Jersey Joe Walcott vs Rocky Marciano 23.9.1952 - World Heavyweight Championship (Highlights)

[@worstcaseofcrabsever5510]

Wallcott was a menacing monster. He hit like a sledgehammer and had a head like a rock. He was by no means a normal man. He tossed boxers all over the ring like ragdolls on a regular basis. Only the best boxer in the world could have pulled off a victory that night over Big Bad Joe. The fanatical conditioning of Rocky paid off bigtime. Old Rock was about a half inch from being destroyed in this fight. He showed a lot of guts here! I guarantee he was feeling it after this fight for about a week and a half. What a Legend!

[@billoddiea]

He said Walcott was the hardest puncher he ever faced.

[@MOG0311]

Marciano was more than a boxer, he was a fighter. The man had heart and grit you rarely see today. If he could of trained in today's camps, regiments with the advancements in diet, recovery supplements etc he could of fought anyone.

[@kopklop9146]

rocky with maffia against a 38 year joe walcott, wat a white hope hero

[@blo0dybubble330]

@@kopklop9146 Lmfaoo he would’ve knocked out any version of Joe

[@AlwaysDazed]

@@kopklop9146 Rocky was never in bed with the mob, you twit.

[@skepchica]

Blo0DYbUbble🩸 LOL. No, Joe at 38 was giving him all he could handle-- even with a 10 year age gap.

[@kingali-el4416]

Jersey Joe was beating the hell out of Rock until he caught that right hand that left him dangling on the ropes like clothes on the clothes line... Back when fighters weren't scared to fight each other!..

[@billoddiea]

Like flour sliding down the chute of a silo

[@AlwaysDazed]

Truly the most unneeded ten count in boxing history. The most conditioned fighter of all time and the hardest man to ever live.

[@skepchica]

Joe Frazier would like a word with you...

[@krrishsharma7859]

​@@skepchicajoe frazier would get absolutely murdered by the rock

[@skepchica]

@@krrishsharma7859 😂😂😂 That midget is not even in the same weight class.

[@GrubKiller436]

Marciano is the most disrespected and underrated boxer I've ever seen by modern boxing viewers. Sure his era was different, but he proved he was the best of it. There is nothing to take away from Marciano.

[@fightfannerd2078]

True

[@harrychalcraft6371]

He's not underrated at all. People recognize his talents and have done for decades.

[@GrubKiller436]

@@harrychalcraft6371 People would rate him below any heavyweight great simply because they can say "He is too small. My fighter would beat that fighter."

[@harrychalcraft6371]

@@GrubKiller436 I'll always be able to see that point of view

[@GrubKiller436]

@@harrychalcraft6371 I won't. Because each generation is limited to their time. Marciano was smaller because everyone was smaller back then. Not only did they have less to eat, the knowledge surrounding athleticism was different back then as well. In addition, the technology is also different (modern era has more uses of supplements). Everything is different.

[@michaelbuettner1487]

Some much heart from Marciano

[@madmarknyc]

Jersey Joe use the Element of Surprise in the 1st round

[@gustaafargoan]

Back when men were men, not toxic.

[@frankdimeglio8216]

Most people are not boxing experts or great boxing coaches. Marciano would have taken away Ali's jab. It would have been somewhat similar to the Frazier/Ali (first) fight, but even worse for Ali. Marciano would have (relentlessly) gotten on the inside with Ali. No boxer ever had Marciano's endurance. Marciano had fantastic ability to take a punch. He would have worn Ali out. Marciano hit really hard. The way Ken Norton beat Ali clearly proves that Marciano would have beaten Ali. Marciano's natural fighting style and his formidable strengths would have resulted in his victory over Ali.

[@zoom4368]

Ali would've beat Tyson and Tyson would've beat Marciano 🥊

[@yes-qw6om]

@@zoom4368 aint no way tyson beating marciano, his only chance is knocking him out in the early rounds which is near impossible

[@GrubKiller436]

@@yes-qw6om 38 years old Jersey Joe Walcott almost beat Rocky Marciano. Prime Mike Tyson is better than 38 yr old Jersey Joe Walcott. So I think Mike Tyson would win. Marciano was a tough son of a bitch with unbelievable power. His hit could be a one hit wonder. He had endurance and heart as well. Tyson was faster, placed himself in advantageous positions, threw combinations with both hands with those punches having knockout power. He never had any issues going 12 rounds in his prime, and looked like he could easily go to 15. If he cared about the fight and if he had the eye of the tiger, he was the whole package. His prime however is short-lived.

[@GrubKiller436]

@@zoom4368 Ali wouldn't have beaten Tyson. That is if we're speaking of prime Tyson of course. Tyson is even more relentless than Frazier and Marciano, faster, and more elusive.

