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It happens again and again--Rocky continues punching after the bell. The thicker the battle the more likely he is to commit the offense, which is normal after all. But still it happens a lot with Rocky. Are all the occasions attributable to the Rock's special exuberance, or does he ignore the bell on purpose sometimes? I think he loved to fight even more than Duran loved it.
It is a good time to bring up another untouchable subject--Was Rock really as clean a fighter as he is always given credit for by the fourth estate?
A pulverizing forearm smash to the back of the neck to finish Charles off is a good example of what he got away with. Was he ever even warned for anything the entire blessed career?
When opponents are hurt and bent over the Rock goes for the back of the neck more often than he tries the uppercut. Hit 'em anywhere you can, is supposed to exclude a few areas.
The question is serious but not accusatory. Rock was a gentleman and a sportsman, I believe, but his sport requires killer instinct, and when you are killing a man in the ring you just get it done. You are not listening for bells. You may not hear them when they do ring. That is your fault too for making crowds roar the way you do.
He overwhelms opponents and crowds alike with activity, forcing them to struggle with him at all moments. He really resists hard when you try to tie him up, making you work strenuously if you want to keep him. He just keeps swinging once he is fully on the kill. You will not ever see anything like the fury of him finishing Charles and Moore. Even when he is missing you he wears you out. He will not stop. Once he is fully in attack mode you can't get a punch in edge-wise.
Swarmers with one punch kayo power are almost non existent in boxing. Stamina like Marciano's is nearly non existent in boxing history as well. But then when it comes to beard you would have to place him in the top 10 AT too.
Moore commented that he thought the Rock would be a cinch to smash with his lefhook. But when he was in there against him he found the lefhook hard to land. He says this, and you can see it for yourself in the film that his jab seems to work against Marciano but for some reason the hook does not seem to, as well anyway.
My point is, the Rock threw a lot of powerful rabbit punches. I suppose they were just part of the package of his exuberance for war. Today some of those infractions might cost him a fight. I am not sure if the tap to the dead Walcott would, but there are other more grievous instances of illegal touching. Forearms to the back of the neck are very dangerous. Mrs. Charles at ringside must have headed for the shítter.
Marciano hardly ever strayed low that I can observe. There is a reason for this that you never see mentioned--the Rock was a headhunter. He was not someone like Errol Spence that targets the body systematically. He was shooting for the head most of the time but he took anything that was up high. Otherwise the Rock probably would have strayed low a lot more often, given his well known (ahem!) exuberance. Strangely, he does not seem to throw many body punches. Maybe only 10% of his punches are meant to be body punches. He was a believer in the reverse Langford: Kill the head and the body dies.
It is a good time to bring up another untouchable subject--Was Rock really as clean a fighter as he is always given credit for by the fourth estate?
A pulverizing forearm smash to the back of the neck to finish Charles off is a good example of what he got away with. Was he ever even warned for anything the entire blessed career?
When opponents are hurt and bent over the Rock goes for the back of the neck more often than he tries the uppercut. Hit 'em anywhere you can, is supposed to exclude a few areas.
The question is serious but not accusatory. Rock was a gentleman and a sportsman, I believe, but his sport requires killer instinct, and when you are killing a man in the ring you just get it done. You are not listening for bells. You may not hear them when they do ring. That is your fault too for making crowds roar the way you do.
He overwhelms opponents and crowds alike with activity, forcing them to struggle with him at all moments. He really resists hard when you try to tie him up, making you work strenuously if you want to keep him. He just keeps swinging once he is fully on the kill. You will not ever see anything like the fury of him finishing Charles and Moore. Even when he is missing you he wears you out. He will not stop. Once he is fully in attack mode you can't get a punch in edge-wise.
Swarmers with one punch kayo power are almost non existent in boxing. Stamina like Marciano's is nearly non existent in boxing history as well. But then when it comes to beard you would have to place him in the top 10 AT too.
Moore commented that he thought the Rock would be a cinch to smash with his lefhook. But when he was in there against him he found the lefhook hard to land. He says this, and you can see it for yourself in the film that his jab seems to work against Marciano but for some reason the hook does not seem to, as well anyway.
My point is, the Rock threw a lot of powerful rabbit punches. I suppose they were just part of the package of his exuberance for war. Today some of those infractions might cost him a fight. I am not sure if the tap to the dead Walcott would, but there are other more grievous instances of illegal touching. Forearms to the back of the neck are very dangerous. Mrs. Charles at ringside must have headed for the shítter.
Marciano hardly ever strayed low that I can observe. There is a reason for this that you never see mentioned--the Rock was a headhunter. He was not someone like Errol Spence that targets the body systematically. He was shooting for the head most of the time but he took anything that was up high. Otherwise the Rock probably would have strayed low a lot more often, given his well known (ahem!) exuberance. Strangely, he does not seem to throw many body punches. Maybe only 10% of his punches are meant to be body punches. He was a believer in the reverse Langford: Kill the head and the body dies.
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