@@MTM342 "I don't know old he was but got his ass whooped"

@carlositto1079

2 жыл бұрын

Coming to America Moment

@kennedymwale5772

2 жыл бұрын

I had the same coming to America moment 😆

Rocky was not an arrogant asshole. He was always very humble and intelligent.

@jonburrows2684

4 ай бұрын

The Greatest

@fightfannerd2078

3 ай бұрын

Why did that comment me laugh

@scoutman

2 ай бұрын

@jonburrows2684 one of them..there are quite a few at the top diff weight classes

@Malik-mw2ry

2 ай бұрын

Oh sure, like he was scrutinized by press and his 'discretions' would be readily and eagerly reported by the press lol.

@jonburrows2684

2 ай бұрын

@@scoutman only one goat and it was Marciano

49 Wins - 43 Ko 0 Loss who can ever beat that

Only now did I realize how brutal Marciano fights were back then. No wonder when Mike Tyson's time came, my mother always talked about Rocky. Truly a role model. A true people's champion.

@lenren2004

Жыл бұрын

You can see Tyson used some of Rockys moves.

@aarondigby5054

Жыл бұрын

@@lenren2004 Tyson nor Rocky had the fleet footwork to get out of trouble, just stand there and take the punishment.

He was a true champion. He had work ethic, determination and never said anything negative about his opponents. Just a real role model and class act. RIP Rocky.

@brittmyers7335

Жыл бұрын

What I never knew about his retirement or how he died I did hear about that knockout punch that he called the Susie q now I have to give it to him I always have to get credit where credit is due yes he was a great champion sorry to hear how he died rest in peace 👍

@aarondigby5054

Жыл бұрын

Why would he say anything bad about his cousins who were fighting him repeatedly under assumed names.

@NewarkBay357

Жыл бұрын

@@aarondigby5054 That's a total Urban Legend.

@unclephilly2127

Жыл бұрын

@@aarondigby5054 - found the shine muligyan hating on rocky

@Corina_June_Cunningham

8 ай бұрын

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 were. *Professional boxers can easily be evaluated using grades A, B, C, D, and F which has been used in boxing for decades:* 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 overwhelming 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 @ welterweight and middleweight. Matthews was a-natural lightweight, welterweight, 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 little 184lb cruiserweight Rocky's 5 best opponents: 3 light heavyweights and 2 cruiserweights -- Charles Moore LaStarza Layne Walcott -- LOST ((94)) times and were KO'D ((28)) times!!!* IT'S CLEAR AS DAY WHY HE WENT 49-0: D AND F-LEVEL AMATEUR WALK-IN BOXERS TAKIN-DIVES AND PADDIN RECORDS FOR $$$...NUMBERS DO NOT LIE *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* *Little 184-lb cruiserweight 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?*

The son of an Italian immigrant Rocco Francis Marchegiano a.k.a. Rocky Marciano was a protected fighter. The entire eastern seaboard was Italian, it was all Italian. Even the commissioner of boxing was Italian. Al Weill, Rocky's mafioso manager and matchmaker at the Garden took 50% and all ticket sales which pushed it closer to 60%. Marciano had no choice but to comply or no contract. Enormous criminal empires had been built on the supply of illegal liquor during the Prohibition era. Italian Al Capone’s the most infamous among them. When prohibition came to an end in 1933, after more than a decade of lucrative and bloody endeavour for the Mob, they needed something new. Access to the machinery of boxing, a wilfully unfettered anarchy proved remarkably easy to acquire. Boxing was now fertile ground for the Mafia. The Italian mob controlled it all, from the trainers and managers to the reporting journalists, with a combination of intimidation and financial backing ensuring everybody the mob wanted was under their control. Every day the evidence stacked up against mafioso bosses Palermo and Carbo particularly, with a list of their associates touching almost every major player in 1950’s boxing. Eventually the verdict was damning; 25 years in Alcatraz for Carbo, 15 years in prison for Palermo. Rocky Marciano visited both inside their prison cells numerous times. James D. Norris was president of the International Boxing Club of New York from 1949 to 1958. The IBCNY dominated boxing in the U.S. in the 1950s, but was dissolved by the Supreme Court, which ruled it to be a monopoly.

@ceciliaabdalla4954

11 ай бұрын

Italian mob is all a front. The real gangsters are the jewish gangsters and the freemasons who run America and the world

@RSR423

16 сағат бұрын

Boxing is still corrupt today, always was and always will be. Just like most other sports.

A really genuine guy and a hero to many. RIP Rocky you are still loved and remembered

@Stout_Krout_Columbia_MD

Жыл бұрын

1. In 1930 Walcott was DISQUALIFIED-(loss) vs. KO Palmer. Walcott intentionally hit 159-pound Palmer in the back of his neck while he was draped over the ropes. *Where is the Heavyweights? In 1930 Marciano was "SEVEN" years old. 2. In 1931 163-pound Walcott lost by decision to 158-pound Carl Mays. *Is this the Heavyweight division? Marciano was "EIGHT" years old. 3. In 1933 Walcott lost by decision to 177-pound Henry Taylor. *Where is the Heavyweights? Marciano was "TEN" years old. 4. In 1936 Walcott was "KOd" by 191-pound Al Ettore. Marciano was "THIRTEEN" years old. 5. In 1936 Walcott lost by decision to 179-pound Billy Ketchell. *Where is the Heavyweights? Marciano was "THIRTEEN" years old. 6. In 1937 Walcott was"KOd" by 178-pound Tiger Jack Fox. *Where is the Heavyweights? Marciano was "FOURTEEN" years old. 7. In 1937 Walcott lost by decision to 174-pound George Brothers. *Where is the Heavyweight division? Marciano was "FOURTEEN" years old. 8. In 1938 Walcott lost by decision to 184-pound Tiger Jack Fox "Again". *Where is the Heavyweights? Marciano was "FIFTEEN" years old. 9. In 1938 Walcott lost by decision to 197-pound Roy Lazer. Marciano was "FIFTEEN" years old. 10. In 1940 Walcott was "KOd" AND "retired" for three years by 256-pound Abe Simon. Hey, a-real Super Heavyweight. Simon's best stuff was size and brute strength. Unfortunately he was a poor boxer with terrible defense. Abe retired in 1942. Marciano was "SEVENTEEN" years old. 11. In 1945 Walcott lost by decision to 204-pound Johnny Allen who had more losses than wins. Marciano was "TWENTY TWO" years old. 12. In 1946 Walcott lost by decision to 179-pound Joey Maxim. *Is this the Heavyweight division? Marciano was "TWENTY THREE" years old. 13. In 1946 Walcott lost by decision to 191-pound Elmer Ray. Marciano was "TWENTY THREE" years old. 14. In 1947 Walcott lost by decision to 212-pound Joe Louis. Marciano was "TWENTY FOUR" years old. 15. In 1948 Walcott was KOd by 213-pound Joe Louis. Louis barely got through the C-level cruiserweight Journeyman Walcott so he announced his retirement on March 1, 1949 because his once speedy reflexes were non-existent. Louis was completely washed and it showed. Marciano was "TWENTY FIVE" years old. 16. In 1949 Walcott lost by decision to 181-pound Ezzard Charles. This fight was for the ""vacant"" Heavyweight title. *Where is the Heavyweights? Marciano was "TWENTY SIX" years old. 17. In 1950 Walcott lost by decision to 192-pound Rex Layne. Marciano was "TWENTY SEVEN" years old. 18. In 1951 Walcott lost by decision to 185-pound Ezzard Charles. *Where is the Heavyweights? Marciano was "TWENTY EIGHT" years old. 19. In 1952 Walcott was KOd by 184-pound Rocky Marciano. *Where is the Heavyweights? Marciano was "TWENTY NINE" years old.. IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPRACTICAL THAT WALCOTT WAS IN HIS PRIME vs. MARCIANO BECAUSE IT IS SCIENTIFICALLY AND MATHEMATICALLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!! AND JUST BECAUSE YOU SAY HE WAS PRIME DOES NOT MAKE IT TRUE!!!! PUT WALCOTT AT (( 29 )) AND MARCIANO AT (( 38 )) WHAT HAPPENS?? 20. In 1953 Walcott was KOd by 184-pound Rocky Marciano. *Where is the Heavyweights? Marciano was "THIRTY" years old and Walcott was very close to "FORTY"!!!! ( It was advantages that Marciano started late because he was fresh while the others were already smashed around lik bowling pins for (15) years. Also little Rocky did have an extensive amateur career. His uncle hung a heavy bag in the back yard when he was only 10 years old, and he had years of daily sparing while he was in the military )

