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Round 4
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The seconds hurry out of Marciano s corner as the bell sounds for Round 4. 0:0
0:06 Louis got quite a pep talk in his corner; we ll see if Jack Blackburn s
instructions work. 0:0
0:11 Joe Louis lands a strong uppercut! 4:0
0:11 Marciano looks stunned! 4:0
0:16 Both fighters are unmarked at this stage of the fight. 4:0
0:21 Louis lets his hands go inside and scores with at least two hard shots to Marciano s ribcage and neck. 7:0
0:30 Marciano tries to push Louis back in an attempt to gain room to punch. 7:0
0:34 Both fighters are feinting with the shoulders. Now, Louis lands the right hand. 9:0
0:43 Louis quickly hitches up his trunks. 9:0
0:50 Watch Louis move. He is darting in and out, in and out, keeping Marciano off balance. 9:0
0:58 Louis traps Rocky Marciano in the corner! 9:0
01:02 Louis s punch actually goes behind Marciano as the latter moved inside just as Louis threw a looping shot. 9:0
01:13 Louis landed a sharp combination that rocked Rocky Marciano back on his heels! 13:0
01:13 Marciano was stopped cold by that series of shots! 13:0
01:25 Rocky Marciano rips to the head with a powerful right cross. 13:3
01:39 Marciano is either lucky or has radar. Louis s last punch missed landing by a fraction of an inch! 13:3
01:50 Marciano is off target with that punch. 13:3
01:57 The action slows for the moment. 13:3
02:10 * Louis lands a vicious uppercut and down goes Marciano! 13:3
02:12 The count starts... 20:3
02:12 1... 20:3
02:13 2... 20:3
02:14 3... 20:3
02:15 4... 20:3
02:16 5... 20:3
02:16 * Marciano's legs look bad as he manages to rise from the knockdown. The referee is finishing the mandatory 8 count. 20:3
02:17 6... 20:3
02:18 7... 20:3
02:19 8... 20:3
02:19 Lane is allowing the fight to continue. Marciano looks real shaken to us, however. 20:3
02:19 Marciano has suffered a delayed reaction to that last punch. He lurched forward and his legs look bad. Louis needs to capitalize on this moment because he can end this thing right now. 20:3
02:32 Louis is just missing by a hair with his punches. 20:3
02:43 Louis fires and misses. 20:3
02:54 He fails to connect with that punch. He pushed it out there instead of cutting loose with it. 20:3
03:00 Rocky Marciano retreats into the right corner. 20:3
03:00 The bell sounded, ending the round but it s a wonder the referee and the fighters could hear it over the noise being made by the crowd. That
knockdown really pumped up the spectators here tonight. 22:3
03:00 Louis wings a big left hand at Marciano but the latter sidesteps the punch. 20:3
Round 5
Time Commentary Points
0:00 It s Round 5 of this scheduled 15 rounder. 0:0
0:08 Jack Blackburn seemed to pump up Louis between rounds. 0:0
0:08 Marciano drives home an uppercut. That punch had something on it. 0:3
0:13 No blood, no bruises and no swelling; you wouldn t know that these guys have already fought 5 rounds. 0:3
0:21 Marciano has Louis trapped in the near right neutral corner... 0:3
0:21 The cross scores for Marciano. He needs to throw that punch more often. 0:5
0:37 Neither fighter is straying far from the middle of the ring. 0:5
0:42 Louis circles left, then right in an attempt to cut off the ring. 0:5
0:46 The two men are circling one another, looking for an opening. 0:5
0:54 Louis dips as if to launch a body shot, then goes upstairs with a quick hook to the head that puts Rocky Marciano back on his heels! 4:5
0:54 Marciano appears to have been staggered by that punch… 4:5
01:03 Louis lands the right hand. He s pretty effective with that punch when he sets it up right. 6:5
01:17 Louis holds his arms up in disgust as Marciano holds him around his waist. 6:5
01:29 Referee Lane has to separate the two... 6:5
01:38 Marciano just landed a three punch combo! 6:9
01:38 Louis is going to need to regroup after that series of blows... 6:9
01:43 Marciano is rebounding from the knockdown he suffered in the last frame. 6:9
01:51 Louis backs into his own corner... 6:9
01:55 Marciano is holding… 6:9
02:13 The Referee breaks it up... 6:9
02:26 No one is going to confuse Marciano with a ballerina, but at least he isn t just standing still. 6:9
02:41 Marciano misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 6:9
02:54 Marciano slides along the far ropes. 6:9
03:00 Marciano fires a left hand that Louis takes high on the shoulder. 6:9
03:00 There s the bell. That brings Round 5 to a close. 7:10
Round 6
