How was Marciano able to punch so hard with mediocre speed and short arms?

[Pugilist89]

It looks to me that he had excellent good rotation. But everybody at his level rotates well, among punchers at least. Marcianos power is one of those mystique things to me.

What do you guys think he did to conjure it up?

His hands are small but thick. Could it be that he had fairly high bone density and thus some mass advantage?

Ali did say after all that Marciano tapping his shoulder hurt, so that must mean that he was heavy boned since there's no real velocity to taps.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

He definitely put everything into his punches. Just brutal. Don Turner is a huge believer that he may have been the best ever.

[Marchegiano]

watch his feet

[Pugilist89]

watch his feet

They are no different from other punchers in the sport.

[buddyr]

punching is technique. The same way Julian Jackson was putting mfers to sleep and he was nothing but skin and bones.

[BodyBagz]

Laughable opponents who lacked any kind of defense.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Laughable opponents who lacked any kind of defense.

Sure. Ezzard Charles had no defense at all. I guess that's why B-Hop patterned himself after Ezzard Charles and Hopkins had a terrible defense. What a punching bag.

[BodyBagz]

Sure. Ezzard Charles had no defense at all. I guess that's why B-Hop patterned himself after Ezzard Charles and Hopkins had a terrible defense. What a punching bag.

Patterned, schmatterned

https://www.google.com/search?q=ezzard+charles+vs+rocky+marciano&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiq7_X5yLz9AhVSFVkFHYADA-UQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1440&bih=745&dpr=1#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:4ac54106,vid:NxS_Bp5pDzw

https://www.google.com/search?q=ezzard+charles+vs+rocky+marciano&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiq7_X5yLz9AhVSFVkFHYADA-UQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1440&bih=745&dpr=1#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:bc030fe3,vid:nm3Q-Vxi2Ls

Yeah, defense

[Malvado]

Guessing by having solid fundamentals both defensively and offensively. He had deceptive defensive skills despite that he is made out to be this brawler with no regard to his safety and had good timing coupled with outstanding power.

Quite different fighters but whenever I see Oleksandr Usyk he doesn't really strike me as someone who has outstanding power nor hand speed but somehow toyed with a 6'6 athletic giant like Anthony Joshua who has a deep amateur pedigree being a golden Olympian and had multiple good wins in his professional career such as Klitschko, Whyte, Povetkin, Ruiz and Pulev.

[BodyBagz]

If he weren't famous, no way would we take him seriously

Not many skilled fighters
Or ones that weren't way past prime

Rocky was the definition of predictable
He was often clumsy and missed many shots
Not known for throwing combos
He was known for putting everything, slowly, into his telegraphed punches.