Rocky Marciano vs Carmine Vingo - Marciano's Toughest Fight

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[@brianfox838]

What a great man Mr Vingo was. I grew in Woodlawn, NY in the Bronx. It was a dominant Irish area and still pretty much is to this day. The street we lived on Oneida Ave had a deli where all the old school Irish amd Italian guys all hung out. Carmine was one of them. Wishing I knew then what I know now about him. He was a generous man who loved kids and watching us play all different sports. He called me "Little Bambino" because I was like 5 years younger than all the other kids I played baseball with, but, I hung with them better than the guys their own age. Carmine used to always tell me "Don't let anyone ever mistreat you, talk down to you, or try to take advantage of you as long as you live. God, I miss those days. RIP to all the true old school warriors of the Bronx who raised me. Youre all missed

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Good stuff. Sounds like a great man.

[@IAM-zu9nx]

Hy from another Brian and those days were so good and so simple. My family came from Ireland and the neighborhood was off the boat people mostly Irish and Italian. Those guys were so tough and most were kind hearted and carefree. I miss all of them and life in a simpler time, thank you, Brian

[@John-vn1tv]

I grew up near Woodlawn I'm from Bainbridge avenue! I love what you said about NYC as a fellow New Yorker and Bronx nite I agree with you 💯👍🗽

[@miltonhollis703]

Brian those were the good ole days... It sounds like you might have a few year's on me my Friend!! You keep safe 🙏 because we're not in the good Ole day's anymore... Interesting Story Brian....

[@aroncarmicheal9387]

True champion

[@tomindenver1331]

In 1976, Muhammad Ali was interviewed by Howard Cosell on ABC's Wide World of Sports. He said of Marciano "Rocky Marciano was tougher than Joe Frazier and he'd be my toughest opponent." Muhammad also said "He was better than Frazier and you know what Frazier did to me." That's good enough for me.

[@damage6836]

He's just saying that...he didn't like frazier alright

[@TheBatugan77]

@@damage6836 👈this guy Oh, okay. If you say so.

[@mattcorcoran7082]

@@damage6836 Ali could only win by running for 12 rounds. If the Rock caught him he’d be in big trouble. Bear in mind that Rocky was fitter than Ali, and harder. He cannot be knocked out.

[@dlmullins9054]

When he said that, i became a fan of Ali. Such honesty. I don't know if Marciano would have beat Ali, but just from Ali's statement i think it is possible.

[@nickdavis5420]

The injury’s he gave where insane but yes Frazier was tough but rock was built differently tough and hit hard . As too what Frazier did too Ali Ali made a mistake twice with Frazier he made him angry .

[@rockyberndt4273]

Rocky Marciano was a great fighter I was named after him

[@parkerbohnn]

So was Rocky Burnett.

[@gRosh08]

Share it proudly!

[@sekou2168]

You was named after balboa

[@soposh5673]

That must suck

[@lanslater]

Wasnt there a movie (not biopic) about RM?

[@pipewelda]

Rocky was and still is the most lovable and kindest warrior to ever lace em up.

[@serenityinside1]

What nonsense 🙄

[@davidmcconnell5046]

Vingo’s career ended in 1949 and he lived until 2015 I can’t imagine how hard his life really was

[@guillaumefrenkel6993]

marciano must to give him some money fot him and his familly but...

[@Old-Dog00]

@@guillaumefrenkel6993 Yep. He did that for a few people.

[@BMORETODAY]

I just saw/heard a Marciano and he was very well spoken and respectful. A true champion and legend!

[@MrToband]

I get tired of people talking shit about Rocky Marciano, anytime someone does something great you have these scumbags that have to tear them down, he was a great fighter.

[@mikespenceTHEGOATB]

HOMKY! RIGHT! THE! (GREAT)! ROCKY! MARCIANO! IS! A! (LEGEND)!

[@siddiqgamesyt3354]

Yeah there's these black people promoters that ruin everything just to get more money for their shit business that probably sells barbie dolls, they judge a BOXER by digital stats, but people having a high loss count in that era means that the era was extremely hard to outshine without getting defeated. It was a competitive era, yet people still say everyone are bums just by judging digital stats and weight. They would put a random guy 10-20 pounds heavier than Rocky Marciano to beat him and that guy would still miserably fail, possibly even die if Rocky Marciano wasn't so polite.

[@paulcarey191]

yea but he was short..and had no jab.. or left hook... really either,.. sooo ....lol - i'm just trolling at ur expense my bad.

