Rocky Marciano -vs- Harry Mathews 1952 (16mm transfer)

The complete fight with slow motion of the knockout. Excellent quality of 16mm film transfer.
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[@oakenbeard8884]

Harry Matthews had a career 103 fights, won 90, drew 5, 1 no contest, with only 7 losses. One of the most impressive heavyweight records in history.

[@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337]

*LOL MATTHEWS WAS A CAREER ""MIDDLEWEIGHT""*

[@garbanzo_bean]

@@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337 so was Billy Conn and he almost beat Joe Louis. Hey, did you hear? Muhammad Ali marketed himself as the greatest but lost a boat load of times.

[@bobbyd5276]

​@@garbanzo_bean How does little Matthews and little Conn do against the 70s 80s 90s 2000s 2010s and 2020s Authentic Genuine Heavyweights?? No matter what anyone says or does they can never change the Fact that little Matthews only weighed 130-lbs vs. Joey Parks who also weighed 130.

[@bobbyd5276]

​@@garbanzo_bean Back then there wasn't that many weight classes. Back then HW was 176 and up. In the 70s and 80's it was changed to being 201 and up! Lennox Lewis's walking around weight is not 240, it's 275 and he worked down to 240. Foreman's walking around weight is 270 and he worked down to 225.

[@bobbyd5276]

​@@garbanzo_bean What Muhammad Ali did inside and outside of the ring was an historical social phenomenon and master class entertainment. It will never be duplicated in a thousand years. Little Rocky may not be forgotten but he'll basically be ignored in another generation while Ali's legacy will live on for centuries! Muhammad Ali is the only boxer to be named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year six times, and was involved in more Ring "Fight of the Year" bouts than any other fighter. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in its first year and held wins over seven other Hall of Fame inductees. Ali appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated on 38 different occasions, second only to Michael Jordan's 46. He also appeared on the cover of Time Magazine 5 times, the most of any athlete. Ali was crowned Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and was named Athlete of the Century by USA Today. Several of his fights were watched by an estimated 2 billion viewers between 1974 and 1980. In 2002, Ali was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

[@henrydicarlo8472]

Anybody that can take his nose being torn in half and still KO his opponent is the toughest SOB to wear gloves

[@mr.ramfan8100]

49-0-Rocky HAS TO be the greatest heavyweight of all time!!

[@TheBatugan77]

@Angry Grizzly 👍👍👍

[@curtismcneil8695]

Not necessarily, He was great yes but he didn't fight the competition that Ali fought from top to bottom. Look it up, a lot of the fights he fought on his way up were guys who had losing records and some you cant even find anything on. He retired at 32 and there were young fighters coming up that would have tested him like Floyd Patterson who was 28-1. Ali fought in an era with Sonny Liston, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Earnie Shavers and these guys were all over 200lbs yes he was great but retiring undefeated just means he was smart to get out.

[@jskypercussion]

@@curtismcneil8695 Marciano fought tougher competition than Ali did. He went through all the top fighters and top contenders of his time that were either undefeated or had winning records with only a few losses. Harry Matthew's, Rex Layne, Roland Lastarza, and Bernie Reynolds were top notch fighters. Carmine Vingo was a 6'4" 237lb wrecking machine. Marciano nearly killed him. It was a death match and whoever won the fight would get the promotion to push for a shot at the title down the road. To call Archie Moore, Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott old is an insult Marciano was old too. He started late when he was 25. Charles, Moore, and Walcott were still at the top of their game. Joe Louis was not an old man like everybody says he was. Yes Joe was a little older and was a little slower than he was back in the 40's, but Joe was still a powerful and good quality fighter. He was on an 8 fight win streak with 6 ko's going into the Marciano fight. Marciano would clean up the 60's and 70's era of fighters with a breeze. That was the most overhyped and overrated era of boxing that was a disgrace to the real fighters of 1955 and down. Even Ali admitted twice, that Rocky Marciano is the only fighter that he did not think he could beat.

[@curtismcneil8695]

@@jskypercussion Sorry but you are dead wrong, Ali fought way better competition and anybody with any Boxing knowledge will tell you same thing. Rocky was good in his day and Charles, Walcott and Moore were all good fighters. Take a look at when they turned pro and you'll see they were on the backside of there careers as compared to Rocky. LaStraza is the only young contender he faced after becoming Champion. He retired at 32 and Floyd Patterson was sitting out there at 28-1. So Rocky got out at the right time he was smart. Ali fought Frazier 3 times, Norton 3 times, Foreman, Holmes, Shavers, Lyle, He fought Patterson 2 times, Liston 2 times, Quarry 2 times, Oscar Bonavana, Cleveland Williams, Earnie Terrell, George Chuvallo I mean no Heavyweight fought that level of competition. It's not even close. Joe Frazier would have destroyed anybody Rocky fought as would have Foreman and Holmes. Look up Rocky's early fights and you'll see he fought several guys with losing records. Facts and dont give me this stuff about a 273lb guy he fought that was a beast, yes because he was knocking out guys that were 180 lbs. You think Joe Frazier and George Foreman weren't beast. Plus Ali fought all over the World. He did what a Champion is supposed to do and that's defend the title. Rocky's top 5 among all time greats and I have no problem with him being called the best but he didn't fight the competition that Ali did.

[@Mistachill]

@@jskypercussion Wow, I don't have time to get into all of the inaccuracies in your post, but Vingo weighed 189 for their fight.

[@Motorfirez]

Look at the very underrated Marciano's defense skills

[@alowl]

The guy never (rarely) showed his opponent his chin. Moving and swooping down low only to come up close swinging with his two heavy fists.

[@truman5838]

@@alowl Very Dempsey and Tyson like movements

[@Elvis-guy1973]

Marciano wasent about defence he was about ATTACK! that's why his fights are so explosive! and great!

[@giginogigetto7153]

@@truman5838 joe frazier

[@victorhugozanettazanetta9702]

@@alowl Su puño derecho protegía su barbilla de continuo.

[@eisenjeisen6262]

Marciano has the power in each punch as he always said

[@wileycousins9209]

Rocky was a nightmare. Mathews was fighting the perfect fight, and then it was all over in a blink of an eye. There was no way to unlock Marciano's style. He had no style, meaning he changed rhythm, feet, angles at any moment, and delivered knockout blows from any angle, either hand, at any time, from any stance. Like fighting a truck load of anvils in a tornado.

[@metaljacket8128]

The sheer power in Marciano's punches is an anomaly. He was a paragon among boxers.

[@anitadejtsch92]

Aaäaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa broder giesuscraist

[@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY]

The sheer power against old me and really bad fighters I mean he was great against the old washed up guys and the guys he beat who had 40 losses on their resume .he never stepped in the ring with anyone in their prime Or who could punch

[@jonathanhicks5533]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY All that shit you just spewed is ignorant as hell.