@researcher3981

7 ай бұрын

Google his time in Military Prison for mugging Homosexuals in England, then tell me how big a hero he was

@Corina_June_Cunningham

7 ай бұрын

"His derelictions have always been minor enough to avoid trial by court martial but they have been consistent and numerous... I believe this man to be of no value to the army." - Major Richard L. Powell July 1944 - Gloucestershire, England Private Rocco Marchegiano poses for a mugshot after his arrest for felony assault and robbery, while serving in the US Army during World War 2. Marciano, along with another solider named James Murphy had been accused of robbing two Englishmen and assaulting them. When questioned, Marciano and Murphy claimed to have no knowledge of the incident but after the victims' items were found in their possession they were forced to change their story, stating the two Englishmen had made sexual advances and they were forced to defend themselves. They claimed the reason they took the wallets was so they had the Englishmens' identification to enable them to make a complaint. Despite pleading his innocence, Marciano was found guilty and sentenced to 7 years hard labour but this was eventually reduced to 3 years - Marciano however only ended up serving 22 months. Murphy on the other hand was sentenced to 10 years. Marciano received a dishonorable discharge but was allowed to re-join the army for a fixed 12 month period in order to receive an honorable discharge. (( *Hey, folks get into trouble all the time. Nobody is perfect. But what stands out is Rocky's ability to go from Dishonorable discharge to Honorable discharge. I've served in the Marines, and in all my years I've never heard of that happening before. It's not possible unless the fix was in. Little Rocky was always mafioso, his loansharking business immediately after he quit boxing proves it. And it also explains his brilliantly managed and very well protected 49-0* ))

@researcher3981

7 ай бұрын

Most likely it was help from Vito Genovese, who was assisting the allies!@@Corina_June_Cunningham

@johnreidy2804

5 ай бұрын

@@Stout_Krout_Columbia_MD I wonder what's wrong with you. "little Rocky Marciano"? You hate him that much? Is it because he wasn't black? Seriously, you have a problem friend

I never knew he died that way, what a shame. He was so respectful of all fighters and a gracious champion. R.I.P.

@senseichess8688

2 жыл бұрын

Its horrible he was decapitated in the accident

@JackTheripper911

2 жыл бұрын

Just think about it like this, He was such a tough son of a bitch it took a fucking plane crash to kill him

@topcatcoolio8807

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sad to hear. Yes only a plane crash could defeat him . True tough guy, with a heart. Paying for LaStazas medical bill etc

@larios032281

8 ай бұрын

Same I just always thought he died of natural causes never actually looked it up

"He's a very smart fighter, a very durable fighter, and a great champion.." - Rocky Marciano This is what Rocky Marciano said in his post fight interview after his KO victory over Jersey Joe Walcott. The whole interview he gave nothing but praise to his opponent, and meant every word of it. He referred to him as a "true champion", and sincerely saw him as exactly that. And that was after Jersey Joe called him a bum, and spent weeks before the fight disparaging Marciano in the press every chance he got. Marciano had every right to rub that knockout in his face, yet he chose not to. You don't see very much of that kind of professional sportsmanship and class in fighters anymore. Its really sad. That is the kind of class that every World Champion should carry himself with. They simply don't make 'em like they used to, i guess...

@Toddcinca

2 жыл бұрын

The entire world has lost its morality and class. its so sad. I can't stand the stupidity of today's mentality. Humility, graciousness, and common decency are almost entirely absent. It's why politically people are willing to do the unthinkable to each other and we are staring at human rights abuses. What is so funny is that no hints of racist overtones back then at a time when there was still segregation. Everyone black and white conducted themselves with class.

@alexbedini731

2 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right, take wilder vs fury 3 for example. Right after the fight ended wilder did not show any respect to fury despite correcting it later on on social media with a clear help of PR consultors the fact remains as you say. There is no class no more especially in american fighters!

@greyscott5734

2 жыл бұрын

I reckon the Pacman counts. Both pretty hard workers with endurance too. Makes you wonder if it's a whole mindset thing....

@haraldkrieger6562

2 жыл бұрын

Rockys light burns forever RIP rocky

@mattjack3983

2 жыл бұрын

@Juan Ruiz Art I just wish more fighters, more athletes, and more people in general were like that. Whether they are Catholic or not. Rocky Marciano's post fight interview i think could be the gold standard of class and professionalism that a younger generation should look up to.

Rocky had to be one of the greatest HW of all time. Ranked with Ali and Foreman

Chuck Wepner who fought both Liston and Foreman said that compared to Liston, Foreman was Mr. Friendly. He said that getting hit by George was like getting hit by an incredibly strong man, getting hit by Sonny was like getting hit by a baseball bat. Wepner left the ring of the Liston fight looking like he had just been in a horrific car accident. The fight was stopped by ring doctor after the 9th round, Wepner had 6 massive cuts to his face that required the most ever 338 stitches[1] and was pouring blood everywhere, his left eye was swollen completely shut, his cheek as well as nose were broken. 1. Chuck describes his record 338 stitches -- 'Chuck Wepner interview with Tony Polito' @14:20 ( Liston expert, Paul Gallender said, "Sonny Liston was killed by the mobsters, with a heroin overdose, because he didn’t throw the Wepner fight")

@vinmed4707

10 ай бұрын

DONT BLAME PEOPLE FOR LISTONS DEATH ...I LIKED HIM A LOT BUT IT WAS HIS CHOICE TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE UNDERWORLD...AND STARTED DOING HEROIN...WE ALL MAKE WRONG CHOICES IN LIFE ..HE HAD A LOT DEMONS PRIOR TO BECOMING THIS STRONG BOXER .....

@Stout_Krout_Columbia_MD

10 ай бұрын

@@vinmed4707 I didn't blame anyone.. Paul did,, can't u read ?