[@ronaldhaugen5967]

Rocky is the absofuckenlutly the greatest

[@chrisevans5259]

Rocky was an absolute beast in the ring,...a ferocious , durable and iron willed warrior,...who simply outfought and outlasted everyone who stepped into the ring with him.....one tough. Great unbeaten champ...

[@kevlarunderwear22]

Well said. He had the biggest heart of any fighter in history…

[@lanslater]

It wouldve been like capitol punishment for a convicted criminal to have had to fight him - in the ring w nothing but gloves

[@DrAgan_tortojed]

@@lanslater Without gloves would've been even better...

[@onlythewise1]

@@DrAgan_tortojed yes but you need to fight a few rounds with knuckles that way you'll feel whats its like when you watch , mer 5 rounds you can do would be cool

[@DrAgan_tortojed]

@@onlythewise1 Maybe. On the other hand, with bare knuckles any heavy punch that otherwise would've resulted in a knockdown would've been a knockout, so the chances are the match wouldn't last more than 1 round or two.

[@kuwaitisnotadeployment1373]

Man I wish someone would digitally remaster the great classic fights

[@seanebbert5387]

I would enjoy that more then watching today’s boxing

[@Danielson1818]

I mean, the could enhance it slightly, but not even close to as good as you want to believe. That old film kinda just is what it is.

[@kuwaitisnotadeployment1373]

@@Danielson1818 no I'm not talking about only the black and white old fights I mean all the color fights from the 60's through the 90's and you would be surprised at how much they can be improved

[@geraldblackburn4883]

he went to the hospital, that brought tears to my eyes, and he prayed for him, that is INCREDIBLE ! sad and happy at the same time, and Vingo lived !

[@clinnyboy]

What Marciano did in the ring made him a great boxer. What he did in that hospital made him a great Champion. They're not always the same thin. Not enough humility now days and no glory to God for giving them the talent to accomplish what they have.

[@geraldblackburn4883]

@@clinnyboy Yes Sir, well said.

[@dannyburch2122]

And Still the Heavyweight Champion of the World Rocky Marciano 49 n 0 R.I.P Champ!

[@dalemmmm]

@@TugIronChief baloney he quit because he wasn’t motivated and saw what happened to boxers after they lost their motivation!

[@mikespenceTHEGOATB]

HOMKY! RIGHT! (ALL)! HOMKIES! NAMED! ROCKY! ARE! NAMED! AFTER! THE! BOXER! THE! (GREAT)! ROCKY! MARCIANO! HOMKIES! WEREN'T! NAMED! ROCKY! BEFORE! ROCKY! MARCIANO! HOMKY! THIS! IS! A! FACT!

[@roadrunner381]

Rocky is the people's champion,, and always will be!🥊🏆🌟🙏

[@aroncarmicheal9387]

Rocky is my fav box ,a real champion,God bless ya and your family

[@Deadsea_1993]

Great commentary. Respect to Rocky and Vingo. Both great boxers that helped influence future generations and they in turn did the same thing. Tyson was an avid fan of Rocky and Dempsey.

[@ckobo84]

They wanted to stop the fight but couldn't go in the ring because it was illegal? That's exactly how you stop a fight, by doing something illegal. That's why throwing a towel in the ring stops the fight, because it is ILLEGAL 🚫

[@hertzair1186]

I’m no fight fan, but find this story fascinating and touching, and worthy of a docu-drama.

[@manly1974]

There's an old TV movie about Rocky Marciano somewhere here on youtube.

[@malcolmarnsdorff6782]

Marciano kept his training simple... He trained to fight wide open for fifteen rounds every time. It’s said that’s why he never tired...

[@pirateclick1d169]

And red fibers as well

[@-John-Doe-]

Nobody gives Marciano's conditioning the credit it deserved. Tyson threw an average of 30+ punches per round, Frazier 50+, Marciano 80+ He was also a very good puncher. You rarely see a puncher with power putting up those numbers. Also, the _"Awkwardness"_ that people attribute to Marciano is due to the fact that he didn't fight like a boxer. At all. But that's like saying a mixed martial artist doesn't know how to fight, or is awkward. The guy seriously looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov if he had to _"ground & pound"_ standing. He would physically stick to people and fight from the clinch for nearly the entire fight. Anyone who has wrestled knows how exhausting that is, let alone your average boxer. That's not even to mention the fact that he uses his head like a wrestler in the clinch. It's almost like his style was to muscle people around with a system of dirty boxing he knew how to fight and defend himself from, and would naturally make him very difficult to finish from the clinch... since he's already clinched.