[@yes-qw6om]

@@GrubKiller436 the only ali that mike would beat is the 38 year old version of with early parkinsons. ali is the top 1 in boxing and he could beat anyone. marciano is more powerful, more durable, more stamina, and will eventually become more faster and relentless than mike. mike can only do those flashy moves for a few rounds before getting very tired. there are many other boxers that would beat mike

[@wonkbongdar9166]

boy could they trade blows back then

[@BB-tx8ty]

Very strong men who would easily fight 100+ fights before the age of 30 and todays boxers have 30, 40 fights by time they're 35! Modern day fighters are weak compared to guys back then

[@krrishsharma7859]

​@@BB-tx8tyvitali was champ till 42

[@adamparker2754]

THE BEST!!!! Started boxing at 25. Professionally He can give and take and last fifteen rounds like it's nothing incredible!!!!!

[@joeblow8301]

Little known fact rocky was undefeated and his mother was in her room saying the rosary for him every fight she never seen a single fight.

[@markussivertsenhagen8339]

Rocka marciano is my fav boxer

[@Eggeh1]

Bro where the fuck is the sound...

[@Srikanth-bc8er]

4:59 Rocky 👌 Greatest Boxer Undefeated

[@NilezII]

Walcott was "not down " in that no part of his body except his feet was touching the canvas, but he was sitting on the rope & holding it. No surprise, Marciano was routinely dirty-elbows, knees, and head butts were routine in his style.

[@handsomeblackman255]

Lol, that ref was careful breaking them up. He didn't want none by accident.

[@Bbbbbyyyy15]

Wtf why did the ref even give him a count his body was literally slumped folded with his arm dangling from the rope

[@groofoot]

0:12-0:18 = That is Absolutely NOT True! Billy Conn fought Joe Louis for the Title in 1941 and in 1946, and Tony Galento fought Louis for the Title in 1939 ... can't believe a professionally produced video has information that Inaccurate ....

[@scotttyson8661]

You can tell Rocky was a all area under athlete the way he threw that K.O. punch.It looked like one of the fastballs that he threw in Baseball. I have read where he was a good pitcher in his earlier days and had aspirations to go pro.

[@troydixzon9771]

Roc showed a lot of ring knowledge and heart he got dropped for the first time nobody really knew how old Joe Walcott was he was tough as hell I'd say the was the greatest right hand ever thrown the ref counted

[@markussivertsenhagen8339]

Marciano was not down he was on his knes😊

[@Maria.Isabella.Sanchez]

Great day

[@Boxrec297]

not for you

[@weldonpinder7295]

I always wonder if rocky couldve stood against some of the greats of the 90's like Tyson and holyfield , Frazier etc

[@Leon-cd1iy]

Fraziers not from the 90’s mate

[@weldonpinder7295]

@@Leon-cd1iy I know I meant Tyson but I named some of the other champs afterwards

[@weldonpinder7295]

@Alien Footprints I disagree they were greats

[@weldonpinder7295]

They were not beat by bums you must be forgetting all the ko but remembering the few loses

[@weldonpinder7295]

@Alien Footprints I agree it's wrong to take drugs but you can and be a no good boxer. It's about technique and style also. All those wins didn't come dro. Just drugs

[@peterkorutaro8772]

He hit him with a left hook when he was down and should have been disqualified!!!

[@shanechristian2253]

Walcott as an underdog. That's stupid.

[@cmoneytheman]

Jersey was like tyson great at catching people off guard with counters he should if mike who was way more advanced then he was would destroy joe

[@mars353]

I don’t think Marciano was a fabulous boxer but he was a great fighter. You were taking a big risk to slug it out with a guy who has a granite jaw and a sledgehammer punch. I wonder how he would have faired against Mike Tyson.

[@peaceseeker9927]

Young Mike Tyson would have knocked Marciano out cold within the first two rounds. Marciano was not a heavyweight as Tyson was and the difference in strength and quickness was too much. Even old washed up tired 38 year old Walcott was able to knockdown Rocky here but he was not strong enough to follow up. Only people who don't understand boxing would think Marciano could have survived a power punching heavyweight like Tyson or a big one like Gerry Cooney. Marciano fought old washed up guys and it's perceived as greatness.

[@mars353]

@@peaceseeker9927 I left out that my money would be on Tyson.

[@gustaafargoan]

Rocky would have won. I know you can't say a white guy would have beat a black guy nowadays, but he would have.

[@gustaafargoan]

@Μαντάρα Σαστ your actual response doesn't show up. I think because you said HuWhites is Hroule. I got your email response.

[@ry.sanchez]

@@gustaafargoan i don’t see how race plays a factor, if you can fight you can fight…. and seeing how rocky fights here i could say without a doubt, tyson would’ve killed him

[@michaeladderley5180]

Not enough low punch combo...even a bull has to breath...

[@BociortAdrianIoan]

video is cut... you are blind!?

[@ClassicBoxingMatches]

Who are you talking to?

[@Th-jb3vj]

@@ClassicBoxingMatches to ur momma

[@ludvigeriksson8406]

It says highlight

[@markussivertsenhagen8339]

Rocka mariciano

[@michaelplantus2261]

Rocky!

[@markferguson3917]

Michael Plantus Rocky v Tyson, how's it go.