[@STEVEREEVES4444]

@@jonathanhicks5533 yes totally agree with you 👍 . This 'HARLEM BASEBALL ACADEMY' guy what a total buffoon , im sure he thinks he could of had a better career than marciano .

[@alexmacinnes8321]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY Absolutely correct.

[@dannyburch2122]

And still the HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION of the world Rocky Marcino 49 0 R.I.P. Champ.

[@dannyburch2122]

@UCvbJ889rCVLWl5LYc4WNO9A TROLL

[@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337]

This is Marciano's 42 professional fight. Marciano is undefeated yet who does he fight? A career light heavyweight smfh and lmfao 😆 ha ha ha. Did Klitschko brothers have the luxury of fightin light heavyweights? Marciano also fought 2 middleweights, Ross and Bilazarian. Did Lennox Lewis have the luxury of fightin middleweights?

[@leedutch5155]

Shut the fuck up you clown back Marcianos day fighters where all game as fuck he earned his legacy

[@bobbyd1776]

@@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337 OK lets talk about the Klitschkos. Vitali was banned in 1996 for 2 years after testing positive for illegal substances. From Boxrec, " Klitschko revealed in his 2004 autobiography that he turned to steroids after aggravating an old leg injury he had sustained in a kickboxing tournament." Any comment Black David? Lennox Lewis was champ at 38. Wladimir was still champ when he retired at age 41. Now, I have heard you repeatedly say the early 50's was a weak era. You regularly point to Walcott becoming champ at the age of 37 as your proof. My question for you then, were Lewis And Klitchko's era weak as well? Seeing how both of them were older than Walcott

[@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337]

@@bobbyd1776 Light heavyweight Ezzard Charles only weighed 181 pounds when he won his 'vacant' Super Heavyweight title against cruiserweight Journeyman Jersey Joe Walcott in 1949. Exactly two years later Charles weighed a massive 182 pounds when he lost his Super Heavyweight title to you guessed it, 194 pound Journeyman Joe again. The fact that Walcott was granted 6 title attempts in a 6 year span speaks volumes about how weak the Heavyweight division was at this time. Five of these title opportunities came immediately after a Walcott Loss!!! So how the hell did Walcott get 6 attempts? Because the so-called 'Heavyweight' division was nonexistent, and he was the closest to being genuine Heavyweight. The 200+lb Heavyweights that did exist (Wilson Shkor Jackson) were horseshit. 230lb undercard B-level Bill Wilson lost 50% of all his fights. 220lb C-level Johnny Shkor lost 62% of all his fights. 254lb amateur Humphrey "The-Bum" Jackson had 4 wins 3 losses. Journeyman Joe was B-level undercard fighter at best. Overall he Lost (20) times and was KOd (6) times. Walcott's most notable victories include wins over Light heavyweight Ezzard Charles, Light heavyweight Joey Maxim and Light heavyweight Harold Johnson. Light heavyweight Charles Lost (25) times and was KOd (7) times. Light heavyweight Maxim Lost (29) times. Light heavyweight Johnson Lost (11) times and was KO'd (5) times. Light heavyweight Archie Moore Lost (23) times was and KOd (7) times. Would it have been ok if Marciano Lost (25) times and was KTFO (7) times? Of course not. If little Marciano had so much as a 'Draw', he wouldn't even be ranked top 20. Lennox Lewis constantly catches hell for being KO'd (2) times. Sonny Liston constantly catches hell for losing to Light heavyweight Marty Marshall. Yet it's always acceptable for Charles, Walcott and Moore to lose a combined (68) times. Why? Answer the question. Why?

[@rockyfish3115]

Imagine a fighter who hit as hard as forman but never ever tired and just kept punching he'd be unstoppable and he was the legend Rocky marciano

[@xx-uz2kz]

The GOAT of any sport is determined by 2 factors 1) dominance of their era 2) level of competition of that era Rocky clearly had #1 Ali had #2 but did not dominate Joe Louis had both The same criteria holds with other sports For example both Jack and Tiger dominated their era but Jack's completion was extremely strong while Tigers was quite weak Same with tennis Rod Laver had both #1 & #2. BUT the recent Big 3 creates a case where nobody dominated but competition level was very strong. So Labor gets the edge #1 had # 1

[@pukulu]

tremendous leaping left hook. It was before my time but I've seen great leaping left hooks delivered by other great fighters - Patterson, Tyson, David Tua, Joe Frazier.

[@apomtaylor8054]

you literally named my top 4 fighters with the best left hooks of all time. we think alike my friend

[@Semprefi]

That is a good list of fighters who were able to turn that leaping left hook into an opening salvo out of nowhere that ends fights when followed up by a 2-3 punch combo.I know everyone has their own thoughts on things especially in boxing but for me Mike Tyson’s leaping left was special.so fast and strong plus he’d rock a guy with it from a distance a lot of boxers thought put them out of range til Tyson struck with a speed and power that reminds me of a Cobra

[@curtismcneil8695]

Joe Frazier had the most pure left hook. He could hit you with it on the inside when he turned it over and he could hit you on the outside like he did Ali when he knocked him down in there first fight.

[@geraldfriend256]

Add Dempsey to the leaping left hook club

[@pukulu]

@@apomtaylor8054 Tommy Morrison would be there as well. His left hook saved him more than once, particularly against Razor Ruddock. Morrison was hurt and Ruddock was going after him when Morrison threw the left hook that ended the fight.

[@CYBOPOD88]

Thanks for posting this rare film of Rocky ... I've never seen this before.

[@gabepettiford2493]

Harry ''kid''Matthew, was one of the best heavyweights of that era. By the time he fought Rocky, he compiled a record of 77 wins - 3 defeats - 57 wins by knockout. Matthew was a skill fighter who didn't have power in his left hand but can seriously hurt his opponent's, if they keep their chins high up or he counter them off balance. He was respected in his class, prior to that time. Matthew's beatin' highly regard fighter's like Eddie Booker, Bernie Reynolds, Freddie Beshore, Lloyd Marshall, Jose Basora, Dave Whitlock, Art Henry & Rex Layne. Rocky had to get through, Matthew in order to get his title shot. They both were number 1 contender's, and while Rocky had hard time close-ing on Matthew, towards the rope, because Matthew knew how angle and shift his position to stay away from Rocky dangerous right hand. But great trainer Charley Goldman, taught Rocky a powerful crouch left-hook technique, he learn from him. And when the second begin, Matthew was surprise when Rocky caught him with a double crouch left-hook, wish ended the fight. One of the greatest left-hook knockout in boxing, the only other great heavyweights fighter who possess that beautiful left-hook technique. was the great (Smokin ') Joe Frazier & the (Iron) Mike Tyson.