@Vaultboythefightingmachine

9 ай бұрын

God you have no life

Rocky was kindness, personified... humility, calm.. a generally happy guy. R.I.P. Champ!

@Maria.Isabella.Sanchez

8 ай бұрын

When the topic of Greatest Heavyweights of All-Time is discussed,, why isn't Ezzard Charles ever mentioned??? Yet when the topic of Greatest "Light" heavyweights is discussed,, he's "Always" mentioned!!! Same principle applies to "Light" heavyweight Archie Moore.

@Maria.Isabella.Sanchez

8 ай бұрын

Marciano was a great fighter, but having no losses does Not make him the Greatest. Today's genuine authentic Heavyweights average 248lbs. Little Rocky said, "his best weight he ever fought at was 186lbs." And to make matters worse, his boxing career only lasted 7yrs.

@Maria.Isabella.Sanchez

8 ай бұрын

When "The President" Nigerian Ike Ibeabuchi met "The Tuamanator" Samoan David Tua the Nigerian got out to an insanely fast start, throwing 91 punches in round one according to CompuBox, 91 again in round two, and 95 in round three, obscene numbers for a Heavyweight. By the final bell, Ibeabuchi and Tua had combined to throw 1,730 punches, breaking the Heavyweight record set by Ali vs. Frazier III, when they combined for 1,591 punches - in 14 rounds, two rounds more than Ibeabuchi and Tua had to work with. Ike threw 975 punches, the most ever by a single Heavyweight. Both fighters had a brawling fight style, they were both 24 years old at the time of this epic "tribal" battle and they were both undefeated going in to this fight. 226lb Tua's record stood at 27-0-0 23KO's while 236lb Ibeabuchi's record stood at 16-0-0 12KO's. This fight is the stuff that dreams were made of. Two Super Heavyweight warriors stood toe to toe exhibiting exceptional heart and endurance. Both boxers threw bombs and neither took a backward step. After the fight Ibeabuchi complained of a headache and was taken to a hospital. He underwent several tests including an MRI scan but nothing abnormal was found and was immediately released. A week after the fight Tua had surgery to remove bone chips from his left elbow. And Ike's in🎃sanity had nothing to do with anything he injested lik-roids, he was too paranoid of medications to take anything illegal. Ike was an anomaly, one in a million. No heavyweight of his generation possessed more ability. He was a prodigy. He had amazing power. He had fierce determination and he had no fear of anybody, and he believed that he was the King, that nobody could beat him. He’d walk into the ring and you would almost have this vision of a bull coming at a matador with the steam coming out of the nostrils. Unfortunately, here was a very scary man both in and out of the ring. And it’s unfortunate that we’ll never know what could have been. Bob Arum: "I don’t know, but it was the Heavyweight division and people love a puncher, and while he probably couldn’t have made what Mike Tyson made, but he would have been damn close. You know, hundreds of millions of dollars, sure. But again, again, that’s life, that’s life. You have to be a person, you have to be sane, you have to comport yourself with some kind of dignity and some kind of grace in order to realize that type of reward, and he couldn’t do it." 21 months later, 245lb Ibeabuchi confirmed that he was indeed the best up-and-coming heavyweight on the planet by knocking out undefeated 26-0 quick and slick southpaw Chris Byrd. Ibeabuchi was 20-0 with 15 knockouts, only 26 years old .. and he never fought again. Byrd: "I got a little arrogant, thinking I’m unhittable. Cause I just thought, Oh man, he can’t hit me! I’m gonna slip everything. And, boom, just got caught. When I got knocked down the first time, I got, literally, the canvas woke me up. I was asleep before I hit the ground, and when I hit the canvas it woke me up. I asked the referee why he stopped the fight? What are you doing? "The bell rung!" But my bell was still ringing, that’s what was ringing, was my bell." 245lb Ike Ibeabuchi would have been the heir to Lennox Lewis throne. The Klitschko's would have been gate keepers if he was around. Ike was a Super Heavyweight with serious power, great speed, chin of iron, a boxer and a brawler, freakish stamina, threw punches in bunches and had a ridiculous work-rate with KO written all over his punches. *Little 184lb cruiserweight Rocky Marciano gets flattened by the 245lb prodigy Ike Ibeabuchi 10 out of 10 times and that's not even debatable!*

@johnreidy2804

5 ай бұрын

@@Maria.Isabella.Sanchez Guess what friend? None of what you said means anything. rocky was the greatest of his era. Clear?

Joe Louis (who went 66-3) once wrote that Marciano was the fiercest puncher he ever faced. In light of Louis’s opponents, that would mean Rocky swung harder than Max Baer, Primo Carnera, Max Schmeling and Jimmy Braddock.

@wh1msikal

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if he swung harder than max baer because Joe Louis fought a max baer who was much softer and wasn't the same after he killed a man in the ring

@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337

Жыл бұрын

@@wh1msikal How do you know? Max lived to 99. Didn't seem to bother him any. I mean just assuming stuff like that is ridiculous. How does ANYONE know what was going through his mind? Did he tell you?

@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337

Жыл бұрын

@@wh1msikal The guys name was Frank Campbell. It happened in 1930. Campbell was the aggressor in the first round, eluding Baer's right hand and .scoring with his shorter, crisper punches. Near the end of the round, however, Baer dropped him with a looping right to the jaw. Campbell took a count of nine and did not seem seriously hurt. In the second, Campbell stung Baer with a left to the ribs and Max went down. He protested to Referee Toby Irwin that he had merely slipped, and Irwin agreed, motioning him back into action. Campbell, meanwhile, had not retreated to a neutral corner, as he would have been required to do in the event of a knockdown. Instead, he had strolled to the ring ropes and, inexplicably, began staring out at the crowd. As Baer regained his feet, a photographer's flashbulb exploded in his eyes, momentarily blurring his vision. He said later that Campbell appeared to him as only a shadow figure. Campbell was still gazing abstractedly as Baer advanced on him. He turned just as Baer caught him with a right to the side of the head. The blow stunned Campbell, but he held on and survived the round. Between rounds, he was heard to confide to his second. Tom (Greaseball) Maloney, "Something feels like it broke in my head." But Campbell fought well in the next two rounds, staying even in the third and clearly winning the fourth. He was ahead on some scorecards in the fifth when Baer, the right-handed slugger, surprised him with a whistling left hook to the jaw. Campbell slumped back into the ropes in a neutral corner as Baer, sensing his opportunity but wary of possum-playing, belabored him with a succession of powerful punches to the head. Campbell did not go down. He could not, for the ring ropes were supporting him. With his opponent still on his feet, Baer kept punching. One of the blows caused Campbell's head to smash against the metal turnbuckle that joined the ropes with the ring posts. Still, he did not go down. The furious assault could not have lasted more than a few seconds, but it seemed to ringsiders like minutes before Irwin stepped in and pulled the flailing Baer away. As he did so, Campbell slumped unconscious to the canvas. A count was unnecessary. As flashbulbs popped, Irwin held Baer's hand aloft, while Campbell's seconds worked frantically to revive him. Baer helped them carry him to his stool. The photograph of Baer that appeared in the morning Chronicle showed him smiling as winners are supposed to, but it was accompanied by a story saying that, as of one o'clock in the morning, Frankie Campbell "lay in St. Joseph's Hospital still insensible." Dr. Frank Sheehy of the hospital staff told reporters the fighter had suffered extensive brain damage and that "the outlook is very dark." Smith's story of the fight portrayed Baer as a vicious fighter. "He [Campbell] was ready to drop, but Baer continued to rain in blows to an unprotected jaw and against a man who was already knocked out...Campbell was dead to the world and stayed in that unconscious condition as Irwin raised Baer's hand and posed for the picture of the winner." After he had showered, Baer asked Hoffman if he might visit Campbell in his dressing room and wish him well. "Frankie isn't in the room yet," Hoffman told him. "He's still in the ring." In fact, Campbell lay in the ring for a full half hour after the fight while an ambulance from nearby Mission Emergency Hospital threaded through traffic to the ball park. Baer went to the family home in Piedmont secure in the knowledge he had won an important fight, unaware that his opponent lay near death. Early the next morning Baer received a phone call from the hospital. Campbell was not expected to live, and the police were asking for him. Baer replaced the receiver and turned to his family. "He just stood there, tears as big as golf balls rolling down his cheeks," Augie Baer recalls. "All the heart seemed to go right out of him then." Max had himself driven to the hospital, where he encountered Campbell's wife, who generously absolved him of blame. "It could have been you," she told him. He could barely speak in reply. The fight officially ended Monday at 10:34 p.m. Frankie Campbell, age 26, died at 11:35 a.m. Tuesday of a double cerebral hemorrhage. Baer surrendered that afternoon to San Francisco Police Captain Fred Lemmon at the Hotel Whitcomb. The bail of $10,000, set by Superior Court Judge George H. Cabaniss, was the highest ever for a charge of manslaughter in San Francisco. Baer spent much of that day in jail before Hoffman arrived with the bail money.