[@cornfilledscreamer614]

@@-John-Doe- That's insane. Didn't know the punch counts as compared to Tyson. You've got to figure that half of those 80+ punches were absolute roundhouses, too. Rocky was an absolute machine. Took punches better than anybody that ever lived as well...

[@johnnycooper657]

That was his simple but absolutely unflinching formula. He out worked them in the ring and especially outside of it. Sadly he was born a Yankee. Just kidding; he is in my American top 10. Only the second one. God bless y'all.

[@onlythewise1]

@@johnnycooper657 was born smart white just kidding

[@dannyburch2122]

Greatest Prize fighter ever.

[@dannyburch2122]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY Don't hate

[@dannyburch2122]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY yes and he had plenty of it

[@rosebud6522]

Marciano is the GREATEST OF ALL TIME

[@rm3869]

@@rosebud6522 agreed

[@dirtyjew1974]

Vingo was a real tough guy and probably on his way to a belt at some point, its a shame his career had to end. He gave rocky such a rough time and as far as how good he was that's all we need to know.

[@dirtyjew1974]

@@seniordavidmanderson9232 I'm not sure what you're talking about, I'm just saying that vingo gave rocky a tough time so he had to have been good.

[@dirtyjew1974]

@@seniordavidmanderson9232 I read about the fight, vingo was giving as good as he was getting early on. Rocky said it was one of his toughest fights as well.

[@dirtyjew1974]

@@seniordavidmanderson9232 that's wild, I know rocky is a monster to fight but its always been my understanding vingo was holding his own early on, that's what I've read but it's not surprising rocky would do so much damage, he's hurt and damaged many other fighters without being hurt himself.

[@dirtyjew1974]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY he had 7 knockouts and 16 wins with only 1 controversial loss going into the Marciano fight.

[@dirtyjew1974]

@@kevindocherty8292 he had 1 loss going into the Marciano fight not 2 and that was a close fight. No i am not a casual fan, I am a fan fan and I was a fighter and assistant trainer and I know my way around boxing history. As I said in my initial comment, vingo gave rocky a rough fight at least for a bit of time and was only going to get better until his career ended. He had good athletic ability, he was tough and technically decent and the fact that he had the physical tools to give rocky such a tough fight for some time if you ask me made him better than most at that point in time.

[@RandyH400]

Rocky was a true Champion and a great man

[@daveoliver5838]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY Heard he was involved with Italian mobsters who controlled boxing fixed fights for him, even went to London, England to meet gang of low life criminals, the Krays. Sad ending, Got whacked when he disobeyed the big guys.

[@michaelorick2065]

And he was a Great Catholic also

[@daveoliver5838]

@@STEVEREEVES4444 Walcott was an old man when he fought Marciano and still managed to knock him down. A younger Walcott would have finished him there and then.

[@Jerry-ez2yu]

ROCKY WAS A GOOD CHAMPION, YOUR ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR TIME..

[@STEVEREEVES4444]

@@daveoliver5838 the weather was bad that night of the plane crash , with a very inexperienced pilot ... can't see a fix fight when rocky knocked out jersey Joe for the heavyweight championship title . ...

[@kevlarunderwear22]

Rocky later said that the only time he was ever hurt or dazed in the ring was in one moment against Vingo. He was afraid that if Vingo had followed up at that moment that he would’ve been in serious trouble. It’s too bad we can’t see a film of this fight in fact half of Rockies championship fights have been lost to posterity. these lost rounds were simply never saved. Too bad

[@teddybblazin5628]

That's not even close to true lmao rocky said jersey joe hurt him and his "head was all smoky" c'mon bruh why u gotta make shit up???

[@Gone_fishing335]

@@teddybblazin5628 Rocky never said that. Rocky said that the punch that hurt him most in the Walcott fight was a body shot in the 11th round. And he also said that until the Walcott fight, his fight with Vingo was his toughest. Admit it, you don't know what you are talking about.

[@jabbingjack3457]

@@Gone_fishing335 WELL YOU TELL US YOUR THEORY ON WHY ONE BOXER TAKES A SHOT BETTER THAN ANOTHER AND THEN WE'LL ALL SEE WHO THE FOOL IS WONT WE TRASH CAN HAAAA HA HA HA HA GO ON TELL IT I WANT TO LAUGH SOME MORE HA HA HA ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[@Gone_fishing335]

@@jabbingjack3457 aka jabbingjack I would rather find out why you threw your son Aaron to the wolves jackrabbit. Lets talk about that. I have some questions I'd like answers to.