[@rockyfish3115]

Gabe Pettiford Tommy Morrison had one hell of a left hook

[@SuperJuvent]

David Tua

[@blackknight5339]

Did Matthew ever hold the world Heavyweight championship? Or was he a typical no name fighter that Marciano beat. Besides the big names he fought that were close to 40 years old or older

[@alowl]

@@blackknight5339 49-0, 43 KOs. Live with it.

[@dirtyjew1974]

@@blackknight5339 he never held a title but he did fight numerous top fighters and was in contention more that once, he was very good.

[@AFMMarcelD]

Dang! Did he say the Rock put on an 86 rounds of sparring? I know that today’s heavyweights will b out of breath within 3 minutes. Marciano was a giant of his era, hard work, indomitable spirit & ethics and sheer f*cking will.

[@michaelnivens6267]

and relentless

[@johnw.peterson4311]

The Rock was a stud and a class act. Greatest heavyweight

[@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY]

If you like overrated mediocre fighters that he’s one of the greatest fighters who ever lived

[@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY]

@James Brice ill take the words of Larry Holmes about Marciano as a fighter. HE WAS 100% CORRECT HE COULDNT WASH LARRY HOLMES JOCKSTRAP AS A FIGHTER/James I don't call people names I keep it about boxing.

[@TheBatugan77]

Beautiful double left hook.

[@anitadejtsch92]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ciao

[@dannyburch2122]

And still the HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION Of The World Rocky Marcino 49n0. R.I.P. Champ.

[@michaelnivens6267]

Wow - such power from both left and right - one of all time greats along with Louis & Dempsey

[@Motorfirez]

Notice how Marciano was employing the left hook much more often than usual in this fight, meaning that he had seen a weakness in Matthew's defense .

[@TheXpertGenius83]

Haft let off the gas after the first round. Fixed

[@Kidgavilan700]

Charlie Goldman found a weakness in Matthews defense.

[@Kidgavilan700]

The X-pert Genius it did not need to be fixed. Harry Kid Matthews was not a worthy opponent but the HW division was very weak and Jack Hurley expertly moved Matthews into this fight. Al Weil did not want Rocky in with anyone who could possibly beat him. If you don’t know who Jack Hurley was or Al Weil you don’t know the history of boxing. Don’t comment

[@TheXpertGenius83]

@@Kidgavilan700 So you know for sure Frank Palermo and Frankie Carbo didn't fix this fight?!

[@albanyorganics3030]

@@Kidgavilan700 Matthews drops his hands after round 1. That could mean a fixed fight. Or that Matthews didn't want to take a beating in a fight he couldn't win. Marciano's fights were increasingly more difficult after Matthews suggesting a strategy by management to develop him as quickly as possible, given that he started late as a professional (26) and had only a few prime years ahead of him. He picked up enough technique in a few years to defeat Walcott/Charles/Moore, atg boxers with skills, experience, power and stamina.

[@ProdigalSonAD70]

The Brickton block buster! Don inosanto Bruce Lee's most trusted pupil stated that Lee was a miniature Marciano and he was one of the hardest punches you'd come across

[@AFMMarcelD]

I am in agreement with you 100% ah, the little golden dragon 🐉 what a special man he was. My son and I were honored to deposit red flowers 🌹 on his grave @ Lake View Cemetery back in July1999, we love Bruce Jun-Fan.

[@louiscabrera7552]

It's the boston block buster.

[@darrenfry4970]

Harry's right hand was held low,that's why the rock threw so many hooks

[@crashstitches79]

185 lbs, a small body, a crouching style, and KO power in both hands. I'd rather sneak up on Clydesdales than stand in front of Marciano.

[@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337]

This is Marciano's 42 professional fight. Marciano is undefeated yet who does he fight? A career light heavyweight. Did Klitschko brothers have the luxury of fightin light heavyweights? Marciano also fought 2 middleweights, Ross and Bilazarian. Did Lennox Lewis have the luxury of fightin middleweights?

[@leedutch5155]

Marciano was pretty close to be a light heavy weight himself Archie Moore is considered by many to be one of the lb for lb greatest fighters of all time he Archie also struggled getting himself down to light heavy weight and enjoyed fighter heavy weights as they where often slower

[@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337]

@@leedutch5155 Ali wasn't slow. Lewis wasn't slow. King Fury isn't slow. Y'all will say anything to protect yer tiny demigod.

[@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337]

@@leedutch5155 ALL HAIL THE GOAT KING FURY Two hundred seventy seven pounds of undefeated destruction. Fury would keep little Rocky at arm's length and force him back whenever he felt crowded. He'd jab, turn and flummox him for as long as wanted, and if Fury felt so inclined, he'd walk him down Kronk style and grind out a stoppage. And none of this, "if he can't reach his head he'll go to the body", either. That's just bull****. Fury's lead would keep Marciano too far away as is. Rocky ain't gettin the opportunities to impose his workrate and definitely doesn't hit hard enough to stop him. Fury jabs him into oblivion. Heck, Fury can land 4 or 5 jabs a round and win the round. King Fury wins! Anyway he chooses! Fury is a titan amongst mere mortals. Generations of dna forged to create the perfect Super Heavyweight boxer. I'm just so grateful i get to see it in my lifetime. Never in the history of heavyweight boxing has a 185 lb boxer beat an elite Super Heavyweight. Transport Fury back to that 1950s little cruiser era and 'The King' woulda went 149 wins 0 losses 100% KO's!

[@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337]

@@leedutch5155 37 year old Joe Louis had already been fightin "17yrs" with 68 fights and 96 fights before 2 million soldiers during his 4 year military service before facing little Rocky. Joe's speedy reflexes were non-existent and it looked as if he was wadding through mud. And that 8 fight winning streak Joe had before fightin Rocky was a complete set-up using carefully selected hand-picked opponents. 38/39 year old cruiserweight Journeyman Joe had 49 wins 20 losses according to BoxRec. So 41% of all his fights were losses. Walcott had already been fightin for "22yrs" with 68 fights and an abysmal 44% KO's before facing little Rocky. He definitely was not prime. Walcott Lost (20) times and was KO'd (6) times. Light heavyweight Ezzard Charles had already been fightin "15yrs" with 95 fights and an abysmal 43% KO's before facing little Rocky. His best boxing years were already behind him at light heavyweight. Charles Lost (25) times and was KO'd (7) times. 41 year old light heavyweight Archie Moore had already been fightin "20yrs" with 178 fights before facing little Rocky in 1955. Exactly 95% of his 141 TKO's came against welterweights, middleweights, light heavys, and small cruiserweights. Moore Lost (23) times and was KO'd (7) times. Meantime little cruiserweight Rocky Marciano only fought a measly "8yrs" with only 49 fights before he abruptly quit during his prime at only 31yrs of age. If you eliminate his debut fight he actually fought "7yrs" because there was a 15 month gap between his 1st fight and 2nd fight. Little Rocky quitting so soon is not only shameful but not fair to other genuine Heavyweights that he's surpassed in the top 10 rankings. No way in hell this little dude should be ranked higher than Holmes Lewis Foreman Vitali Wladimir Holyfield Tyson Bowe Liston Fury Wilder. His ranking is paid for by rich Italian American donors.