@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337

Жыл бұрын

@@wh1msikal Anyhow the story gets interesting. Max almost went to prison for murder. Everyone that saw that fight said it was. It just goes to show how terrible the rules and referees were back then. Old-school was not necessarily tougher, it's just that the beatings lasted longer. The crowd demanded blood and that's what they got. More modern fighters like Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Larry Holmes, Ali, Vitali, Ibeabuchi, Foreman, etcetera would have destroyed and obliterated all those old-school heavyweight boxers.

@Studentofsweetscience

Жыл бұрын

@@Gone_fishing335 all of us know who you are Black David..... keep trying cause ain't nothing working

BoxRec has officially listed these Rocky Marciano opponents as *'middleweights'* and *'light'* heavyweights: Eddie Ross - division *"Middleweight"* Harry Bilazarian - division *"Middleweight"* Archie Moore - division *"Light heavy"* Harry Matthews - division *"Light heavy"* Harry Haft - division *"Light heavy"* Ted Lowry - division *"Light heavy"* Willis Applegate - division *"Light heavy"* Bob Jefferson - division *"Light heavy"* Ezzard Charles - division *"Light heavy"* Apparently after 23 years BoxRec recently *changed Ezzard Charles's division classification to "heavy" several days ago.* It don't matter if they change it to the *"Super-Heavy" division* because he still only weighed *'181-lbs'* when he won his title and there is nothing BoxRec or anyone can do or say to change that Fact. Did the Klitschko brothers and Lennox Lewis have the luxury of fightin middleweights and light heavyweights? Of course not. *Shouldn't one have to beat credible Heavyweight opponents to be respected as a legitimate Heavyweight champion?* Marciano's small era was a huge contributing factor towards the *"cruiserweight"* division being created. *There comes a point the size disparity becomes a bridge too far even for outstanding smaller boxers.* Little Rocky was only 31 when he *"QUIT"* during his prime. He only fought a measly 7 years while everyone else fought 20 years. Many Heavyweights could have retired undefeated if they had *"QUIT"* after only 7 years. What Marciano did to his family is *"unforgivable"* During his retirement speech and his appearance on the Ed Sullivan show he said, "I want to spend more time with my family." *That's not True. It was all a lie. He immediately abandoned his kids and wife to sleep with thousands then left them penniless--@ 1993/08/23 THE ROCK - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI*

As I watched this documentary I was awed by the courage of these men. Their bodies may have been broken, their legs unable to sustain them, but their hearts still refusing to say ‘l quit’. There is the measure of a man.

Marciano was so generous toward his opponents after the fact, but you don't see that any more.

@mikecesa4444

2 жыл бұрын

Almost all people of those era's were like that. The only person that was a real jerk was Ted Williams. Had a foul mouth and actually was told to leave Sears for using profanity.

@lloydkline1518

2 жыл бұрын

Really .;; think rocky Marciano vs sunny liston???

@nicktat7460

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t say you NEVER see that any more. Tyson was a maniac but he was super gracious in victory, even mayweather was/is pretty gracious towards his opponents after he wins, there’s plenty of others too

@CorePathway

2 жыл бұрын

Watch more MMA.

@DaffyYoshido

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicktat7460 The same Mayweather that said he is better than Ali. That guys a bum.

This was one of the best documentary biography of a legendary boxer. I had no idea he died so tragically a sad ending and a tough life people lived back in those days.

@johnferrara7391

2 жыл бұрын

Nersyankees

@dannymagee8202

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Unforgivable Blackness for another epic documentary about Jack Johnson. It’s 3.5 hours but well worth it!

A respected sports journalist once quoted......."if all the heavyweight champions of the world were locked in a room together,.....Rocky would be the one walking out at the end...

@Studentofsweetscience

11 ай бұрын

That's one man's opinion. And let me guess, you believe it?

@Studentofsweetscience

11 ай бұрын

Put little Marciano in a room with Foreman, Liston and Ibeabuchi.. I guarantee little Rocky is coming out in body bag.

@blackdavidfrostnDesMoines

11 ай бұрын

One would think since little white 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 white boy.

@blackdavidfrostnDesMoines

11 ай бұрын

After little white Rocky abruptly 'Quit' boxing during his 'Prime' he immediately abandoned his family to sleep with thousands, then left them penniless. What a soab - Classy guy though.

He seemed like the most respectful boxer I’ve ever seen. After the fight was over and at the weigh ins towards his opponent . He had some heavy hands.

The only heavyweight boxing champion to retire undefeated. This was in 1955, and to this day, hasn't been repeated. A rare accomplishment.

@rickyd4073

Жыл бұрын

Tyson Fury is unbeaten and now retired or so he says unless he has the desire to fight the winner of the Usyk/Joshua rematch. Personally I think he lost to John McDermott.

@aarondigby5054

Жыл бұрын

The only HW champion to fight a half dozen of his second cousins under assumed names and the boxing commission was going to strip Rocky of his title so he conveniently retired.

@aarondigby5054

Жыл бұрын

@@rickyd4073 ain't nobody waiting two years to see these slow, lumbering mummified fighters slog all around the ring once every two years they might have a title fight.