[@richardmilliken8705]

@@Gone_fishing335 Indeed! He has over 10 alias's and is trolling Marciano Videos 24/7. You're 100% correct about Joe Walcott being his toughest opponent in their 1st fight. Walcott was ahead on the scorecards going into the 13th round. 8-4, 7-5, 8-3-1. Even though Walcott was 38 years old, he fought a great fight against Rocky. And his first Title fight against Charles went 15 rounds and was a very close fight. Keep in mind that Ezzard was in the early stages of ALS.

[@joemoschetta1541]

the rock was a real class act ,hard worker and gentleman

[@martinmunnelly5475]

They always talk of rocky punching power but their been lots of heavy punchers and all big men hit hard. But what sets him apart is his endurance he never goes backwards all his oppent can do is either meet him and stand with him which is what he wants or spend every round going backwards which burns up 2much energy and eventually the ropes turn up and either way he's still coming straight forward must of been so hard to fight against because he would just throw punches in such volume that some had to strike home .very very hard man

[@pipewelda]

Exactly! Rocky was a DEVASTATING PUNCHER, but not just that. Rocky could take the toughest and most brutal of punches by any man and what made him even more dangerous. You just couldn’t hurt the guy! You’d have be pretty desperate or have a few loose screws to go into the ring with this kind of fighter. Ezra Charles hit Rocky with everything he had, his best and most powerful punch, on his chin, and knocked Rocky down on the ring floor for exactly 2 seconds. Rocky got up and shook it off like it was nothing. You know that had to have an enormous effect on Ezra after that. He was probably thinking to himself “OH FUCK ME, I’M IN FOR EITHER A LONG PAINFUL NIGHT OR A REAL SHORT ONE.”

[@richardmilliken8705]

@@pipewelda You're thinking of Joe Walcott because besides him, only the Old Mongoose/Moore knocked Marciano down for 3-4 seconds/flash knockdowns. Walcott was dominating Marciano for 12 rounds by 8-4 on two score cards and by 7-5 on the other scorecard and Rocky was told that he better go for a KO in the 13 th round and Rocky's KO Punch in the 13th round against Walcott was one og the greatest KO punches of all-time. Ezzard was the only fighter to go 15 rounds against Marciano in a very close fight. In their 2nd fight, Charles split Rocky's nose in half and cut Rocky's left eye badly. And once again, Rocky came through in the clutch and he KO Charles.

[@vgr112261]

@@pipewelda Marciano never got tagged by Liston, Foreman, or Ernie Shavers. And I say that respectfully.

[@beatlejim64]

Vingo nearly died ...and he was left partially paralyzed after the Marciano fight! Rocky paid his medical bills and Vingo was well enough to attend Marciano's marriage to Barbara Cousins.

[@lanyard2202]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMYhilarious response. Clearly you're a fully paid up spiteful member of the Anti-Marciano club. 49-0 just get over it. Baseball? We call that rounders in the UK and girls play it. LMFAO!

[@lanyard2202]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY like I said, you're anti Marciano we all get it. Move on Rounders boy!

[@jonjrambo3546]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY he fought top contenders and was looking for fights. Go look at his box rec. old men is a myth. Ur getting jumped on because ur wrong man.

[@teachone2261]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY shut up troll ! 6’4” boxer hurt Rocky who said it was his toughest fight ! These trolls that talk out of their asshole don’t know Rocky nor boxing !block them and their assenine comments !!

[@jusngonzales5349]

In the old days trainers didn't signify the importance of the jab. Most fights were slug fests. Todays' fighters are more technical. Marciano was a little guy, compared to todays muscular fighters.

[@redellasavana6751]

Rocky Marciano was the best fighter ever. The greatest champion of history of boxing. He had a supernatural determination, a right fist that took off your socks, an express train for a hand. But above all, a great, immense Italian heart..

[@marcusarrelias662]

And never beat a good fighter. Jersey joe at best. Joe Louis was 83

[@Deadsea_1993]

@@marcusarrelias662 . Excuse me ? Joe was 37 and he was 27. He beat the best of his era. Men in those days fought a lot. Charles here was 88-13. These men were absolutely tough as hell and hit hard. Rocky here had his nose split wide open and his managers tied it together as he wanted to continue the fight. He ended up winning the fight. Few men would do that.

