Rocky Marciano vs Ezzard Charles I - June 17, 1954 - Round 10, 15 & Decision

Rocky Marciano vs Ezzard Charles I - Round 10, 15 & Decision
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This is Rocky Marciano's second title defense and his only that went the distance.
The referee didn't separate them even once.
Charles thought he won, and asked for a rematch which took place three months later.
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Their records at the time (W-L-D):
Rocky Marciano: 45-0-0
Ezzard Charles: 83-10-1

[@chucknchar]

What a beautiful boxer was Ezzard Charles, the way he holds his hands and moves but his worst nightmare is a devastating puncher with a granite chin, who keeps coming.

[@wesleypresley1000]

Calzaghe Lacy?

[@donsimons9810]

What an amazing boxer Rocky was too. I mean, just look here as he stamps Charles around like a bull pawing at a careless matador

[@kdberry1997]

Wow. Look at the stamina and relentlessness of Rocky Marciano. That is extraordinary...and he was in the heavyweight division fighting in a 15 rounder!!!! I've never seen a fighter who fights 180 seconds of every round the way Rocky Marciano used to.

[@sexydudeuk2172]

uh he was more of a cruiserweight back then. If he competed today he would be fighting in the cruiserweight division

[@ippothedestroyer1]

@@sexydudeuk2172 more like a light heavyweight

[@shaneschirmer5238]

two freaking warriors right there. Marciano called Charles, "the bravest man I ever fought".

[@bobbyd5276]

How many losses did the BEST Heavyweight Champions of All Time have: Lewis 2,, Holmes 6,, Ali 5,, Vitali 2,, Foreman 5,, Tyson 6,, Wladimir 5,, Bowe 1,, Liston 4,, Louis 3,, Holyfield 10,, Frazier 4,, Norton 7,, Tunney 1,, Dempsey 6,, Jack Johnson 11....Who's missing? Oh, little Marciano is missing. Why? "SHOW ME A HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION WITHOUT A LOSS AND I'LL SHOW YOU A FIGHTER THAT FOUGHT A LOT OF NOBODIES" -- Lennox Lewis Cruiserweight Journeyman Jersey Joe Walcott 49W 20L 39-Year Old Club Fighter. Joe Louis 66W 3L Over The Hill Came Back From The Dead Before Count Dracula Of Transylvania Did. Middleweight-Lightheavyweight-Lightcruiserweight-Ezzard Charles 95W 25L Club Fighter With More Beatings Than Curley of The Three Stooges. Welterweight-Middleweight-Lightheavyweight-Lightcruiserweight-Archie Moore 186W 23L 41-Year Old Grandfather was Factually Born in 1913. Archie was Already Fightin Professionally When tiny Rocky was Only 12-Years Old!!! Pick a Decade.. 60s,, 70s,, 80s,, 90s,, 2000s? He would have been destroyed in all of them! Little Marciano only steered towards zombies and mediocre opposition at best.. "Fight No One and Quit While You Are Ahead"

[@kdberry1997]

@@bobbyd5276 lol where did I say that Rocky Marciano was the greatest heavyweight champion ever?

[@RossMoore777]

Rocky's stamina was absolutely insane

[@donsimons9810]

I think Rocky's performance in this video leads me to consider him a definite top 3.

[@bobbyd5276]

What else did you expect from a light heavyweight with tiny dwarfism-arms

[@bobbyd5276]

Charles is a light heavyweight moonlighting at little cruiserweight

[@bobbyd5276]

Even if Marciano woulda fought a prime Moore or prime Charles he would still be fightin Light heavyweights who were both knocked out by Middleweights (Marshall & Booker). And even if ya wanna pretend they were in their primes the point is Marciano still stuggled with Light heavyweights.

[@MyVeryHappyDay]

The prolific work rate of Marciano is amazing. Holy crap!! He is in superb condition. These are the championship rounds of a 15 rounder - the pace is staggering.

[@bobbyd5276]

It's a shame neither is a real-Heavyweight

[@bobbyd5276]

The pace should be staggering for light heavyweights

[@stevehammel2939]

The boxers of this era were phenomenal.

[@2serveand2protect]

These were the glorious days of boxing - and not only because of Rocky - days that will never come back.