@boomerzman6148

Жыл бұрын

Hum...Marciano...Not so Great? Jersey Joe Walcott 49W 18L 40-Year Old Club Fighter!...Joe Lewis 66W 3L Over The Hill Came Back From The Dead Before Christopher...Lee...AKA...Count Dracula!...Ezzard Charles 95W 25L Club Fighter With More Beatings Than Curley Howard of The Three Stooges! Pick A Decade...60s...70s...80s...90s..2000s...He would have been destroyed by the likes of Liston...Frazer...Norton...Forman...Holmes...HolyField...Tyson...Lewis...Klitschko...Ali...and Tommy Morrison...to name A Few! He was too small and steered to a list of washed up mediocre or zombie opponents! His Record ...Fight No One and Quit While You're Ahead! AKA Mediocre at Best! P.S. I Think Even The Count Would Have Beat Him!

@ericlistonsr9969

Жыл бұрын

Same shit all those he knocked out said prior to the fights.......

Joe Louis and Rocky were magnificent champions. They proved that you can be humble and still be the best.

@simonemiglioli1165

3 ай бұрын

Better, a gentlemen.

@Stout_Krout_Columbia_MD

Ай бұрын

​@@simonemiglioli1165 A gentleman that served 2 years in prison for felony assault and robbery.

@Stout_Krout_Columbia_MD

Ай бұрын

​@@simonemiglioli1165 A gentleman that abandoned his kids and wife, Barbara, to sleep with thousands and left them penniless.

@Stout_Krout_Columbia_MD

28 күн бұрын

Soft spoken Lennox Lewis at his best was the total package. The last undisputed Heavyweight champion emerged as cream of the crop against some of the biggest punchers in Heavyweight history. Lennox avenged his only two defeats by knockout. He didn't make excuses for his losses, he said, "It's Heavyweights, you can get caught, but i won the rematches in style," and "Show me a Heavyweight champion without a loss and i'll show you a fighter that fought a lot of nobodies." In my opinion Lennox Lewis is the GOAT. To hear 58 year old Lennox talk so clearly and eloquently after going up against 18 Heavyweight Champions is remarkable. The 18 HW Champions Lewis faced: *Vitali Klitschko, Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Shannon Briggs, Frank Bruno, Tony Tucker, Hasim Rahman, Oliver McCall, Mike Weaver, Henry Akinwande, Tommy Morrison and Ray Mercer were later recognized as WBO champions, British HW champion Gary Mason, European HW champion Jean Chanet, Commonwealth HW champion Derek Williams, Canada HW champion Razor Ruddock, IBF/WBF HW champion Michael Grant, and WBC International HW champion David Tua...[[ technically not all were 'World' champions but champions nonetheless ]]. Other notable mentions; Olympic HW Silver medalist Riddick Bowe, Olympic HW Gold medalist Tyrell Briggs, Andrew Golota, Zeljko Mavrovic, Frans Botha and Phil Jackson* How many prime topnotch genuine 200+lbs Heavyweight and 224+lbs Super Heavyweight Champions did 184 lb tiny cruiser Marciano fight??? I always find it amusing the way Rocky fans belittle Lennox for being KO'd twice yet always fail to mention the *((28))* times Walcott Charles Moore Layne LaStarza were KO'd and the *((94))* times they lost. Who KO'd Lennox? Hasim Rahman 6' 3" 240 lbs 82% KO's with 82" reach was a genuine Super Heavyweight, *not a 184 lb tiny cruiser with tiny 67" flyweight reach.* Oliver McCall 6' 2" 240 lbs 82" reach was a genuine Super Heavyweight, *not a 184 lb tiny cruiser with tiny 67" flyweight reach.* Imagine little Rocky trying to fight topnotch Super Heavyweights with 80" to 86" albatross wingspans and 30 to 100 lb weight advantages? *What a Joke.*

The Marciano Tapes #6 @3:40 Marciano confesses Carmine Vingo hit the back of his head on the plywood flooring. *He said, "it so happened that Vingo hit his head on the flooring, and it sent him unconscious. He was paralyzed a little bit in his fingers and hands. There was a change in the ruling, from then on padding was put on the ring of the flooring."* Rocky's manager Al Weill said the same thing in Marciano's biography 'Unbeaten', *"Vingo hit his head on the flooring, then he went unconscious."* So after all this time it was the plywood flooring that partially paralyzed Vingo, not Marciano's punch. It's no wonder *Vingo said, "I WAS SLAUGHTERED FOR A CROWD" --source: The Saturday Evening Post by Carmine Vingo as told by Seymour Shubin* Nobody knows how that particular ring in 1949 was actually constructed at that particular venue. Regardless of the flooring, Vingo *tooth-pick* Bingo was 6' 4" 189 lbs with an abysmal 38% KO's. A closer look at his eighteen opponents: #1) Vingo 188¼ vs Barney Metten 192¾ lbs CAREER *6 wins 3 losses* with 44% KO's *F-LEVEL* #2) Vingo 187 lbs vs Fred Ramsey 186 lbs CAREER *8 wins 12 losses* with 28% KO's *F-LEVEL* #3) Vingo 190 lbs vs Earl Turner 198 lbs CAREER *2 wins 21 losses* with *0%* KO's *F-LEVEL* Turner's *only purpose* was *Paddin Records.* #4) Vingo 190 lbs vs George Washington 187 lbs CAREER *12 wins 33 losses* with 17% KO's *F-LEVEL* Another *Paid Diver.* #5) Vingo 194½ lbs vs Joe Lindsay 182½ lbs CAREER *28 wins 7 losses* with 29% KO's *C-LEVEL* Vingo *"LOSES"* #6) Vingo 194 lbs vs Freddie McManus 179½ lbs CAREER *18 wins 19 losses* with *7%* KO's *F-LEVEL* #7) Vingo 197 lbs vs Tommy DiGiorgio 183½ lbs CAREER *9 wins 15 losses* with *4%* KO's *F-LEVEL* #8) Vingo 192 lbs vs Jimmy Walls 189½ lbs CAREER *20 wins 41 losses* with *8%* KO's *F-LEVEL* *"Another Diver"* #9) Vingo 189½ lbs vs Tommy DiGiorgio 183½ lbs CAREER *9 wins 15 losses* with *4%* KO's *F-LEVEL* *"SECOND" time* Vingo fights this undercard boxer. *Why???* #10) Vingo 188 lbs vs Johnny Williams 183 lbs CAREER *2 wins 13 losses* with *6%* KO's *F-LEVEL* *This isn't even boxing anymore. It's charity for the homeless.* #11) Vingo 188 lbs vs Don Mogard 191¼ lbs CAREER *20 wins 16 losses* with *15%* KO's *F-LEVEL* #12) Vingo 195 lbs vs Freddie McManus 178 lbs CAREER *18 wins 19 losses* with *7%* KO's *F-LEVEL* *"SECOND" time* Vingo fights this opponent. *Why???* #13) Vingo 195 lbs vs Ernie Conyer 191½ lbs CAREER *5 wins 9 losses* with 21% KO's *F-LEVEL* #14) Vingo 185 lbs vs Ernie Conyer 187½ lbs CAREER *5 wins 9 losses* with 21% KO's *F-LEVEL* *"SECOND" time* Vingo fights this opponent. *Why???* #15) Vingo 188½ lbs vs Joe Modzele 183 lbs CAREER *18 wins 8 losses* with 26% KO's *D to F-LEVEL* *Light* heavyweights *moonlighting as Heavyweights were dime a dozen back then.* #16) Vingo 192½ lbs vs George Washington 189 lbs CAREER *12 wins 33 losses* *F-LEVEL* *"SECOND" time* Vingo fights this *Diver.* Vingo fought *"FOUR"* opponents *"TWICE"* within *16* bouts. *Why?* Even the *majority* of his opponents have *losing* records. *Why???* This is all very reminiscent of Roland LaStarza's first 37 opponents. *This isn't even funny anymore.* It's downright shameful. #17) Vingo 193 lbs vs Al Robinson 193 lbs CAREER *0 wins 5 losses* with *0%* KO's *F-LEVEL* Vingo actually fights a *debuting 0-0-0 amateur just before* he faces little Rocky. *Why???* #18) Vingo 189 lbs vs Rocky Marciano 180¼ lbs CAREER *49 wins 0 losses* with 87.76% KO's *B-LEVEL* Vingo was completely outclassed and never had a chance from the get-go. I saw their Getty Museum pics and Marciano didn't have a single mark on his face, and his eyes were wide open and clear. *What they did to Vingo was a Travesty.* *THE WORST PREDETERMINED 16-2 BOXING RESUME OF ALL TIME* All this time i was mislead into believing that Vingo was this twenty year old superstar being prepped to become the next Heavyweight champ. Instead he was prepped for *SLAUGHTER JUST TO PLEASE A CROWD --Carmine Vingo*

