Originally posted by GhostofDempsey
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As far as what made him exceptional? I am still writing the book on that one in this head of mine! Lol. There are things about Marciano that Margginechio mentions that make him one in many generations and I for one think Marg makes a great point, seeing boxing as he does, from a much expanded time line.
We are used to seeing men in the ring easily categorized. We generally know that when a talented young fighter like Garcia is going in, that his opponent, tough as nails, ready to fight like it means something, will go down because of the disparity in skills. Every now and then we get someone who alters that equation...Maybe even by a little bit. For example, when Juan Ma fought and was beat by Salidad, and it was said that "Salidad was the best fighter with such a losing record" lol.
The question I ask myself is if, there are men out there, with a force of such will, and just a special something, that would make them able to find a way, perhaps their own way, to win. And if such a man were to find a man who could train him, with his own peculiar methods, that accentuated what was thought to be negatives... Could we ever find another Marciano?
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