[@marcusarrelias662]

@@Deadsea_1993 Charles was legit. Also Archie Moore. I just feel he needed a win over a bigger superstar. I still think Joe was old. Not Rocky's fault I get it

[@parkerbohnn]

@@Deadsea_1993 Roy Jones junior was a great fighter until father time got him at age 36. His reflexes were shot at age 36.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

@@marcusarrelias662 well you can't fault Rocky that he was born later than he was. Joe Louis was 37 for heavyweight that's not old and Wallcott was world title holder at the time. Rocky Marciano also beat Ezzard Charles who had taken the world heavyweight belt off Joe Louis

[@thejerseyj5479]

The greatest thing about Marciano was he never backed up. When you fought Marciano he was coming to you.

[@gabrielschoettmer1503]

One of the most determined mentally tough fighters that ever lived. Dynamite in bit hands too, especially the Susie q

[@MORCOPOLO0817]

I think Rocky would have performed better in the first LaStarza fight if it were not for that fact that he was gun shy after the Vingo fight. Regardless of what this narrator says, I think there was still some residual reluctance on Rocky's part to go all out.

[@richardmilliken8705]

You're 100% correct. Mike Stanton came to that same conclusion in his autobiography book about Rocky: Unbeaten

[@constantine7382]

Isn't that insane? After what he went through with Vingo, you put him in with a REALLY good fighter in LaStarza? Who's brainchild was that?

[@sonracky8500]

Whatever he hits,he broke it..

[@ivancorea7229]

Rocky bless with amazing cardio powerful punch and rock chin

[@comanchio1976]

I think his cardio was down to his training rather than being a blessing. He used to run 15 miles a day, on top of the rest of his training.

[@andyharman3022]

Agreed. Rocky trained harder than any heavyweight until Holyfield. But the granite jaw is something that you're born with.

[@constantine7382]

WHERE did you get the film of their fight? I had NO IDEA it even existed. Amazing. It is a measure of Rocky's greatness as a man that he became life long friends with Vingo, Louis, Charles and several other's that he had fought. No grudges. No malice. Just real men doing an ugly job.

[@enriquemarcelobarbano1033]

Great man , and great champion , The BEST !

[@RaneBane]

Never seen anyone so smooth on a speed bag

[@stephenrossi7423]

It is unbelievable how tough and aggressive those fighters were, you could tell they were hungry in mind and body. They came from a time where are you had to work to eat. Looking at their physiques it is all muscle and bone. ..

[@richardmilliken8705]

Jack Dempsey is a perfect example of an old school fighter that fought in miner camps for short $$ and in barrooms for food & booze and pocket money. Marciano trained harder than any fighter from his era and he was running 6 miles/day inbetween fights and up to 15 miles/day in training camp. He got strong as an OX by hitting a 300lb heavy bag and lifting 150lb boulders over his head and heaving them.

[@AIRRAID2]

Thank you so much Rich , truly appreciated 🥊❤️🥊

[@inhibited44]

marciano used to run up the hills of NY or a 15 mile route and he sprinted the hills repeatedly.

[@johnmoloney9494]

Greatest fighter in history

[@pipewelda]

Yup!

[@mikespenceTHEGOATB]

"AN! ALL! AMERICAN! BOXING! LEGEND" THE! GREAT! ROCKY! MARCIANO!

[@RedFox3226]

Very well done video and narrative. Professional quality, excellent research. Thanks.

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Thank you, Robert.

[@leviclark3822]

He had the shortest reach of any heavyweight...the low blows (typically to taller opponents) weren't done intentionally imho

[@TheBatugan77]

Either way. A left hook delivered to the cashews is a good strategy. Unless they're my own cashews, of course.

[@euphemiakathleenmacdonald2970]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY he knocked out Joe Louis I would say that makes him a great all a man can do is beat the best around at the time and rocky did just that no other heavyweight boxer has did that except the rock you have to give credit where its due

[@nickoldschoolrules52]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY Moore went on to win 37 more fights after fighting Marciano with I think 24 of them being by KO. Not as washed up as you say, Charles and Walcott were great fighters, Bernard Hopkins and James Toney both credited watching these two fighters with learning so much that had been lost by modern boxers. Tony labeled them as geniuses. These guys were in their 30's too as was Marciano, way too much is placed on age sometimes. Each to their own opinion but those who saw him first hand and those who are respected mostly have him in the top half of the top 10. Remember he was drug free, no PED's and even when him and Ali sparred for the computer fight he doubled Ali over with a body punch. Just look up what Ali has to say about Marciano on here to hear with his own words that Marciano might well have beaten him.