Hall of Fame All Time Great Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston had not lost for 10 years before Ali, and didn’t lose again for 5 more. Sonny’s only loss before Ali was early in his career when Marty Marshall broke his jaw when Sonny was laughing at him. Liston fought on with a broken jaw, had it broken again in a second place, yet only lost by split decision. He twice destroyed Marty in rematches.

I feel like I'm beating a dead horse when I say this on every video you make, but the quality of your documentary videos are on par or better than all of the 30 for 30 ESPN documentaries I've seen. Your work is second to none. Thank you for doing all this. It's not hard to tell as a viewer when someone cares about what they are presenting to you. You can tell that you really enjoy this

@enterthebruce91

2 жыл бұрын

Someone needs to make an A-list biopic (or HBO T.V series) about Rocky Marciano's life A.S.A.P. I Enjoyed the Michael Jai White Tyson film, as well as Ali and Cinderella man, and especially The Fighter but Hollywood really needs to pay tribute to this legend. R.I.P Rocky Marciano 🙏🏽

@finalboss3893

2 жыл бұрын

@@enterthebruce91 wait so the movies named rocky weren’t based on rocky

@enterthebruce91

2 жыл бұрын

@@finalboss3893 Rocky Balboa was probably somewhat inspired by Rocky Marciano but I've never seen a high budget Hollywood Biopic or T.V series based on Marciano's life.

“He doesn’t fight by the book, but I got hit by a library" This from a man that fought so many other men. And knew what a hard hit felt like.

Rocky Marciano hits like a sledge hammer 🥊🥊

The way he spoke about Walcott shows the level of respect men in these days had for each other so heart warming to hear 👊

Let’s gooooo please do more old fighters , Joe Louis next please

@xxn0_luc_25xx2

2 жыл бұрын

Jack dempsey or sonny

@jackseulean8562

2 жыл бұрын

Jack Dempsey would be a great one

@joseposada6362

2 жыл бұрын

Apollo creed

@jingqi9106

2 жыл бұрын

The Rock crushed Louis

@javiernegron2633

2 жыл бұрын

@@jingqi9106 yeah once louis was old

49-0 undefeated undisputed heavyweight champion of the world!

@XapnoMapkc

2 жыл бұрын

Not really. Rocky won his first pro fight, then went back to the amateurs and lost to Coley Wallace before turning pro again. That should not have been allowed

@dislikebutton966

2 жыл бұрын

@@XapnoMapkc who tf cares?

@XapnoMapkc

2 жыл бұрын

@@dislikebutton966 I don't know. Who cares about anything?

@XapnoMapkc

2 жыл бұрын

@First name Last name March 17, 1947. Rocky Marciano's pro debut in Holyoke Mass vs Lee Epperson. KO3 Marciano then had his 7th, 8th and 9th amateur fights in January/February 1948. March 1, 1948. Rocky's 10th Amateur fight. This one for the Golden Gloves All-East Coast Championships, New York, New York vs. Coley Wallace. L3 July12, 1948 Rocky's 2nd pro fight vs Harry Balzarian. KO1 Check out the dates on the internet and see if I am right.

@beyonddabloc1529

2 жыл бұрын

@@XapnoMapkc pro is the only thing that count you ass clown

Always heard about this dude, but this documentary perfectly summed up what made him such a great warrior

I am from the Ali generation. Never saw Rocky fight, so I really loved this documentary. I love the way fighters back then where such good sportsmen and the fights were full of action.

I cry like a baby every time I watch footage of this excellent fighter and even better human being. RIP champ!

@AmericanJohnGrass

Жыл бұрын

Do you really lol

@derekgambill3394

Жыл бұрын

@@AmericanJohnGrass Are you jealous? It’s ok to cry big man. You should let go sometime

@AmericanJohnGrass

Жыл бұрын

@@derekgambill3394 maybe I’ll watch some videos of Jerry West. That usually gets me

@Corina_June_Cunningham

Жыл бұрын

185 lb Marciano swinging wildly against light heavyweights moonlighting as heavyweights is one thing. Swinging wildly against topnotch prime Super Heavyweights (220 to 270 lbs) is an entirely different story. Little Rocky's reach was only 67" inches (same as a bantamweight).

@Lucille69caddy

Жыл бұрын

@@Corina_June_CunninghamYour lips lapping up the cazzo nero 😂🤡

Whoever is running this channel is a gifted, talented, Legend.

Chin of steel, fists of iron and heart of gold, that's ladies and gentlemen is Mr Rocky M..... Luv n Respect

It's been 70 years and Marciano's 49-0 with 43 knockouts is chiseled into 'Rock' for eternity regardless what folks write, say or think.

I wish professional boxers today displayed the class and sportsmanship as they did back then

@alfredoochoa1619

2 жыл бұрын

@@zombielandakausa7468 You're falling as well by that logic.

@saltyzu8412

2 жыл бұрын

Benavidas has class

@ahnaf9433

2 жыл бұрын

I think a lot still do, like Canelo if i'm not wrong. But because they're this way, they don't get a lot of attention.

@saltyzu8412

2 жыл бұрын

@@ahnaf9433 you can thank mayweather for that

@jeremysears4263

2 жыл бұрын

Tyson Fury does

*ESPN Ringside - Rocky Marciano @**35:01** Bert Sugar said, "His trainer, Ray Arcel said, that even now, at this stage in 51, and then on into the middle 50s, you could see the beginning, the traces of the disease, that would later claim his life, Lou Gehrig's disease in Charles."* *People forget when they talk about the fights between Marciano and Ezzard Charles that Charles was showing symptoms of ALS. William Dettloff’s book Ezzard Charles: A Boxing Life documents that Charles first felt weakness in his limbs, and some numbness, in 1951 - before he battled Rocky Marciano, Charles was already suffering from the symptoms of ALS, (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.” It is notable when around the time Charles lost to Joe Walcott in 1951, Dettloff records that his family had noticed signs of what they would learn later was ALS.* *In summary:* Ray Arcel who loved Ezzard like a son, said, *"Charles had traces of ALS in 51."* Ezzard's own family members said, *"they noticed signs of ALS in 51."* Ezzard Charles (himself) said he, *"felt weakness in his limbs, and some numbness, in 51."* *Trying to deny the fact that Charles had weakness in his limbs (ALS) against Marciano in 1954 is not possible because the eye test does not lie. It happened and is well documented so it can never be swept under the carpet. That horrible Motor neurone gene presented itself in 1951 if not earlier. Ezzard Charles was only 53 when he passed - Rest easy champ.*

@fightfannerd2078

10 ай бұрын

Get out

@Stout_Krout_Columbia_MD

10 ай бұрын

@@fightfannerd2078 Okay, bye bye, see u tomorrow.. Cheers 😃

He wasn’t a man, he was the man.