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Louis looks to be in good shape as Round 6 gets underway. 0:0
0:06 Hey, that ringcard girl was something else! 0:0
0:10 Marciano has Louis trapped! 0:0
0:14 Marciano bulls his way inside, pushing Louis up against the ropes. Good thing they don t score on style points. 0:0
0:14 Neither fighter shows any wear and tear at this point. 0:0
0:18 Charley Goldman was really animated in Marciano s corner and Marciano was nodding in agreement. 0:0
0:19 Marciano has Louis blocked in! 0:0
0:23 Marciano lands a devastating cross! 0:4
0:23 OH! Marciano landed it square and Louis felt it! 0:4
0:37 Marciano lands a solid hook! 0:8
0:37 Joe Louis is suddenly in trouble! 0:8
0:51 Marciano doesn t look all that graceful but he moves fairly well in the ring. 0:8
0:55 Joe Louis is trying to avoid shots to the body. He d better look out for shots to the head! 0:8
0:58 Marciano pins Louis in the corner! 0:8
01:03 Marciano fires a shot, but it glances off Louis s shoulder. 0:8
01:10 Both fighters are scoring in this exchange but Marciano is coming out on top. 2:10
01:24 Joe Louis is clinching... Marciano is trying to free his gloves... They are under Louis s arms... 2:10
01:29 Joe Louis pushes Marciano away. 2:10
01:38 Marciano tries to give angles as he continues his relentless forward motion. 2:10
01:43 Marciano has Louis cornered! 2:10
01:47 Marciano is jockeying for position as he tries to force Louis back into the corner. 2:10
01:57 Louis slams home the jab. That punch landed with the force of a cross or a hook. 5:10
02:06 The crowd is reacting to every punch thrown by these guys, whether it lands or not. 5:10
02:09 Both fighters sneak a breather as they clinch. Now they move apart. 5:10
02:12 Marciano pins Louis in the corner! 5:10
02:16 Marciano drops the right hand flush on Louis s chin! 5:15
02:16 Louis is going to need to regroup after that blow... 5:15
02:30 Marciano lands a crushing combination! 5:19
02:30 Louis was staggered by those punches... 5:19
02:43 Marciano tries a straight right that s blocked by the gloves of Louis. 5:19
02:54 Marciano just delivered a wake up call!!! He hurt Louis with a sharp
combination! 5:23
02:54 Louis appears shaken by those punches! 5:23
03:00 We re at the 3:00 mark and that brings this round to an end. 4:25
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The seconds hurry out of Marciano s corner as the bell sounds for Round 4. 0:0
0:06 Louis got quite a pep talk in his corner; we ll see if Jack Blackburn s
instructions work. 0:0
0:11 Joe Louis lands a strong uppercut! 4:0
0:11 Marciano looks stunned! 4:0
0:16 Both fighters are unmarked at this stage of the fight. 4:0
0:21 Louis lets his hands go inside and scores with at least two hard shots to Marciano s ribcage and neck. 7:0
0:30 Marciano tries to push Louis back in an attempt to gain room to punch. 7:0
0:34 Both fighters are feinting with the shoulders. Now, Louis lands the right hand. 9:0
0:43 Louis quickly hitches up his trunks. 9:0
0:50 Watch Louis move. He is darting in and out, in and out, keeping Marciano off balance. 9:0
0:58 Louis traps Rocky Marciano in the corner! 9:0
01:02 Louis s punch actually goes behind Marciano as the latter moved inside just as Louis threw a looping shot. 9:0
01:13 Louis landed a sharp combination that rocked Rocky Marciano back on his heels! 13:0
01:13 Marciano was stopped cold by that series of shots! 13:0
01:25 Rocky Marciano rips to the head with a powerful right cross. 13:3
01:39 Marciano is either lucky or has radar. Louis s last punch missed landing by a fraction of an inch! 13:3
01:50 Marciano is off target with that punch. 13:3
01:57 The action slows for the moment. 13:3
02:10 * Louis lands a vicious uppercut and down goes Marciano! 13:3
02:12 The count starts... 20:3
02:12 1... 20:3
02:13 2... 20:3
02:14 3... 20:3
02:15 4... 20:3
02:16 5... 20:3
02:16 * Marciano's legs look bad as he manages to rise from the knockdown. The referee is finishing the mandatory 8 count. 20:3
02:17 6... 20:3
02:18 7... 20:3
02:19 8... 20:3
02:19 Lane is allowing the fight to continue. Marciano looks real shaken to us, however. 20:3
02:19 Marciano has suffered a delayed reaction to that last punch. He lurched forward and his legs look bad. Louis needs to capitalize on this moment because he can end this thing right now. 20:3
02:32 Louis is just missing by a hair with his punches. 20:3
02:43 Louis fires and misses. 20:3
02:54 He fails to connect with that punch. He pushed it out there instead of cutting loose with it. 20:3
03:00 Rocky Marciano retreats into the right corner. 20:3