[@STEVEREEVES4444]

@@nickoldschoolrules52 awesome reply my friend ! 👌

[@nickoldschoolrules52]

@@STEVEREEVES4444 Thanks.

[@jeffreydobbins866]

One of the most conditioned fighters and hardest hitters in history. Relentless bombs thrown nonstop all fight and in the 15th there was literally no sign of fatigue. Other people from that time have stated that he could have easily went 25 rounds in the ring. Those ww2 era fighters were built different, i dont care what anyone says about modern conditioning.

[@sky-oq5mr]

I remember jack Johnson fought 26 rounds in his last fight in the cuban heat. That shits crazy

[@lanslater]

Thanks a lot for sharing this rare piece of boxing histoory especially the wonderful old footage love that stuff Liked & subscribed ofc

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Thanks for the sub!

[@lanslater]

@@RichtheFightHistorian you thoroughly earned it

[@gRosh08]

Sorry Rock... the hardest hitters always take the hardest hit in the end. I Love You Man!

[@corneliushorgan6048]

Heart braking

[@abudujana13]

Thanks for the video, RICH THE FIGHT HISTORIAN

[@rogeriosantos4435]

Go rocky marciano

[@johntravelina9637]

Only Undefeated Heavy Weight champion Until this Day. 49 & 0. 🇺🇸🇮🇹🇺🇸🇮🇹

[@brendanglennon8025]

Well said but Tyson Fury is also undefeated.

[@jabbingjack3457]

@alien observer FURY WOULD BEAT ROCKY WOULDNT HE ROCHETTE YOU CLUELESS STALEKER BULLY TROLL?

[@glenalguire6960]

Can only imagine how good he would have been , if he was as ferocious as Tyson , and had Tyson’s blood lust

[@rm3869]

Legend

[@SouthPawGuy1977]

Rocky was a beast ! So underrated! What the Rock accomplished not given the physical advantages of other heavyweights is incredible!19:49

[@paulbright5081]

Jersey Joe Walcott was Marciano’s toughest opponent, he said so himself.

[@anthonymariani3793]

At the time of this fight, Ezzard Charles was 87 wins out of 99 fights, Marciano was 42 and 0. No one today does that!

[@OldSchoolBoxing1]

I wonder if Rocky was black, would you trash him so much? Probably not 😑

[@TommyGordon82579]

Add to that that those were 15 round fight abs not 12 too.

[@hitchensrazor5450]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY Jersey Joe was 36 years old when he lost to Ezzard Charles. Then, when Jersey Joe was 37 years of age, he beat a young (30 years of age) Ezzard Charles, not once, but twice in a row. The difference in age was incredible and it made Jersey Joe, the oldest ever heavyweight boxer to win the title. He was just a few months older when he lost to Rocky, not only once, but twice. Suffice to say, I respect both boxers whereas you look for excuses to hide your racist agenda. Herein lies the difference between you and others who have signalled this out. Furthermore, we could wipe Alis record of his victory over Archie Moore who was 48 years of age and in no way should have fought Ali.

[@hitchensrazor5450]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMYBring me an argument. I could say the same thing about Mike Tyson. Put him in Alis era and he would never have been champion. Now, give me something that I can argue with instead of strawman arguments.

[@bensonhurst7272]

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY Marciano was never beat cause no won could beat him. That's a sign of the greatest. 49-0. Why you hatin on him? You don't like Italians?

[@illmerica322]

WHAT A STORY!

[@shavaugnwinkle-smith4909]

Marciano is the greatest that will ever be in boxing!

[@Alex-cw3rz]

I think the fact that Marciano would get mutiple different injuries in fights in the future where his ring said one more round and fight will be stopped and he would just go out and beat the sh it out of anyone he was fighting to get a easy KO victory that round, I think shows that this fight really did effect him, he was never going 100% until it was necessary.

[@PunchProfessor]

Very Interesting, and Informative * * * * * 5 Stars for Posting ! Thank You Paul D'

[@granddaddyofthemall6320]

Marciano alway proved height and reach don't mean shit.

[@parkerbohnn]

So did Mike Tyson and David Tua.

[@parkerbohnn]

@alien observer Tua was never on drugs. Arron Pryor was hooked on cocaine near the end of his career. All I know is Sonny Liston would have destroyed Rocky with his jab. Rocky would never have gotten inside of it. No wonder he retired.

