Rocky Marciano: Read this before smeone makes you look ****** with the facts!

[RockyMarcianofan00]

Did he just say that Yankee Stadium had a shorter porch than the Polo Grounds?

Ok now...

Polo Grounds down the lines during Mays' days there; 279' LF line, 258' RF line.

Yankee Stadium down the lines during Ruth's days there; 280 LF line, 295 RF line.

Going by the measurements it seems that the fences Mays was hitting them over was a shorter distance away in comparision to what Ruth was offered...and Butterfly certainly can't use the CF distance of Polo Grounds as an argument, because the Yankee Stadium that Ruth played in was even further out than was the infamous Polo Grounds center field...487' to 480'.

HA HA HA

Babe Ruth was a great

Hank Aaron "The Hammer" is one of the greatest baseball players ever and he was respectable and modest

[Yogi]

Babe Ruth was of mixed race (white, indian, and yes, they say he even some black in him), so it would be pretty hard to call someone a racist if they're criticizing him.

[Brockton Lip]

Anyone that says a player is way better than Babe Ruth is a moron.
And on another note Willie Pep = Amazing.

[RockyMarcianofan00]

Anyone that says a player is way better than Babe Ruth is a moron.
And on another note Willie Pep = Amazing.

100% True

Willie Pep is P4P the greatest fighter ever

and Babe Ruth is also great

[Hous]

Up and coming prospect Carmine Vingo (6ft 4, 220lbs), a heavy hitting slugger who was involved in a Dempsey-Firpo type match up with Rocky. Was knocked out in the sixth round and sent into a coma, which left him paralysed on one side of his body and unable to continue his boxing career.

Roland LaStarza, an acomplished mover-boxer that was beating anyone and everyone, Rocky beat him twice - the first a controversial decision, the second left LaStarza in hospital with a broken arm, several blood clots and requiring surgery.

Veteran contender Lee Savold, someone who had fought Joe Louis amongst other big name heavyweights of the time. Savold's management threw in the towel before round six ended, Savold having been bashed so badly he was unable to throw punches back.

Top contender Rex Layne. Layne was a favourite over Marciano, a heavy punching slugger who reminded people of the great Jack Dempsey, who had great success in the ring, including a victory over Jersey Joe Walcott. His record going into the Marciano fight was 34-1-2 with 24 knockouts. Marciano knocked him out in six rounds, breaking his jaw and knocking out a tooth.

http://www.********boxing.com/news.php?p=4488&more=1
E A S T S I D E = ******** but without spaces, why does BoxingScene moderate that?

Thanks for the link RockyMarcianofan00, I never knew this stuff.

LOL @ Yankee stadium ownage!

[RockyMarcianofan00]

yea i learn alot with all the links i collect over time

[King Koyle]

No one is going to get through to this kid.We should just give it up.Anyone who questions the greatness of Rocky,Bird,or Babe Ruth is a moron.Black or white,most people would agree with that.
You guys are stating facts and giving him stats,he is just spewing racist nonsense that even he can't really beleive.Im done with this kid.It's like arguing with a racist pre-schooler.

[K-DOGG]

Butterfly's not racist...he's just...urm..."uneducated". He just has to put more time into studying and researching and removing any pre-conceived bias from his observations....and that includes being influenced by "extremists" from the other side of the coin from his own.


Nuthin' but love.

[BKM-]

Butterfly's not racist...he's just...urm..."uneducated". He just has to put more time into studying and researching and removing any pre-conceived bias from his observations....and that includes being influenced by "extremists" from the other side of the coin from his own.


Nuthin' but love.

Actually, he's a racist ****head.

[K-DOGG]

Actually, he's a racist ****head.

Nope. Not from what I've read....****.