[@chucknchar]

Beautiful left hook combination, just as pretty as the Jersey Joe right hand KO

[@chrisrembert9722]

@Matthew Sisk Smaller? Yes. Weaker? No. There's a difference; he did face some p4p ATGs.

[@t4texastom587]

ROCKY MARCIANO.... The greatest heavyweight champion of all time. 49 - 0

[@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY]

Wow what a low standard you have

[@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY]

DILLUSIONAL

[@billthestinker]

Excellent upload thank you

[@TrapperMilan]

superb upload, many thanks!! :)

[@halpritzker564]

This fight shows how dangerous Marciano was. For a round-plus, he looked awkward, somewhat clumsy, and Mathews was doing a good job with him. Then, like the commentator said, ONE mistake, and, like sudden lightning, Marciano accurately, and devastatingly, struck. During some of his fights, he at times, seemed to be having difficulty. Then...abruptly, no more difficulty. Never was this talent more graphic than in Rocky's next fight. For 12-plus rounds, Walcott, controlling the fight, seemed to be on his way to victory. Then, in a split second ONE Marciano punch---that classic short right to the chin---a concentration of nuclear-like power, and Walcott was unconscious, his FACE in the canvas. Under the picture of Marciano landing that right, a magazine cutline said, 'One punch made three scorecards meaningless." I don't know whether Marciano would have been able to catch Clay that way. But all it would have taken is a single mistake at the wrong time, and Big Mouth would have been out. Taking punches from Frazier and Foreman were one thing; taking Marciano bombs was completely different. Mathews said after their fight, "When Marciano hits you, you seem to see a slight flash of light." Harry should know.

[@ackas2561]

well henry cooper caught clay and nearly finished him with it, marciano would of too, and definitly would of finished it...

[@vgr112261]

Alan Atkin oh brother. Ali bounced up and took care of Cooper. And that was the 1963 version, not the 1967 that was virtually un-hittable. How do you get that he was “nearly finished?” Ali would have come into the Marciano fight at 215 lbs. Rock would have given up 25 pounds and taken a battering. If the two left hooks that Joe Frazier hit Ali with in the sixth round of the Manila fight didn’t put him out, nothing from Marciano would have.

[@stuartperry1047]

You're absolutely right- Scott Reed!

[@billharmon9732]

Scott Reed, Joe Louis had a 12 inch arm reach advantage on Rocky and Rocky got all up inside on him and rocked his world (Dont try the age thing either because even an older Brown Bomber did and would've fucked up plenty of great fighters back then and today.) As far as the 'rope a dope' goes.... ask Jersey Joe how that worked out for him in the 13th round on a late September evening in 1952. Btw, I'm betting the Brockton Blockbuster's punch hurt more than a George Foreman punch. Ali was Knocked out by Joe Frasier (a great fighter almost exactly styled his fighting set after Marciano's style) yet Marciano could hit a hell of a lot harder and had a much stronger chin. If Ali could take Foreman's punches round after round but was Knocked out by a fighter who fights just like Rocky but all around weaker then how the hell are you going to claim Rocky Marciano wouldn't have beaten Ali??? He not only would've beaten Ali, he would've beaten Ali, Frazier and Foreman. We can talk 'opinions' all day but the fact is... Rocky Marciano had what it would've taken to beat all three. You can not say the same for them.... BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL BEATEN AT LEAST ONCE...... Period.

[@MrMike3865]

Archie Moore, Rocky's last opponent, commented that Rocky's punching power was nothing that could be taught, it was God given.

[@jimlaguardia8185]

Excellent announcer, does not talk too much.

[@nuke1upgames913]

ezzard Charles was a top fighter and a p4p great he was never the same after lossing to rocky.

[@thetimetraveler7509]

Most fighters weren't.

[@truman5838]

He gave a guy brain damage with a single uppercut. He also knocked out a guy's 6 front teeth with 1 punch.

[@carlranger8060]

Only because he started showing symptoms of the illness that was eventually to kill him.

[@Paul-vf2wl]

@@truman5838 Carmine Vingo hit his head on the canvas and Rex Layne had bridgework

[@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY]

Your joking right Ezzard Charles

[@allenbackstrom8649]

Harry Kid Matthews owned a rental equipment store in Everett when I was young.

[@Semprefi]

He sure did. It’s a Hertz now.My Dad dealt with him a lot and got to know him pretty good. He was older by that time but he’d tell me ( and probably everyone he knew) about this fight and others . I wish we had fights like this readily available back then. I thought he was embellishing his stories . It wasn’t til years later that I realized he was being modest.

[@thondomain]

Years later in a boxing magazine interview, Mathews said (close as I recall), "I was doing fine in the first round, then in the second it was all over. Even after all these years, I can't get over how easily Marciano took me out."

[@garymorris1856]

Very impressed with the courage and gameness of Cockell. He took a lot of punishment and kept going. Yes, he lost the fight, but he did his best, and I very much respect his effort.

[@richardfolkman]

Hey Morris, Marciano fought Harry Matthews in this one, not Cockell. 2 years later, message sent.

[@FirstLast-vl1uy]

Mathews had 51 wins in a row and hadnt lost a fight in 9 years before he stepped in the ring against Marciano.

[@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY]

lol a blown up middleweight that's what Matthews was, a perfect fighter for Marciano

[@MrMike-oc6dr]

Two left hooks in rapid succession, beautiful

[@frankfordification]

Off a jab no less!