[@jabbingjack3457]

@alien observer your real name is gregory rochette from bevo mill st ls and you are a clueless stalking bully troll, named and shamed

[@glenalguire6960]

I didn’t know rocky was good as he was , till just recently , but he was amazing !! A very classy guy !! Sure would have loved to see him fight Tyson ,

[@bvabky]

Love your videos Rich you the man

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Thanks, George.

[@mevoyavolverfuerte4037]

Mi dios Rocky Marciano !!

[@2serveand2protect]

PS. Okay. :) NOW I UNDERSTAND! Anyway! Thumb up - very well done. Very interesting material.

[@chrispaul7849]

great story, thank you!

[@johnnyzee383]

I have never seen footage of this fight, but thats def marciano..very nice Documentary....5 stars.

[@elalfredo8592]

You're correct, Marciano's first recorded fight was Rex Layne, who he fought a while later

[@2serveand2protect]

Vingo was his "TOUGHEST" fight? Come on!...Let's be serious. He had to face guys like Walcott that - basically - BASHED Rocky for thirteen rounds. Joe threw EVERYTHING he had on Marciano and yet Rocky withstood it all ... with blood dripping all over from his face, head and chest ... all that just to sledgehammer Walcott with one blow when there was ...what?... 30 seconds of the fight left? - I don't think Carmine Vingo was the "toughest" opponent for him, unless... UNLESS we're talking about the psychological blowback he had to face, when he realized he almost killed the guy. PS. Goddamnit! - these men were KILLERS on the Ring! Today they are just...who the hell even are they? ...SHOWMEN on steroids?? I cannot see ONE of those new - "modern" - Boxers nowaday, who could (or WOULD) take the punishment of the sort Marciano took from Walcott - or (far less!) - taking it ... and then STILL WINNING THE FIGHT BY KNOCKING THE OTHER GUY OUT - leaving him "sleeping" on the canvas.

[@2serveand2protect]

@Karelin ...you mean the steroids "champions" that fight once a year?? :D ...yeeahhmNO! Guys like Walcott had a way longer reach than him, they did all they could and still couldn't knock Marciano out. After a while that long reach will be only detrimental to you, because once you have a longer reach it doesn't matter if it is 2 inches longer, 12 or twenty. You think Tyson had a long reach or was in some manner or the other "physically superior"? :) In close quarters they're gonna have their ribs bashed in - Marciano knew it, Frazier knew it, Tyson knew - their styles were quite similar in fact. PS. ...and by Tyson I don't mean "Tyson" Fury.

[@richardmorris7188]

@@2serveand2protect I do not think the title is referring t the fight itself. It refers to the psychological fight Rocky fought over almost killing Vingo

[@Joe-gu6oe]

@@richardmorris7188 Agree

[@Joe-gu6oe]

Hoping FURY is not a steroid freak.

[@Joe-gu6oe]

@@2serveand2protect Speaking of todays giants; I think they would find it very difficult to keep their distance from Rocky. Then, they would find their selves in a slugfest!

[@dannyburch4973]

true Roman gladiator

[@johnaugsburger6192]

Thanks

[@goldenagenut]

Wow, what a story. Great synopsis.

[@ajsmith5295]

What'a man Rocky Marciano was more people should know this story

[@bolt4694]

Very interesting watching ringside photographers operating those big, clunky, Graphlex press cameras.

[@4houndswhoheal479]

Rocky was pure CLASS in 100% of EVERYthing he ever did.

[@mikeriv60]

Devistaing puncher.. Insane stamina.. Solid jaw That's what makes a champion. Rocky was known to be a cheap skate but most people back then where.

[@Gone_fishing335]

Rocky had the first dime he ever made.

[@eS_gmtc]

Il cuore conta più della Tecnica. ..... grazie Rocco

[@SB-mw1bg]

I thought the first Wolcott fight was the toughest for Rocky.

[@giulianoluise3408]

Roki marciano grande campione, di boxe, l'unico bianco che ha avuto il sopravvento sui neri. Senza togliere niente ai campioni di colore, soprattutto al mitico ali.

[@vincentchastel2025]

Very emotional. Thanks. 6:53 is that Blinky Palermo ?

[@scottduyser1222]

The two beast The Rock and Hagler.. WOW!!!

[@stephenking8505]

I would love to see you do a documentary about Tony canzonari. He was a great fighter.

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

He's coming up soon.

[@stephenking8505]

@@RichtheFightHistorian Amazing! Can't wait to see that. Thank you for the great videos you continue to make. Have a great weekend.

