The forgotten story of the rocky marciano v muhammad ali. Also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Rocky made his boxing debut in 1947 at the age of 24 in holyoke, massachusetts, by knocking out lee epperson in the third round. Rocky marciano and comedian jerry lewis watch rocky ko moore by boxing hall of fame las vegas. Rocky marciano vs jersey joe walcott ii highlights on vimeo. Marciano was under 200 pounds, and definitely not invincible, as his first matchup against roland lastarza was a split decision, and couldve been scored either way. Jersey joe walcott was beating him in one of their bouts, until marciano got lucky. Muhammad ali might have been the greatest heavyweight of them all, but that doesnt necessarily mean he would have beaten every other heavyweight champion. No one not even marciano knew at the time that his ninthround knockout of reigning light heavyweight champion archie moore would be the last time he would pull on the gloves as an active participant.
Marciano was nothing more than a paper champion who only fought old black men that could not defend them selves. Marciano was controlled by the mob and so was boxing at that time. Archie moore, a knockout victim in marcianos final bout, said, after a fight with marciano, you felt like someone had been beating you all over the body with a blackjack, or hitting you with rocks. But imo ali does have all the tools to have keeped him at bay. Who would win in a fight between rocky marciano and. This is the last 2 12 rounds of my father, rocky marcianos boxing career, against archie moore. Rocky marciano is an american professional boxer who competed from 1947 to 1955, and held the world heavyweight title from 1952 to 1956. Archie moore program scorebook with rare stubless ticket. Rocky marciano and comedian jerry lewis watch rocky ko moore. Rocky marciano knocks out joe louis rocky marciano knocks out joe louis 20080326t12.
Capturing his athletic accomplishments against the colorful backdrop of the 1950s fight scene, sullivan examines how marcianos career reflected the glamour and scandal of boxing as well as tenor of his times. Yankee stadium, new york, usa rocky the brockton blockbuster marciano 4800 vs archie old mongoose moore 148198 world heavyweight championship referee. At the time, ali and marciano were the only undefeated heavyweight champions in history and fans often debated who would win had they met in their primes. Rocky marciano and jerry lewis watch rocky ko archie moore. In their primes who wins rocky marciano vs george foreman. San diego hall of famer archie moore, the aged wonder who knocked out more opponents than anyone else in the history of boxing, died wednesday at. Spirited, fastpaced, and rich in detail, rocky marciano is the first book to place the boxer in the context of his times. Yet not to be denied rocky comes out for the 6th session and a all out war breaks out between the 2. Both marciano and ali had tough chins and could endure punishment,ali however had the size advantage,more speed,more skills,longer reach and better foot work than rocky marciano moreover marciano bled easily while ali hardly ever got a scartch in his prime therefore this fight would really be a mismatch, marciano would put up a great fight but. Rocky marciano after defeating jersey joe walcott for the heavyweight title on. The violent and untimely death of rocky marciano in a plane crash on the eve of his 46 birthday was an event that stunned the world. Marciano was dropped in the second round by a right hand, but he came back to knock moore down three times officially one apparent knockdown was ruled a slip. Rocky marciano vs ezzard charles ii highlights boxing legends. Rocky marciano presents floyd patterson vs archie moore in.
Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates usa 21 september 1955. Rocky marciano defends his heavyweight championship for the first time against jersey joe walcott after winning it against him with a vicious right hand knock out in the th round to come from behind in the scoring in their first bout in philadelphia. Instead of retiring, rocky marciano chooses to bide his time and wait for the rising olympic gold medalist, floyd patterson, to mature and challenge for the world heavyweight championship. The man who would become muhammad ali, who had just beaten archie moore a few months prior, completed the official passing of the eras between the old guard of the postjoe louis era and what would become the greatest generation in heavyweight history, making rocky marciano look every one of his abouttoturn40 years. He is the only heavyweight champion to have finished his career undefeated. The tragic death of legendary heavyweight rocky marciano. Rocky marciano vs archie moore 1955 video dailymotion. Rocky marciano has announced his retirement as undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, and world light heavyweight king archie moore meets 21yearold floyd patterson of brooklyn for the vacant world heavyweight championship title. Rocky marciano boxing career dvds was born rocco francis marchegiano, on september 1, 1923, in brockton, massachusetts. Rocky marciano was the only undefeated boxing champion in any weight division until joe calzaghe retired 460 in 2009.
It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet. The thrilla in manila explained ali vs frazier 3 breakdown. For a few moments on that september night three decades ago it appeared marciano might be beaten by 41yearold archie moore, the old mongoose. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. Rocky marciano vs ezzard charles i video dailymotion. Archie moore and joe walcot made the marciano fights interesting. The final, and one of the most noteworthy names, on rocky marcianos perfect 490 record. Yankee stadium, new york, usa rocky the brockton blockbuster marciano 48 00 vs archie old mongoose moore 148198 world. The very best of rocky marciano by irish man videos. The super fight was a fictional boxing match between rocky marciano and muhammad ali. The marcianosavold fight is up on youtube for those interested, and yes, id agree with stingers opinion when he states that was marcianos worst performance. The lightheavyweight champion and challenger gets back on track in the 5th taking back the play from marciano.
Marcianos last title bout was against 38yearold archie moore, on september 21, 1955. Rocky marciano vs archie moore, the rocks last fight. Marciano was knocked down for a fourcount in the second round, but recovered and retained his title with a knockout in round nine. Marciano weighed 183 lbs billy conn weighed 175 lbs this fight could have been made. The super fight 1969 by permanent on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Rocky marciano vs archie moore rocky marciano defends the heavyweight championship of the world against archie moore. Just had a massive discussion with a friend of mine about this, and he reckons that rocky would win against mike tyson in a modern day fight. See more ideas about boxing history, boxing champions and martial arts. At the end of his career he was 490, with 43 of his victories coming by knockouts. During his career, marciano held the heavyweight boxing title for four years in the 1950s, and he is the only boxing champ to ever retire undefeated, with 43 knockouts in his 49 fight career. With johnny addie, max baer, allie colombo, bill corum. One more thin about the right hand he hit ezzer charles with it was not the best right hand. Marciano feasted off old champions, just because their names would look good on his record. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
Moore was attempting to become the first reigning world light heavyweight champion to win the world heavyweight championship. Its true that styles make fights, as ken norton who is not considered a great heavyweig. The super fight was a fictional boxing match between rocky marciano and muhammad ali shot in 1969 and released in 1970. Rocky marciano vs jersey joe walcott ii highlights. If rocky marciano was such a great fighter why did he not.
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