[@rultriko3532]

Without no doubt, he's the greatest heavyweight champion of all time, no one else 💯

[@juliuszeus3437]

Brooklyn recognize Brooklyn I need ur help

[@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337]

Light heavyweight Ezzard Charles only weighed 181 pounds when he won his 'vacant' Super Heavyweight title against cruiserweight Journeyman Jersey Joe Walcott in 1949. Exactly two years later Charles weighed a massive 182 pounds when he lost his Super Heavyweight title to you guessed it, 194 pound Journeyman Joe again. The fact that Walcott was granted 6 title attempts in a 6 year span speaks volumes about how weak the Heavyweight division was at this time. Five of these title opportunities came immediately after a Walcott Loss!!! So how the hell did Walcott get 6 attempts? Because the so-called 'Heavyweight' division was nonexistent, and he was the closest to being genuine Heavyweight. The 200+lb Heavyweights that did exist (Wilson Shkor Jackson) were horseshit. 230lb undercard B-level Bill Wilson lost 50% of all his fights. 220lb C-level Johnny Shkor lost 62% of all his fights. 254lb amateur Humphrey "The-Bum" Jackson had 4 wins 3 losses. Journeyman Joe was B-level undercard fighter at best. Overall he Lost (20) times and was KOd (6) times. Walcott's most notable victories include wins over Light heavyweight Ezzard Charles, Light heavyweight Joey Maxim and Light heavyweight Harold Johnson. Light heavyweight Charles Lost (25) times and was KOd (7) times. Light heavyweight Maxim Lost (29) times. Light heavyweight Johnson Lost (11) times and was KO'd (5) times. Light heavyweight Archie Moore Lost (23) times was and KOd (7) times. Would it have been ok if Marciano Lost (25) times and was KTFO (7) times? Of course not. If little Marciano had so much as a 'Draw', he wouldn't even be ranked top 20. Lennox Lewis constantly catches hell for being KO'd (2) times. Sonny Liston constantly catches hell for losing to Light heavyweight Marty Marshall. Yet it's always acceptable for Charles, Walcott and Moore to lose a combined (68) times. Why? Answer the question. Why?

[@bobbyd1776]

@@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337 Look at this gem of yours "Lennox Lewis constantly catches hell for being KO'd (2) times. Sonny Liston constantly catches hell for losing to Light heavyweight Marty Marshall." You give Rocky he!! for merely being knocked down 2 times. You give him he!! for beating Ezzard Charles and Archie Moore. the 2 guys generally recognized as the 2 greatest LH's ever. Just more evidence of the double standards you have for Rocky Black David

[@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337]

@@bobbyd1776 Consider that in the December 1962 Ring magazine poll of 40 boxing experts it was Jack Dempsey that was rated the # 1 Heavyweight of all time with Joe Louis 2nd, Jack Johnson 3rd and Marciano finishing a distant 7th, way behind Dempsey. If he was considered 7th in 1962 how does he propel to the top 5, when since then we have had Muhammad Ali who faced much tougher competition, the big power hitting George Foreman, Larry Holmes who made 20 title defenses, the bigger, faster and more powerful Mike Tyson, and the giant Lennox Lewis who at 6’ 5” 245 pounds would enjoy a 60 pound weight advantage over Marciano? This is a key point. Nat Fleischer rated Marciano at # 10, Charley Rose rated him at # 9, McCallum's survey of old-timers had him at # 9. No major historian who saw Maricano in their lifetime thought he was a top 7 all time heavyweight and 67 years have passed since Rocky retired. I understand the formula ranking bodies use. Problem is they never use WEIGHT as criteria. For example: THE RING GREATEST HEAVYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME has '185' lb Marciano 4th and '165' lb Bob Fitzsimmons 20th (nonsense). THE RING acknowledges 18 different weight classes but they don't acknowledge WEIGHT to determine THE GREATEST HEAVYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME. So middleweight Fitzsimmons should be ranked higher than giant Riddick Bowe?? And to make matters worse THE RING has '165' lb Fitzsimmons ranked No. 8 as the Most Powerful Puncher of all time -- Wiki. Anybody that takes these rankings with more than a grain of salt are not only casual but desperate. Rocky fanboys are the only ones that cling to these rankings, quotes, and stats as if it were life and death. You'll never see Foreman, Holmes, Lewis, Tyson or Klitschko brothers being defended with quotes and/or rankings. But with Rocky fans it's always Don Turner said this or Ali said that, or little Rocky was voted the greatest heavyweight fighter of the 20th century and the greatest puncher of all-time. Sportswriters get paid good money for their vivid imaginations.

[@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337]

@@bobbyd1776 A closer glance at Joe Louis 8 fight winning streak which helped him become #1 ranked contender before he faced Rocky. Below is the (6) (SIX) boxers Louis beat: 196 lb Cesar Brian -- Decision -- Brian never beat anyone noteworthy. He had abysmal 36% KO's 197 lb Cesar Brian -- Decision AGAIN -- Why Twice? 187 lb Omelio Agramonte -- Decision -- I watched entire fight and Joe's combinations were non-existent. Agramonte had low-power 45% KOs. The announcer said Louis was supposed to fight Charles after the Savold fight but Louis camp ducked him. 188 lb Omelio Agramonte -- Decision AGAIN -- Why Twice? 191 lb Freddie Beshore -- KO 28-10-1 Freddie had featherfisted 24% KO's 194 lb Andy Walker -- TKO 17-8-7 B-level Andy was powderpuffer with 18% KO's 179 lb Jimmy Bivens -- Decision - 5' 9" light heavyweight Jimmy had 25 losses and was KOd 5 times. He also had an abysmal 27% KO's 190 lb Lee Savold -- KO -- Savold lost 44 fights and was KOd 12 times. Even the announcer said Joe Louis reflexes are but a memory. These two should have been retired. They just pushed Louis through towards Marciano so everyone could fill their pockets with money. Talk about bum-of-the-month-club, WOW. Notice the 5 decisions. A prime 24 year old (1938) speedy combination puncher Joe Louis would have easily accumulated 8 knockouts against those powder-puffers. It was obviously a predetermined carefully hand-picked set-up. So Joe comes outta retirement and takes the worst beating of his career from a light heavyweight (Charles) then he fights 6 stiffs and becomes #1 ranked contender smh. Joe looked like he was wadding through mud when he fought Rocky. Boxing-elites Italian-mafioso and IRS really needed Joe to be ranked #1 inorder to get their Louis vs Marciano $$-SHOW-$$. The entire eastern seaboard was ruled by Italians. The only loyalty the Italian-mob-had was-to-money. Hey they even took 50% of Marciano's earnings and all ticket sales, all in all $2 Million. $2 Million in 1955 is equivalent to $21 Million today. Norris Carbo Weill had complete control over Rocky. That's why he Quit. The Louis camp negotiated a deal with the IRS under which he would come out of retirement, with all his net proceeds going to the IRS. After boxing Joe ended up in the pro wrestling circuit and they still took his money. But that gig finished when Cowboy Rocky Lee lunged onto him with both feet, his boots colliding with Louis' torso. The crash cracked three of his ribs. It left him with a cardiac contusion and officially ended his stint as a wrestler. Children used to send him one dollar in the mail. In his biography he said a child walked up and handed him a dime. When Joe was broken physically and mentally the IRS finally stopped collecting. He lived with friends until he died.