[@sherom]

Both fighters, true warriors, even in the 15th round, no signs of tiring....The older fighters are the masters !

[@kdberry1997]

sherom and this is after 14 brutal rounds of combat too!!!!!! Wow.

[@user-dz4ty5tj7q]

No weight training and plenty of road work.

[@andyc494]

I remember this fight! it was blood all over the ring! those kind of fight will never come back! this was real men fighting for his life!

[@trelkel3805]

My god 15 rounds of that intensity and energy expended and I'm just talking about the announcer!

[@Inncognito777]

Regardless of what anyone thinks you are watching the best heavyweight fighters in the world. And they didn't disappoint. Feel priveleged, and just appreciate. This is where our sport comes from. I think both showed special attributes...

[@vinmed4707]

YES I AGREE IT WAS GREAT WATCHING CLIPS

[@donsimons9810]

@@vinmed4707 hush, don't talk unless you have something to add

[@LeviJohansen]

@musa78692 Yeah, Charles was a very brave fellow, and very underrated. He fought back against one of the hardest punchers of all time, to the very end.

[@donsimons9810]

These men are truly fantastic specimens. Rocky's bull charge - it's so trippy to watch. I don't think I ever noticed it so apparent as here. Rocky wanted to take him out so bad but probably not enough left but to score decisively with 25% punches

[@spiffy8576]

Two all time great fighters.

[@Eddie_Schantz]

Ezzard Charles was the only fighter that lasted 15 rounds against Rocky.

[@musa78692]

Thank you very much once again. Ezzard Charles had one heck of a chin. Look at Ezzard's face at the end of the fight.... Good god almighty. Ezzard was extremely lucky that there weren't any more rounds left after 15 :). All due respect to Ezzard though, he showed a lot of heart. And Rocky Marciano, heh, well what can I say? Relentlessly perfect, as always.

[@vinmed4707]

IV ALWAYS SAID THAT EZZARD TUFF LIKE YOU SAID ...HIS FACE REALLY LOOKED BAD AFTER FIGHT

[@lordburlap4514]

Rocky Marciano....relentless, brutal, and focused....

[@UncleMikeNJ]

Their second fight was even better. It came at the same stadium, 3 months later. Times have changed.

[@hmldjr]

Marciano greatest stamina of any heavyweight. 15 rounds and he's still belting away with both hands.

[@bobbydamico2679]

Charles, was fine fighter, but he was against the very best, a relentless, Rocky Marciano. Great fight.

[@roccodinosantino1474]

I honestly believe this was the greatest time to be alive

[@copferthat]

D'you you think Marciano knew the difference between the first and fifteenth round? Because it never seemed like it.

[@mdfCats]

My hats off the Ezzard Charles, who has the heart of lion. I don't know what kept the man on his feat. Most people here don't seem to understand the force of the many vicious body shot he got hit with. You can see the leverage Marciano gets. People terribly underestimate Marciano, who fought many fine defensive fighters, but he threw so MANY powerful punches, so many body shots, that he had no trouble landing. Eventually they took their toll in every other 15 round fight, and even his 10 rounders. You can run but you can't hide. If you look at his record, against his peers he was the greatest. He fought everybody, ducked no one, and never lost. Never came close to losing, except to Roland LaStarza (a very good fighter) in a 10 rounder, which was almost a draw by decision. Destroyed him in the rematch.

[@Enhanced1Idle]

Agree...every boxer has some kind of defense. His type of defense seem to work well for him. He always had the left hook to equalize.

[@chrisrembert9722]

@patty nice Charles was protecticting 32/33 with another 25 bouts ahead. Moore fought over 40 times after Rocky defeated him. Walcott was the champ. Layne, Lastarza, Matthews, etc....were young.

[@vinmed4707]

See that's my point ya Walcott beat YOUNGER FIGHTERS.. But got beat by ANOTHER young FIGHTER MARCIANO AND HES CRITICIZED IT IS WHAT IS

[@richardsorel201]

A time when men were actual men... We'll never see this ever again in our lifetimes unless it's a drug-induced performance. The durability of these guys was amazing... As was their stamina.