[@ClassicBoxingMatches]

@@markferguson3917 I'll answer! First off though, I hate these questions. I dont think you SHOULD compare boxers who are more than 2 decades apart as styles and expectations change quite a bit. Rocky would have the advantage in stamina and he clearly had a better chin, if the fight somehow went to the later rounds I'd say Rocky would have a chance to score a late knockout. But, you could see how Rocky struggled early on in this fight with Walcott just swarming him. Tyson in his prime hit harder and moved faster than Walcott ever did so based on that I'd say Tyson wins by TKO. But, they would never have fought each other in this day and age, Marciano would be a cruiserweight, he only ever weighed around 180lbs

[@markferguson3917]

Classic Boxing Matches First off, good break down of how the fight may have gone. It's true, Rocky would have been cruiser today or maybe even light heavy. But if Marciano had have been a fully fledged heavy, Tyson probably the last decent heavy that wouldn't look enormous compared to rock. It's super heavy nowadays. I don't see Marciano surviving long tbh against Tyson. Marciano was a slow starter, was dropped by Walcott and Moore early. Tyson would hurt him fast, it maybe even a three round fight. But if RM survived the onslaught and takes him in to the middle rounds then Tyson becomes less potent and Marciano actually gets better. Thanks for getting back.

[@ClassicBoxingMatches]

@@markferguson3917 I dont know if Marciano was a slow starter or just methodical... not that I've seen ALL his fights but he tends to keep the same pace throughout, always punching and he never stops coming foward. That's why he was so dangerous, he just started to look better as fights wore on because his opponents started to tire. I think it was Moore in his autobiography who said that Marciano wasnt the hardest puncher he had ever fought, he didnt knock you out with a single punch, instead he would just beat you up until you couldnt take no more. He also said Marciano would hit any part of you he could touch, didnt matter if you were blocking, he would just beat your arms black and blue so you couldnt hold them up anymore. Its takes a lot of effort both mentally and physically to be constantly defending yourself every second.

[@markferguson3917]

Classic Boxing Matches Yes, I'll say that about Rocky, he had a great heart and relentless in the ring. He's critized for fighting old guys, like Louis, Charles and Walcott but he could only fight those in front of him and the division wasn't full of depth at the time. I love watching Marciano fights tho, I've seen a few, I've got him rated at about 8 in my 100 best heavyweight s.

[@carlaventana4571]

rocky hit him after walcott was down

[@AlwaysDazed]

That was a "stay down" blow. They were far less strict back then.

[@peaceseeker9927]

I'm not impressed by young Marciano in his late 20's knocking out a washed up old Walcott age 38 who was stumbling around in the late rounds. Heavyweight champions in later decades were substantially bigger than Rocky and company so it's an apples oranges comparison to claim this was a great "heavyweight" knockout. And the power punchers among those later heavier heavyweights would have knocked Rocky unconscious within the first couple of rounds; I mean they would have walked right over him 😞.

[@scotttyson8661]

38is young in any era.Ask George Foreman.

[@westsidewoodledge8892]

@Joe Young good point. I doubt rock could beat that monster sonny. Sonny is reputed to be stronger than foreman

[@GrubKiller436]

@@westsidewoodledge8892 I think Sonny Listen could beat Marciano, but I say that as a styles perspective. Sonny doesn't retract his arm after his jab. He'd stick his gloves on Marciano's head and then follow up with a hard right. He could not do this to Ali because Ali was tall and kept away. Sonny Liston would be a bad matchup for Marciano.

[@therealc.t.7085]

@@scotttyson8661 38 was considered old as a heavyweight back then. It still is.

[@coolblackmancoolblackman6800]

Did anybody ever check Rocky Marciano's gloves to make sure they wasn't loaded I don't think so

[@fightfannerd2078]

Lol your so racist

[@Crocsnautica]

Only his body weight was in those gloves

[@shawnclark7444]

Rocky was full of that dope bruh smh don’t mean to be racist but no white boy on planet earth can take punches to the head and still be standing like that lol

[@GrubKiller436]

This wasn't a white boy, that's the thing. This was a white man.

[@shawnclark7444]

@Μαντάρα Σαστ UUHHMMM YEAH 🤣😂🤣

[@fightfannerd2078]

Shawn is racist

[@shawnclark7444]

@@GrubKiller436 O

[@shawnclark7444]

@@fightfannerd2078 No i'm not! I have a white friend!

[@KingUkno]

Rocky marciano wasn't white

[@martinh1309]

He is literally white. Italian is being white 90% of Europe was white.

[@KingUkno]

@@martinh1309 most Italians derived from Sicili that's like tryna call a Mexican or Chinese person white there skin is white but there nationality not European is European Italy is Italy

[@martinh1309]

@@KingUkno Marciano was white, Sicilian italians are white.

[@KingUkno]

@@martinh1309 so is Chinese Arabics and some Mexicans all there skin is white so u guys r right im gone argue about raice.

[@martinh1309]

@@KingUkno pathetic. Italians are white. Marciano was white.