[@larrymead5911]

Using the left hook up and down to get an opening in the defense is just smart fighting. They must have seen a weakness in Matthew's defense and went after it.

[@fightfannerd2078]

Ikr

[@rockyfish3115]

People say rocky was small at 188lbs remember Ali and frazier and many more HWs fought at around that weight it was only later in there career that they ballooned up. I wonder why that was. Supplements obviously. The rock was a natural weight heavy puncher and that's why he could fight the way he did. The likes of forman. Shavers. Lyle all tired quickly there shots got weaker but the rocks got harder and harder this and his short arms made him deadly

[@lestergreen1190]

Uh, no.

[@Paul-vf2wl]

@@lestergreen1190 No kidding Ali was a light heavy at the Olympics mostly because he was 18. His last fight under 200 pounds he was 21. Frazier was already a heavyweight at 18 fighting gold gloves as well as at the Olympics his 1st professional fight at 21 was at 203 pounds.

[@lestergreen1190]

Puhleeze.

[@ronbrowne6409]

come on dude ali fought at that weight when he was 18

[@ibtisamch3118]

rocky is the best

[@andrewr62]

At this point of his career the Rock was much more skilled than a lot of modern boxing fans give him credit for. He slipped punches well and punched in combination with devastating power when he got inside.

[@rockyfish3115]

KEEP BOXING CLEAN AND RACISM FREE! It was that crouching style Charlie Goldman put Marciano into, because rocky Marciano didn't start till his 20s it was the short arms and relentless pursuit that broke his opponents will

[@michaelsleater9334]

Fucking hell 10 conversations you should definitely win a prize for this but you won't

[@1LOCKNLOAD]

Matthews was an excellent boxer and great counter-puncher, but he was facing the Rock. He came to fight though.

[@shotgunshawzy]

Awesome knockout, feint the right hand then booom double left hook !!

[@MrMike3865]

I think one of Marciano's best fights coming up was against Rex Layne. Rex was bigger and younger that Marciano it ended with a 6th round knockout with Rex's teeth and mouthpiece laying on the canvas. If you get a chance watch it on youtube

[@michaelsleater9334]

7 now keep boxing clean

[@RaysDad]

Today's heavyweights are 20-60 lbs. heavier, and the pace of fights is much slower with bigger fighters.

[@BuilderOfOld]

Not a big fan of todays fights, it's like there will never be someone as in shape as marciano again, when ruiz beat joshua.... just damn

[@ascendediam]

​@@BuilderOfOld video on my page shows the average 70s fighter was way more advanced than 30s-40s,which obviously means they automatically are way more advanced than this novice era to,I'm the troll?,you exposed yourself wacko

[@FighterGlory]

Rocky was the best ever!

[@igorstein5616]

Arnold Mackey Agree

[@MrMike3865]

I agree as well.

[@angrygrizzly7125]

Jackoff-I Do,What The Fuck Are You Going To Do About It,Rocky Bashing Stalker?!

[@angrygrizzly7125]

Jackoff,Screw Your "Facts",You Stalking Psycho Son Of A Bitch!🖕

[@angrygrizzly7125]

Stout Krout I'm With You On That One Krout.

[@angrygrizzly9185]

MARCIANO 49-0/43 KOS/88% KO RATIO #☝️👍🐐👑🥊🥊

[@jupiter-8405]

Having KO power is like keeping hold of your queen in chess, the potential to rescue any situation.

[@MikeSerota]

You know this video is old when they mention Table Tennis instead of Ping Pong.

[@colddeadhands7202]

Incredibly, Muhammad Ali said he doesn’t think he could have beat Rocky Marciano. Ali said Rocky hit so hard with either hand, that it hurt his arms, when they spared for their computer generated fight. The only guy Ali ever said could beat him. Joe Louis said the same. Rocky had incredible endurance & power in both hands. Foreman, Lennox Lewis & Tyson would have been great matchups for Rocky. Tyson would have got knocked out.

[@thomaslogue7773]

Put it this way if they fought rocky with a hammer in each hand he would still win

[@ronbrowne6409]

ali said . he didn't know if he would have beat rocky or if rocky would have won.rocky also said that ali would have been too big and fast for him

[@Cableguy15]

@@ronbrowne6409 Yeah, they pretty much put each other over when talking about each other. Ali said in that interview that he considered himself the greatest of all-time. It's still pretty interesting how Ali chose not to disparage Marciano when he was fine with doing it to anyone else, retired or not. I think they had a lot of respect for each other after filming Super Fight. Frazier also refused to say anything bad about Rocky when he was champ, and at that time, Smokin' Joe trash-talked nearly everyone else. lol

[@ronbrowne6409]

joe never trash talk anyone@@Cableguy15

[@ronbrowne6409]

ali never said that . what he said was he don;t know if he would have won. rocky also said that he think ali would have been too fast for him

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Just like with Joe Louis at his best and prime, when it strikes, you don’t even see it coming! Even Mathews, a top pro technical boxmaster with huge experience and Boom, Boom ! Thats it! The Rock left hook has landed, twice!!

[@Kidgavilan700]

Harry Matthews was a blown up LH heavily promoted by Jack Hurley. If you read the news reports and boxing magazines this fight was considered by boxing scribes as a joke. Matthews had zero chance and everyone knew that. Hurley and Matthews got a good payday. That’s what it’s about

[@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY]

Matthews middleweight who became a light heavyweight,please stop It

[@STEVEREEVES4444]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY Don Turner boxing trainer ever heard of him ? Check out what he said of marciano ! .

[@Paul-vf2wl]

Joe Louis was a legend also a real heavyweight.

[@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY]

@@Paul-vf2wl oh you mean the 38 year old cocaine guy Marciano beat,yea another old dude

[@user-ym3ck5pn7m]

Lets face it, he and Floyd Patterson belon ged in the Light Heavyweight category, and in my opinion were among the Greatest of all time in that category.

[@roccomarchegiano5990]

Best heavyweight champ all time

[@johncerminaro1067]

Never such a great fighter, before or since...(49-0)

[@johnroach1101]

Matthews 4 pounds over light heavy weight limit

[@darrenfry4970]

Amen

[@vgr112261]

Spoken like a true Italian!

[@carlranger8060]

Urgh.... Johnson, Dempsey, Louis, Liston, Ali, early Foreman, Holmes, Holyfield, Lewis. All would've beaten Marciano.