[@vincentfisher1603]

Who gives a rat's ass about who was the greatest heavyweight champ? Why can't we just enjoy this classic bout without the doggerel? These two guys were essentially using each other for heavy bags, giving their all for THE heavyweight championship of the world, and not some fractured (IBO, WBC, etc.) title. Marciano had the unique ability to force the most talented boxers to fight like they were involved in a bareknuckle match from the 1800s.

[@vinmed4707]

MY HONEST OPINION THATS THE BEST THING IV EVER HEARD. WE THINK ALIKE LOL ...BUT YA JUST ENJOY WATCHING BOTH GREAT FIGHTERS THE TIME IT WAS HOW THE SPORT HAS CHANGED....IM A 3RD GENARATION CANADIAN ITALIAN I JUST THINK MARCIANO WAS GOOD FOR HIS ERA...THERE' WERE MANY GREAT BOXERS AND CHAMPS ..I DONT HAVE TO MENTION THEM WE KNOW WHO THEY WERE ...GOOD LUCK MR FISHER . .

[@francophillips2156]

@@vinmed4707 Ya but what one of the champs from other decades can punch like that in round 15. None of them!!!!

[@junipersnow1]

VERY IMPORTANT FIGHT FOR MMA FANS TO WATCH: This is the fight were...."TO BE A CHAMP YOU HAVE TO BEAT THE CHAMP" came from.

[@sac2la]

As great as Ezzard Charles was, he never showed much of a jab. This cost him against a tremendous pressure fighter like Marciano. Rocky's youth and strength from being a naturally bigger man, not to mention with outstanding conditioning, were also able to give him the edge in the later rounds. Hard fought but well deserved win for the champion.

[@mikeriv60]

Marciano stamina is insane.

[@therubberbandman3008]

Don Dunphy's voice combined with the old school black and white video, Marcianos relentlessness and Charles's fortitude makes this clip pure ecstasy

[@OceanMoonJack]

? He has superb balance (one of the finest and least admired forms of defence), crouches well and his roll @1:10 is picture perfect. To say RM has no defence is wholly inaccurate.

[@hmldjr]

Charles wouldn't have beat Marciano. That was the greatest fight he ever fought and he still came up short. Nobody, nobody would have beat Marciano in a 15 round fight.

[@pspawnslayer]

do u know if the complete uncut footage of the whole fight exists?

[@lordburlap4514]

Rocky just did not hit you, he clubbed you....

[@jabbingjack8022]

stout krout you filthy mouthed deranged racist perverted lying skinny diry old pervert(all fact) why do you have a womens belt holding your tight little shorts up to your chest haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ha ha ha a ha :)))))

[@bobbyd1478]

@@jabbingjack8022 What a classic. You're the best ever jabbing jack. If i met you i would call you the KING of all kings. You COMPLETELY DISMANTLED and DESTROYED Stout Krout for many years. EPIC 👍

[@dano2099]

That was a hell of a fight both fighters fought a awesome fight

[@aarondigby7144]

That was a great fight especially the last round

[@chrisrembert2547]

@Enhanced No, its not true. And, Marciano had an underated defense which was to get in a low crouch and throw nonstop powershots, which made it difficult for his opponents to hit him with a clean shot.

[@Quidtucenam]

6:00 See that shit is just amazing.

[@Magneticlaw]

This was reminiscent of the fight between Hagler and Hearns - nonstop action, and how did Charles not go down taking all of that punishment - certainly inspiration for the Rocky films. 🥊

[@araafathansaari5461]

Omg!!Rocky marciano is a non stop punching machine..

[@RedFeng007]

Unlimited Stamina.

[@RedFeng007]

Charles is the only fighter to reach the final 15th Round bell with Rocky.

[@murraykelm5691]

Never seen any champion leave himself wide open like Marciano did.

[@BilsonIslington]

One of the greatest fights of all time! The main inspiration behind all those 'ROCKY' films? - Indubitably

[@underyourskins]

One of the toughest battles.

[@ah93704]

Marciano hurt you wehrever he hit you. He would numb your arms, and your shoulders. He would break blood vessels. That is how hard he hit. Rocky was a brutal fighter.