[@lyndonhicks5715]

Seems like to me Rocky Marciano always taking a swing after the Bell like he couldn't even hear the f****** bail

[@alencko7114]

Yup he couldn't hear the bail!!🤣🤣🤣

[@lyndonhicks5715]

They were both great fighters of that time

[@Paul-ew5st]

He was definitely a dirty fighter lots of nut shots too

[@rossb3454]

Rocky Marciano’s record of 49-0 is better record than Floyd “ruined boxing” Mayweather 50-0 record. Mayweather 50th fight was against a non-boxer Conner Mcgregor. Rocky Marciano never hand picked his opponent. Didn’t care about money and fought heavyweight fighters who are harder than Mayweather’s handpicked fights.

[@parkerbohnn]

Floyd junior only fought guys who were green, over the hill or injured. Credit to his father he never ducked anyone.

[@aldovillani8372]

Right and maydona beat Mayweather in their first fight so Mayweather has one loss

[@robertboney4493]

Rocky cared about money--he just insisted on winning!

[@euroamerican5189]

not to mention that mayweather McGregor fight was a 100% work.

[@jordanrules6643]

Respect to Marciano but Mayweather better Stop hating

[@risboturbide9396]

Rich, again: thank you so much 🍻🍻

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Sure thing, Risbo.

[@onlythewise1]

great man

[@glenalguire6960]

Boxing has so much more class then ufc , in ufc there’s a new champ every second day , ( not that I don’t respect the ufc champions ) but in boxing the champs are few and far between

[@lyndonhicks5715]

Like I said they were both great fighters

[@drumgk]

I hate the way that Larry Holmes disrespected Marciano. He said Rocky couldn’t carry his jockstrap. Holmes was a great fighter but not a great person.

[@TheRoidemortetfleur]

late punches you see that in sports 50 50 calls going to the favorite and then a couple make up calls that don't affect the match. very important to win over the crowd to protect against the system

[@alanleemaxwell831]

Back in a time when boxers were also gentlemen....

[@GaryYoung-eq1ph]

Rocky had it all!!!

[@juangabrielfernandez983]

0:20 🤨.. Bro, that's Eduardo Lausse. An Argentine boxer from the '50s, who fought at middleweight. He had great battles againts Gene "The Cyclone" Fullmer and "Kid gavilán". In our country we called him "The king without a crown".

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

You are correct. I'll have change that at some point.

[@kengonzales]

vingo bingo outlived the rock by almost 70 years...remarkable...

[@mateoqeraca3726]

46 years not 70

[@rahmaniarelvinamonique788]

Rooky m.legenda dunia Clasic punya..mantap..tak terkalahkan.

[@mis-tur-tay-bur]

2:36. What the hell is that in the picture????

[@Grunt49]

The Rock!

[@jonmantooth9478]

Only person tougher then you is your dad and only one tougher then him was his dad, that is why these old time fights are the best

[@GavinFox-uk9sn]

Where did you get the footage?

[@percyfree9831]

Rocky, amazing tuff Champ,who knows th truth what Rocky may have given to Vingo family,he may have asked not to tell others

[@Gone_fishing335]

Rocky was a good man and spent the night at the hospital praying for Carmine. But if you know anything about Marciano, then you know he never came out of his pocket for anyone other than his family, and then only really for his mom and dad.

[@thesamson1091]

Rocky was the best

[@thesamson1091]

Thanks

[@skelelator]

Nice video, but to nitpick--it's The Bronx NY, not Bronx NY

[@user-kx3fx4eo9i]

who said that was his toughest fight? not Marciano.....Marciano himself said his toughest fight was Walcott in the first fight....by the way, it really was the only fight he was in danger of losing

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Marciano is quoted as stating Vingo was his toughest fight in an article by Steve Guback in July of 1952. This was before the Walcott and Charles fights...but he later stated that Charles was his second toughest fight and didn't indicate whether Walcott or Vingo remained the toughest.

[@Gone_fishing335]

@@RichtheFightHistorian Hey Rich, in Marciano's retirement press conference he did state that the first Walcott fight was his toughest. But before that, he said Vingo was his toughest. And Vingo did give the Rocky a hard time knocking him back on a couple of occasions. But I would say that the closest he came to losing was either Walcott I or LaStarza I.

[@michaelmooney7341]

HW boxing insane without head gear.. insane

[@constantine7382]

By the way, what madman follows the near tragedy with Vingo and put's him in the Ring with a fighter like LaStarza? That's nuts.

[@andiesmithe1598]

Great narrating

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Thanks, Andie