[@albanyorganics3030]

@@carlranger8060 Nope

[@willr1820]

Has anyone found any early videos of Rocky? I can't seem to find any before about 1950

[@johnnyzee383]

"Rocky eats one big meal a day"...omg...no wonder the guy was only 185..if he was training today, he would easily come in at 205...

[@static9061]

Exactly what im thinking. Maybe even an inch taller 215

[@mr.ramfan8100]

Maybe

[@darrenfry4970]

If he fought today they'd want him at light heavy

[@akkermansia1488]

Rocky doin OMAD lowkey before it was trendy =)

[@louisj.marciano2562]

John, ROCKY walked around at 200-210 right after he retired and he filled his suit out like a powerlifter however ROCKY liked the lighter weight because he was obsessed with stamina. The feeling of never tiring within a 15 round fight and he wouldn’t have had it like that if he came in heavier. He woulda looked great muscled up but again the added weight even if muscle would have eroded his stamina to a significant degree…I know for a fact that he was obsessed with keeping his weight down. My father told me all the time that he (my father) thought ROCKY overtrained for a couple of his fights coming in too light but in ROCKY’S mind as a MAN that had no fear he feared tiring in a fight and he felt the only way to ensure that he didn’t was to come in under 190 lbs.

[@RaysDad]

Mathews was doing a good job of circling left, which is what you should do against most right-handed fighters. Then for some reason he moved right directly into a left jab, then he kept moving right and took the two knockout left hooks. I think that some opponents simply wore down under Marciano's constant pressure and started making mistakes.

[@juliuszeus3437]

I was blessed too have u but I don’t steal so I go cw

[@williamhendershot5495]

No one to the level of the Rock!

[@bertramfuscher]

I love watching these Rocky fights. I hand have about the same physique and loved to box in my youth but became a seaman. But had to put many guys in their places on board ship Never cared for bullies so one Christmas eve a bully on the ship became unrully throwing his weight around I put him to sleep and he only woke up on Boxing Day. Like Rocky they always underestimated my punching power. So bullies steered clear of me. No matter how big they were

[@00tntprice]

Mathews was a brilliant boxer with an impressive record but Marciano;s relentless power overcame everyone he faced even the great Ezzard Charles could not keep up with the Rock

[@leehartung2814]

I think the greatest match up in history would have been Rocky Marciano VS Joe Frasier. Both of them never stopped coming forward, and had killer power. It would have been classic.

[@therealc.t.7085]

I think Frazier’s work rate would have overwhelmed Rocky but there’s always a chances Rocky would have got him out of there.

[@garbanzo_bean]

@@therealc.t.7085 Rocky’s undefeated record statically counters your opinion

[@therealc.t.7085]

@@garbanzo_bean pseudo-logic.

[@ascendediam]

​@therealc.t.7085 can you not see good? This looks like novices why would rock have a chance? You people are lunatics

[@ascendediam]

​@@garbanzo_beanno cause he fought novices you're slow

[@lordburlap4514]

You get the idea that every punch The Rock hit you with, hurt.....

[@rogeriosantos4435]

Verdadeiro campeão.

[@barryobee1544]

I was zero years old when this fight happened👀

[@garyindiana7593]

This is probably the earliest filmed fight of Marciano's, right?

[@cluefulwanderer]

lee savold, joe louis, and rex layne were all before this one as far as his fights on tape... to my knowledge there are 11 marciano fights filmed.. lol I'm an aspiring boxer, and im going through some of his old stuff. out of curiosity, what is your interest in them (his filmed fights i mean)??? :D

[@andresruanoruano5633]

El mejor rocky marciano invicto d.s.p by espany

[@darrenfry4970]

He beat all the odds,,,,,small reach,tiny in height, weight thirteen stone, you'd of never said he'd be a good fighter at heavyweight let alone become champion,,god bless the Suzy Q

[@bbhoustontx]

Excuse me he put the odds in his favor every fight. He trained like beast, he had a natural deadly one punch, he had a granite chin. He got stronger as the fight went on , his opponents were worn down to the bone by rocky always coming forward. No odds there. He was relentless.

[@rockyfish3115]

The greatest double left hook in boxing history, the rock was unstoppable, no way Ali would beat Marciano, he struggled with smaller guys like Frazier and chuvalo, and was not a big puncher, you couldn't Train to fight the rock because no one else fought like him, he hit you all over and never stopped frowing bone crunching bomb's, people tried to keep him off with jabs etc but he just kept on coming forward

[@rockyfish3115]

KEEP BOXING CLEAN AND RACISM FREE! How am I dirty and racist?????

[@rockyfish3115]

@Stout Krout I remember now. Lots of comments about stout crout 🤣

[@rockyfish3115]

@Stout Krout he sounds like someone called Roberto Day who goes out his way to troll people.

[@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY]

yea if i had to fight bums and old men all my career i would have a great left hook too

[@johnroach1101]

Frazier and chuvalo bigger than Rocky joe two hundred eight pounds chuvalo two hundre ten Rocky one hunred eighty four

[@waynelund7705]

Simply true grit

[@younowhythatis6381]

Impressive.

[@ascendediam]

On forums, lunatics said marciano would beat mercer, yet no one even made mid card fighting like they did in that novice-like era in the '''' ''70s-'90s, tony wasn't much bigger than rocky and he had to stay away cause ray hit so hard, this man tony was way more advanced than that whole rocky era Tony was almost koed in the 1st from a hard jab from ray and Tony was used to taking shots from his real class which would be Rock's lhw, on top of Tony fought guys with way better tech than they did in Rock's era

[@bbhoustontx]

"Rocky puts in 85 rounds of sparing" no wonder he never tired.

[@jjmaster94]

i don't think they meant 85 rounds in a row

[@kingbastard8938]

An illustration on how different things were back then: in LESS THAN TWO MONTHS Rocky would defeat Jersey Joe for the title!

[@truman5838]

He fought every 37 days on average. Not a single day of rest in 7 years. He ran 10 miles on Christmas morning.

[@scalinatella1970]

@shinshoryuken Rocky had one "big" meal a day -which included alot of steak and heavy potatoes, greens and milk. That doesn't mean he wasn't eating smaller portions throughout the day. .... great quality. Mattews didn't quite deserve this fight (Jack Hurley's machinations got him further than he deserved in the heavyweight/money division) but he had answers for Marciano's style ...for a few minutes. Marciano ain't pretty to watch, but he was an awfully tough man to defeat.

[@cluefulwanderer]

great KO for sure, but rocky had some luck with the back of mathews' head hitting right on the rope connector thing :D just saying

[@karlcooper8460]

Most not all opponents he faugh gave him a life and death struggle with the exception being this guy didn't exploit his weaknesses and he had plenty he was small,slow and left himself wide open.