03:00 The bell sounded, ending the round but it s a wonder the referee and the fighters could hear it over the noise being made by the crowd. That
knockdown really pumped up the spectators here tonight. 22:3
03:00 Louis wings a big left hand at Marciano but the latter sidesteps the punch. 20:3
Round 5
Time Commentary Points
0:00 It s Round 5 of this scheduled 15 rounder. 0:0
0:08 Jack Blackburn seemed to pump up Louis between rounds. 0:0
0:08 Marciano drives home an uppercut. That punch had something on it. 0:3
0:13 No blood, no bruises and no swelling; you wouldn t know that these guys have already fought 5 rounds. 0:3
0:21 Marciano has Louis trapped in the near right neutral corner... 0:3
0:21 The cross scores for Marciano. He needs to throw that punch more often. 0:5
0:37 Neither fighter is straying far from the middle of the ring. 0:5
0:42 Louis circles left, then right in an attempt to cut off the ring. 0:5
0:46 The two men are circling one another, looking for an opening. 0:5
0:54 Louis dips as if to launch a body shot, then goes upstairs with a quick hook to the head that puts Rocky Marciano back on his heels! 4:5
0:54 Marciano appears to have been staggered by that punch… 4:5
01:03 Louis lands the right hand. He s pretty effective with that punch when he sets it up right. 6:5
01:17 Louis holds his arms up in disgust as Marciano holds him around his waist. 6:5
01:29 Referee Lane has to separate the two... 6:5
01:38 Marciano just landed a three punch combo! 6:9
01:38 Louis is going to need to regroup after that series of blows... 6:9
01:43 Marciano is rebounding from the knockdown he suffered in the last frame. 6:9
01:51 Louis backs into his own corner... 6:9
01:55 Marciano is holding… 6:9
02:13 The Referee breaks it up... 6:9
02:26 No one is going to confuse Marciano with a ballerina, but at least he isn t just standing still. 6:9
02:41 Marciano misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 6:9
02:54 Marciano slides along the far ropes. 6:9
03:00 Marciano fires a left hand that Louis takes high on the shoulder. 6:9
03:00 There s the bell. That brings Round 5 to a close. 7:10
Round 6
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Louis looks to be in good shape as Round 6 gets underway. 0:0
0:06 Hey, that ringcard girl was something else! 0:0
0:10 Marciano has Louis trapped! 0:0
0:14 Marciano bulls his way inside, pushing Louis up against the ropes. Good thing they don t score on style points. 0:0
0:14 Neither fighter shows any wear and tear at this point. 0:0
0:18 Charley Goldman was really animated in Marciano s corner and Marciano was nodding in agreement. 0:0
0:19 Marciano has Louis blocked in! 0:0
0:23 Marciano lands a devastating cross! 0:4
0:23 OH! Marciano landed it square and Louis felt it! 0:4
0:37 Marciano lands a solid hook! 0:8
0:37 Joe Louis is suddenly in trouble! 0:8
0:51 Marciano doesn t look all that graceful but he moves fairly well in the ring. 0:8
0:55 Joe Louis is trying to avoid shots to the body. He d better look out for shots to the head! 0:8
0:58 Marciano pins Louis in the corner! 0:8
01:03 Marciano fires a shot, but it glances off Louis s shoulder. 0:8
01:10 Both fighters are scoring in this exchange but Marciano is coming out on top. 2:10
01:24 Joe Louis is clinching... Marciano is trying to free his gloves... They are under Louis s arms... 2:10
01:29 Joe Louis pushes Marciano away. 2:10
01:38 Marciano tries to give angles as he continues his relentless forward motion. 2:10
01:43 Marciano has Louis cornered! 2:10
01:47 Marciano is jockeying for position as he tries to force Louis back into the corner. 2:10
01:57 Louis slams home the jab. That punch landed with the force of a cross or a hook. 5:10
02:06 The crowd is reacting to every punch thrown by these guys, whether it lands or not. 5:10
02:09 Both fighters sneak a breather as they clinch. Now they move apart. 5:10
02:12 Marciano pins Louis in the corner! 5:10
02:16 Marciano drops the right hand flush on Louis s chin! 5:15
02:16 Louis is going to need to regroup after that blow... 5:15
02:30 Marciano lands a crushing combination! 5:19
02:30 Louis was staggered by those punches... 5:19
02:43 Marciano tries a straight right that s blocked by the gloves of Louis. 5:19
02:54 Marciano just delivered a wake up call!!! He hurt Louis with a sharp
combination! 5:23
02:54 Louis appears shaken by those punches! 5:23
03:00 We re at the 3:00 mark and that brings this round to an end. 4:25
No doubt!
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