give me the honest truth about rocky marciano

[gratz_the_king]

from an unbiased person ...tell me the truth about him

was he the real deal or a fraud?

padded record?

fought bums?

ducked fights?

he has one of the best records in history, if not the best record in history- of any weight class ...i want to know if it was legit or not

[gratz_the_king]

i guess everyones too busy discussing floyd/pac ! lol

[The Hammer]

Honest truth: Marciano was an ATG fighter.

He was heavyweight champion of the world from 1952 to 1955, and went 49-0. He was an exciting fighter who KOed most of his opponents - two of his fights were selected as "Fight of the Year".

Rocky was a small HW, and virtually all of his opponents were taller and had a reach advantage. It was amazing that he achieved so much with a 67" reach and such short arms.

He never ducked anybody, he fought the best available opponents.

Sadly, some people hate and discredit Marciano because he was white.

[ippo]

Honest truth: Marciano was an ATG fighter.

He was heavyweight champion of the world from 1952 to 1955, and went 49-0. He was an exciting fighter who KOed most of his opponents - two of his fights were selected as "Fight of the Year".

Rocky was a small HW, and virtually all of his opponents were taller and had a reach advantage. It was amazing that he achieved so much with a 67" reach and such short arms.

Sadly, some people hate and discredit Marciano because he was white.

Also if your going to call some of his opponents like Archie Moore,Ezzard Charles,Jersey Joe Walcott,Joe Louis old you might as well call Shane Mosley old.

[Holtol]

Not many boxers have had 6 fights against all time greats with no losses. Marciano would have a good chance of beating any boxer at anytime anywhere. And near his weight I would not pick any boxer against him.

Here is some video that shows some of his skills more clearly. I have seen his fights against. Moore, Walcott, Charles,and Louis.

[The Hammer]

Also if your going to call some of his opponents like Archie Moore,Ezzard Charles,Jersey Joe Walcott,Joe Louis old you might as well call Shane Mosley old.

True, and Genaro Hernandez etc. And they say smaller fighters usually fade a few years earlier than HWs.

A glance through Rocky's record shows that many opponents like Rex Layne, Roland LaStarza, etc. were younger and generally bigger than he was.

[The Hammer]

Not many boxers have had 6 fights against all time greats with no losses. Marciano would have a good chance of beating any boxer at anytime anywhere. And near his weight I would not pick any boxer against him.

Here is some video that shows some of his skills more clearly. I have seen his fights against. Moore, Walcott, Charles,and Louis.

Awesome video, green K given.

[slimshandy69]

yup great vid, ATG.

K bros would beat him, but only because of their sheer athleticism. Skillwise rocky was pure crazy.

[TheGreatA]

He was the real deal.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

He was a joke.