[@ascendediam]

Looks like novices yet lunatics on forums said how rock would beat guys in 70s-90s

[@eingelbertdiola7387]

Mike Tyson named Rocky Marciano the King no one else,Muhammad Ali named him the Champ nobodt else..Me I named him the GOAT Boxer forever hes the ONLY ONE...GOD BLESS RIP MR.ROCKY MARCIANO...

[@chrisevans5259]

Toughest fighter to step into the Ring

[@chrisevans5259]

jab jab jack well that's your opinion, him and Jake LaMotta two off the toughest of the toughest, you'd have to use a sledgehammer to try and stop them.

[@chrisevans5259]

jab jab jack the ezzard Charles 2nd fight when he split his nose badly and the ref gave him one more round and he stopped Charles in the very next round, and he was Also up against it in the Walcott first fight , where he was outboxed, cut and well behind on points, then produced one of the greatest knockout punches EVER to win the title with a 13rd stoppage. What Marciano lacked in silky skills, style and finesse, he made up for in toughness , aggression and heart.

[@chrisevans5259]

jab jab jack can i ask you a question? Why do you watch Rocky Marciano videos if you don't rate him?, most who watch these videos like his fights and are fans of his. I like his aggressive style and with limited ability and skills ,, he maximized his strengths and always gave 100% and that's what Rocky did. Hes definitely in my top 10 favorite fighters. But my top 5 is: 1.Sugar Ray Robinson 2.Harry Greb. 3. Henry Armstrong 4.Willie Pep 5. Marvin Hagler . who are you're Top 5.

[@chrisevans5259]

jab jab jack I'm glad to hear you like Marvin Hagler, what a great fighter he was, and one of my ultimate favorites , and who can forget them unforgettable fights with Hearns, Duran and Mugabi. But I think the real sadness was the ending to his career with the so called "defeat" to Sugar Ray Leonard , I think it was a travesty of justice as Hagler was the aggressor the whole fight, and even when the fighters embraced after the fight sugar Ray remarked to Hagler "you beat me man'. Hagler hung around for a while for the hope of a rematch , but it never materialized so he retired. But the fight that crystalizes his greatness i think is the fight dubbed " the War" with the "Hitman" Tommy Hearns in 1985. And the unforgettable 1st Round was incredible, one of the greatest EVER. Hagler on full attack got cut on head as hearns ripped punches into him at will, but the formidable Hagler like a man possessed , relentlessly attacked on the front foot, and hearns had no answer and succumbed to a 3rd round stoppage. Hagler was on a different planet that night. A true Great of the Ring.

[@michaelsleater9334]

9 now keep boxing clean

[@elecelec4982]

mathews did well the first round, and looked like he was going to out class marciano until he got belted by two lounging left hooks , and it was all over for harry.

[@andreaselleri400]

Il più forte e il migliore pugile nella storia della boxe

[@jimmyd4897]

Do you think any Heavyweight Champ could last 15 rounds with Marciano and win? Not a chance....

[@ascendediam]

video on my page shows the average 70s fighter was way more advanced than 30s-40s,which obviously means they automatically are way more advanced than this novice era to,I'm the troll?,you exposed yourself wacko

[@havrisen6620]

Nobody hooks off the jab anymore. Rocky double hooked off the jab. KO! The jab created the KO, not the hooks. The hooks just enforced it if you know what I mean.

[@getredytagetredy]

Rocky had the same exact reach as Willie Pep, the featherweight champ....68"...

[@bradpotter6401]

People talk about Marciano's vaunted right hand (Suzie Q), but here he uses a talented left hand to knock out Mathews.

[@alexcwatt348]

Rocky very-very greatest, 49st throughout the winners all out full fighting in his games on the rings boxers (!)

[@juliuszeus3437]

Matthews has willie peps style off the back

[@user-ug1jw3km5g]

Matthews was very fast & very tough, but Marciano, a dreadfully severe puncher w/either hand & future world champion, KO'd the Kid easily. RM's record: 49-0 w/43 KO's. Still the unsurpassed champion of all time.

[@alrengamao2577]

Marciano the hands of Rock.

[@thomaslogue7773]

Mathew's wom 37 fights in a row before meeting rocky he fought on and lost 3 times to Don cockle

[@mcmvzjosefm]

Two hooks at the bottom and The End!

[@tommonjones1805]

The Rock was dam good, but greatest heavy weight of all times belongs to Mr. Ali 👊🏿💯💣💥💢🔥

[@alivstyson1864]

Marciano, Liston, Foreman. Tyson those were the 4 guys that could truely ice you with EITHER hand

[@albanyorganics3030]

Mathews drops his hands in round 2 and Rocky immediately starts throwing left hooks, maybe a dozen or so before he KOs him with the left jab/hook/hook combo that finishes him.

[@fernandoreybello5362]

Veo acontecimientos pretéritos de fútbol, baloncesto, tenis, atletismo, y me parecen muy por debajo de los niveles actuales. Sin embargo con el boxeo me ocurre lo contrario.

[@tobyrusso2094]

Rocky was the closest thing to a super human

[@shotgunshawzy]

@magisquam best ever

[@matthewsisk]

Marciano fighting in the 60's and 70's would of been interesting... but he came along during a less notable era and whipped the best of the best who just happened to be smaller and weaker. I think the ultimate dream fight would of been Marciano vs. Foreman.

[@stuartperry1047]

Foreman would have killed him.

[@krisfingers5751]

rocky wouldn't be a heavyweight by the 70's standards

[@williamsmith5874]

ok ok hold on for a second. Foreman didnt have stanima, speed, defense, or smarts so how the hell could he destroy rocky? rocky was down for a total of 8 seconds his whole career and it was from expertly timed left hooks from smart fighters while foreman was knocked out by ali (who wasnt known for power) and nearly killed by lyle (who got into boxing in his 30s with no amature career) so how does that equal him surviving seven rounds with rocky much less destroying him?

[@vgr112261]

William Smith Styles. George would have ripped Marciano’s head off with the same uppercut that nearly decapitated Joe Frazier.

[@albanyorganics3030]

@@vgr112261 Joe got up after every knockdown. He was still standing at the end of both fights with Foreman.

[@Toracube]

Mathews is ok?!! That second hook made his head do a 360....

[@davelawson8568]

Who was Mathew's trainer? He hung his gloves so low Marciano couldn't miss.

[@alanberg7267]

Amazing: 49-0 for a heavyweight. A hard way to make money.

[@hernandayolearyallda]

Nope, entirely possible, it was the norm back then for people to just eat dinner. He grew up during great depression

[@fredrighetti]

GRANDE ROCKY ITALY, BYE FRED, ITALY MILANO, CIAO