I've never heard Rocky's story until now and that unexpected ending with the planecrash really got to me. Such a great fighter in and out of the ring, gone too soon. RIP legend

@Maria.Isabella.Sanchez

Жыл бұрын

The International Boxing Club Of New York was the dominant promotional power in boxing. It controlled the sport at Madison Square Garden and other major arenas. It had contracts for regularly-scheduled fights on the emerging medium of television. And it had links to organized crime; most notably through Frankie Carbo. “Carbo,” Russell Sullivan explains, “established a well-organized centralized system of control over boxing. The system featured scores of managers who operated as front men for Carbo. Once a promising fighter arrived on the scene, one of Carbo’s managers would muscle in on his ownership. Fear and violence were the linchpins of Carbo’s system and the bedrock of his power. Directly or indirectly, he controlled scores of judges, officials, managers, promoters, and fighters. His power became such that no big match was made or title awarded without his acquiescence.”

@Maria.Isabella.Sanchez

Жыл бұрын

Teddy Brenner, who worked for Al Weill in the late-1940s and subsequently became president of Madison Square Garden Boxing, later acknowledged, “Carbo had his fingers on the throat of boxing. If he did not own a certain fighter, he owned the manager. Weill was a boxing politician who held hands with the mob. When Weill was Marciano’s manager, he was controlled by Carbo.” In May 1949, Weill became the matchmaker for the International Boxing Club. That meant Marciano could fight against carefully chosen opponents when and where Weill wanted. Marciano wasn’t the first fighter to be moved by people of influence. Nor will he be the last. It’s what happened after the first LaStarza fight that really blemished Marciano’s career by taking a major step back in competition. Rocky’s handlers were afraid to put him in with anyone who could pose much of a threat after coming so close to tasting defeat. His next opponent was F-level Eldridge Eatman who had lost 8 of his last 9 fights. Everybody knew it was a gimme fight for an undefeated fighter. Then there was F-level Ted Lowry who had a career record of 71 wins 68 losses. Marciano was picking and choosing his fights his entire career. Marciano's 32nd fight was against F-level Keene Simmons who had a career 8 wins 8 losses. His 33rd fight was against F-level Harold Mitchell who had a career 4 wins 17 losses. 34th fight was against F-level Art Henri who had a career 13 wins 14 losses. And his 35th fight was against F-level Willis Applegate who had a career 11 wins 14 losses. It's clear as day Frankie Carbo and Al Weill padded Marciano's resume his entire (but very short) career. Marciano's career motto was: "Fight No One and Quit While You Are Ahead"

@blackDavidFrost-n-desmoines685

Жыл бұрын

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.

@blackDavidFrost-n-desmoines685

Жыл бұрын

If 42 year old light heavyweight Moore and 38 year old cruiserweight Walcott could drop little white Rocky then the Tyson's, Foreman's, Klitschko's and Ibeabuchi's of the world woulda kilt him. How can a 185 pound man even be considered an ATG Super Heavyweight when he was barely cruiserweight?

@blackDavidFrost-n-desmoines685

Жыл бұрын

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?

Never seen footage this good of Rocky, his power was just mindblowing!

Rocky was such a humble man. It is a pleasure to watch these videos. Thank you for posting them.

That was an incredible job you did on this mini documentary. The footage and photos you got were amazing. Thank you!

I think Rocky's greatest weapon was his endurance. It allowed him to keep a certain punching output going that his opponents just couldn't match. His output in the latter rounds was the same as the early rounds. No other heavyweight in history had that kind of gas in the tank.

@keanan5360

2 жыл бұрын

Smokin Joe's tank (and heart) could rival his.

@jerejoy5196

2 жыл бұрын

True. Part of that, especially in the heavyweights, is how much larger and heavier the fighters are today. All that mass and muscle takes a lot of energy to put in motion. On the other side, fighters today defense is much much better. Boxers today couldnt take that many full power direct punches from their opponents. They’re too powerful.

@thecrone8578

2 жыл бұрын

That chin was unreal also

@kylecook1738

2 жыл бұрын

@@keanan5360 no I really don't think so.. it would have been a bloody brutal fight but I see Marciano winning late in the fight by TKO I see smokin' joe gasing 12-15 rounds and Marciano overwhelming him into submission TKO but total 10000%% respect to Smokin' Joe one of the best ever to do it.

@senseichess8688

2 жыл бұрын

Great points

The real rocky!

@joseposada6362

2 жыл бұрын

The real rocky is Balboa...

@tyreepowell8367

2 жыл бұрын

You're So Cool Gohan, I Been Watching You On TV Years Ago

@mikeoxhard_695

2 жыл бұрын

Chuck Wepner is

@Lonelysportofboxing

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikeoxhard_695 exactly ! The fight were Sly adapted Chepner’s blocking technique using his head was Muhammad Ali vs Chuck Wepner

He didn't just excel in strength, power and endurance he excelled on modesty, a quality you can rarely find these days. In short he had class.

Im grateful we get to watch fights from this era of boxing, technology can be a beautiful thing.

Who else likes these before they even watch the whole thing.

The best undefeated fighter ever! R.I.P Rocky

@tomerx1

2 жыл бұрын

the best? you mean the only

@colorado2455

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomerx1 ricardo lopez and mayweather jr are also undefeated.

@wthwasthat8884

2 жыл бұрын

@@colorado2455 Mayweather is undefeated only because of 3 judges on April 20th 2002. Castillo beat Mayweather convincingly and the judges screwed him. People forget just how much controversy there was after that fight. The majority of papers scoring the fight had either Castillo 115 - 111 Mayweather or 114 -112. Only two out of the 35 sports reporters gave the fight a draw. None had it for Mayweather. I watched the fight back after Mayweather retired and it's shocking how two judges had it 115-111 to Mayweather and one had it 116-110. Might as well have had Stevie Wonder as the judge.

@nolanbowen8800

2 жыл бұрын

Hagler lost a couple of fights in 1976. On the other hand I do not believe Leonard beat him.

@XapnoMapkc

2 жыл бұрын

@Nicholas Williams How should Hagler be undefeated? He lost to Bobby Watts and Willie Monroe in 1976

Light heavyweight Charles weighed a massive 181lbs when he won the vacant-Heavyweight title against Walcott in 49. Charles had the lowest ever 43% KO's and weighed a huge 182lbs when he lost his Heavyweight title 2 years later against you guessed it - Walcott.

