Don Cockell

[@johnblake3302]

Don Cockell was a tremendous fighter! This memory showed the great boxer Larry Gaines. Larry stay with my family at our apartment in Earlsfield in London. It was at Christmas in the late 50s! Larry and his wife were extremely nice company. A special memory!

[@dannyburch4973]

He took a beating but nobody could stop the Rock.

[@paulhuggins8971]

I remember that fight well, the reason I never used the right hand was because I broke it in the first round, ouch! Don had the Jenny Lind Pub in my home town of Hastings, bless i'm.

[@ningshan1601]

Cockell must be in the top 20 British boxers ever A hugely underated fighter who fought the biggest names of his day, yet seems forgotten today

[@ch1ck1ng50]

Refreshing to hear my surname pronounced properly.. unlike the the American commentator #Cockellwonbyaskid

[@elec174]

A tough and courage's, boxer as well as being a credit to the game. My opinion of the Cockell, Marciano fight was that Cockell should a lot of heart, but was never in the fight despite the announcer claiming it was close. There was no reason that the fight was allowed to go passed the 8th Round, the referee and Cockell's corner were equally guilty of allowing Cockell to take unnecessary punishment. The Brits anger should have been directed at Cockell's manager not at Marciano. RIP Don

[@converse91970]

RIP Harry Carpenter!

[@converse91970]

I wonder what Tommy Trinder would make of his beloved Fulham now!?

[@MrSladeTheBlade]

@morningbirdfeeder - Hey Morngingbridfeeder, just curious, you say "too bad to go out that way" - what is an acceptable way to g out that' not "too bad". Actually, I hope I go out in a blaze of glory - chances are, it will be much less dramatic - but why say "too bad"? We all sign off one way or another...

[@Indul1]

Don Cockell died that year...............

[@AngryScotProductions]

HOLY FUCK everyone in britain has hug heads

[@baldyned]

It makes me laugh how Harry says Don has had his voice box ripped out but you never hear him complain about it.... well i guess you wouldn't

[@AngryScotProductions]

@baldyned lmfao no doubt

[@Section5_CdnIntelService]

Marciano should've been DQ'd for fouling Cockell, especially at the end. I've lost a lot of respect for him and American officials.

[@andrewr62]

Cockell was nothing but a tune up for the great Marciano who was not known as a dirty fighter. The outcome was a forgone conclusion

[@larry4789]

@@andrewr62 A tune up for what or who, Marciano only had one more fight. Marciano had always been a dirty fighter, from his first amateur fight where he got disqualified for kneeling his opponent in the stones, till his last fight against Archie Moore. Marciano always said he wasn't even aware of being dirty, he just was.

[@andrewr62]

@@larry4789 By tune up I meant Cockell was not a competitive threat to his title. Not to say he wasn't a tough guy. Being dirty includes in my mind intent on fighting outside the rules. Marciano was no technician but a pounding bruiser. Occasional fouls happen with that style.