Rocky Marciano said of Liston: “He isn't faking his toughness, and his strength is just something you got to see, and that jab, he can knock a man out with the jab!" When asked how he would have fought him, the Rock shook his head and said “I’d have done my best, but Lord God he is strong…”

@jamescokl3

11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately Liston would have beaten him. I did like Liston though.

@jamescokl3

10 ай бұрын

@FIGHTFAN777 Liston would have destroyed anyone in his prime,

@jamescokl3

10 ай бұрын

@FIGHTFAN777 Rocky was the best because he beat the best in his era and would given all champions a headache but Liston was on a different level.

Knocking down Marciano was like a badge of honor because that’s the best you’d ever get fighting him.

@Samantha_Lavery_Medici

Жыл бұрын

Light heavyweight Ezzard Charles weighed a massive181 pounds when he won the Vacant HW title against Walcott in 1949. Charles had the lowest ever 43% KO percentage and weighed a Huge 182 pounds when he lost his HW title exactly 2 years later against who? Walcott of course. What a joke. The entire ordeal was between a LHW and two cruiserweights (Charles, Moore & Marciano).

Rocky seemed like good a caring man.That makes his toughness even more admirable.

He was way more skilled than he gets credit for. Top class footwork.

“He hit so hard it jarred your kin in Africa.” -Muhammad Ali on Rocky

@NeonThunder11

2 жыл бұрын

No way! 😂 I've never heard that one

@AmericanCrusader222

2 жыл бұрын

@@NeonThunder11 it’s legit! It was during an old interview

@joesmith1605

2 жыл бұрын

Ali, always had some shit to say that was memorable

@aldinemailrt1489

2 жыл бұрын

Ali know he would get destroy by Rocky Marciano

2 жыл бұрын

@Nicholas Williams no

The GOAT..no question about it. He actually did rearrange people's faces. What a shame he died so young.

@eddicarlo5362

Жыл бұрын

Not quite the GOAT. Resumes matter more than records. Name every significant heavyweight he fought.

@fuckrightoff

Жыл бұрын

@@eddicarlo5362 He was the undefeated champion until his retirement, beating all the competition put against him, he had nothing else to prove. Try again.

@eddicarlo5362

Жыл бұрын

@@fuckrightoff name every significant name on his resume. Go ahead.

@timnik2902

Жыл бұрын

​​@@eddicarlo5362ol. He beat ali. Plus he's 49-0. Undefeated heavyweight champion. He would have won more but died. You know nothing. He's the real goat. Everyone says ali is the goat. He beat ali. Which shows he is the best. Lol. Plus being undefeated made him the greatest ever

@eddicarlo5362

Жыл бұрын

@@timnik2902 Ali and Marciano never fought you dummy 🤣 that was a scripted fight with the result generated by a computer. Learn some boxing casual 🤣

@ 3: 27 the banner-caption or on-screen text reads; ARCHIE MOORE CLASSIC SPORTS At age 42, second oldest ever to fight for heavyweight championship (George Foreman, age 45 in 1994) Archie's age is no longer a mystery. Wiki recently removed 1916 and went with 1913 per family request. “My mother should know since she was there." -- Archie Moore Jul 20, 2020 - Archie Moore - BoxRec writes -- "Moore claimed he was born December 13, 1916, but his mother said he was born December 13, 1913. The U.S. Census record from 1920 seems to put an end to the mystery. "Archie L. Wright" is listed as a nephew in the household of Cleveland Moore and was three years and two months old on the date of the census" - January 2, 1920. So BoxRec says, "'Seems"' to put an "'end'" to the mystery." Who said it's the "'end'" ? BoxRec serves maybe two million folks. Wiki serves Billions and they say 1913. Archie's Mother and Archie's children say 1913 so they take precedent. Archie's mother did not fill out that census form, an uncle did who lived in a different state. Archie claimed he was born in 1916 in Collinsville, Illinois. But Archie's Mother told reporters numerous times, "Archibald was born in 1913 in Benoit, Mississippi" and that she was "never in Collinsville." December 13, 1913 was even written in his obituary by his children. "My mother should know since she was there." -- Archie Moore Says Billy Moore, Archie’s 68-year-old son who lives in San Diego, “My daddy was born in Benoit, Mississippi, and he was proud of it. If I heard him say it once, I heard him say it hundreds of times." @ BoxRec - Wikipedia --- 'Criticism of website' -very first sentence reads, ""BoxRec has been criticized for not keeping correct records for boxers, especially historic fighters"" Here's a perfect example of BoxRec's inaccuracies and why they're criticized...Walcott's actual record is 51-18-2 and he was KO'd (5) times...yet BoxRec shows ""49-20-1 KO'd (6) times""

I met Rocky at the sportsman of stanislaus club when I was 13 in 1968 at a swim meet, something I'll always remember!

My grandpa and I used to watch Friday night fights back in the 90’s. He would always tell me how great Rocky was and that no boxer “pound for pound” was better or ever would be better. To this day I still have to agree with him. Great video, Joe.

I grew up in Brockton and went to school with a handful of Rocky's grandchildren. Very nice family! Such a tragedy that Rocky was taken from us at such a young age.

@EverybodyUnite

2 жыл бұрын

How did He die?

@MTM342

2 жыл бұрын

@@EverybodyUnite watch the end of the video.

@domenicoscarpa670

2 жыл бұрын

Grauie fratello americano😘

Thanks, probably the most informative Marciano documentary I've seen and followed boxing for 45years

Love the mini movie episodes! so much detail & information to learn about these boxers 🤓 I’m new to some of them so learning about their life story has been fun. Thank you for making the time to share your content & knowledge. High quality content!

That look on Moores face after he knocked Rocky down, and he came back and clobbered him. You can literally see him thiink, "What the fuck, where the hell did this come from!"

@MusMasi

2 жыл бұрын

rocky fought some great fighters as well, he was not a can crusher, which is amazing how he went and a humble well respected guy.

@jeremysears4263

2 жыл бұрын

@@MusMasi The guy was like an ancient mythical warrior.... Just unbelievably brutal and relentless.... I've got him as the GOAT. But I could be wrong

@EM-tx3ly

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeremysears4263 A Roman

@thomaswilson7538

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeremysears4263 Thank you for a more reasonable opinion, and without the "in-thing," teenage gutter talk that so many "men" love to use to make themselves feel tougher, and make their point seem, more dramatic. Lol And I do not want my kids or grandkids believing, this talk is classy. :( Yes, in the era, say 20 years from when Rocky first started, he was the greatest by a long-shot. Meeting Ali, both in their prime--do not forget, in any sports' field, evolution, definitely, plays a massive part of the equation. Ali was a modern artist and Rocky was mud-figher. I, assume, Ali, cuts Rocky up so bad, and with that confounding, evolutionary dancing, the ref would have to stop the fight? But Rocky would evade a knockout from this modern day, chosen, GOAT,

@someperson8151

2 жыл бұрын

Rocky Marciano was different. He didn't toot his own horn like a lot of boxers with big egos. He trained like he wasn't a champion. Why a lot of boxers thought he was a big hype job. Only until they got hit, they gave him his due respect.

The perfect world champion. A beautiful human being and a true warrior. It's an irresistible combination. RIP Rocky.

@newagain9964

Жыл бұрын

Overrated.