[@Kohl423]

Ezzard Charles was perhaps the greatest Light-Heavyweight never to have been allowed near a title fight at that weight. He simply beat everyone. Forced to move up against heavyweights it is remarkable that he was so successful at the bigger weight becoming champ and making lots of defenses. Gave Marciano tough fight, for a man over the hill. More appreciated nowadays but still somewhat under rated.

[@therubberbandman3008]

Marcianos smaller than he was

[@maxmaier6525]

his stamina is so extraordinary, its really outstanding. its like on drugs.

[@jabbingjack8022]

angry grizzly - how do you know what any boxer was on back then you clueless moron??

[@nberrios777]

Like fighting a bull with gloves ~ Archie Moore

[@illmerica322]

Anyone know the announcers name? Guy calls a great fight!

[@kaspafischer]

that's Don Dunphy

[@harleykingman]

1 HELL OF A FIGHT !!!!!!

[@donsimons9810]

I just realized that Khabib probably emulates the Rock with his wild punches to put his head in the opponent for a take down. Like a bull.

[@alfredoortizfranco1080]

Se enfrentó a 49y todos más fuertes y a todos les ganó ...Fenomenal

[@josecaballero8512]

Rocky marciano una máquina de tirar con una pegada bestial con las 2 manos incansable Ricky grandes peleas cov ezzard charles archie moore Walcot joe louis etc. Sin dudas uno de los mejores boxeadores de todos los tiempos el 1 Sugar Ray Robinson 2 Rocky Marciano

[@garrison6863]

Marciano fought like Marcel Cerdan. Who was a middleweight. Charles hit him with some real shots and he just kept on coming.

[@chrisrembert2547]

@abdi1983 And, what makes u think he couldnt???? Marciano had 2-fisted ko power, iron-chin, determination, endless stamina, plus he had underrated speed/skill in which he would fool opponets by making himself look easy to tag; Afterwards, many of them said he was difficult to hit with a clean-shot. And his handspeed was above average on the inside. Ali struggled with some opponents, (who were inferrior to Marciano), he took lightly.

[@vivalasvegas2090]

Marciano 30 Charles 32 years old. Charles was a great fighter,he beat Joe Louis & Walcott

[@BNatoAk]

When they give all 3 judges decisions and it's unanimous, then people only "really" cheer after 3rd judges announcement always cracks me up 🤣

[@pimpompoom93726]

Charles was a courageous fighter.

[@andyc494]

@gqunit69 i agree! 15 rounds punch after punch!

[@bobmax67]

real name. Rocco Marcheggiano🇮🇹 stamina a go go… ezzard charles elegant fighter . great champion⚡️

[@davechristian7043]

The loss to Marciano ended Charles's career. He was never the same after the beating he took from the best fighters ever.

[@taramilton8695]

does the commentator have to announce every single shot?

[@francisbrennan1424]

Tara, this broadcast was on the radio, too. The announcer had to give a blow by blow description.

[@taramilton8695]

@@francisbrennan1424 sure, different era...

[@lawrencewagner767]

you know if they still had Fighters like this today to UFC would have never got off the ground unfortunately we don't the boy did they have Fighters back in those days

[@anthonymann681]

U can see where Tyson got his style from

[@leodavies9383]

he was a big fan of rocky he had the same aggressive but better defense in his prime

[@tommygun5038]

He got his style from Jack Dempsey.

[@TheSBleeder]

Charles and Moore are P4P greats because of their LHW accomplishments, though.

[@sisonuno]

ROCK MARCIANO, ROCCO MARCHEGGIANO, ROCK BALBOA, GREATS

[@LeviJohansen]

@shitAintRight simple, he thought he could beat him. all three judges had marciano winning with just a couple of rounds...

[@vespasianlegx11]

this is what you call a boxing match. 15 rounds of relentless punching .nothing like it in todays heavyweights. totally boring.

[@chochopav]

Its more fighting...today its more boxing...the sport has evolved..as all other sports...U would have probably enjoyed the older boxers from the 1800's even more than these! But many enjoy what we call today "the sweet science"!

[@chochopav]

Callum Hamilton How's that?

[@Christopher-mo3sd]

Everyone on here talking "Ali would've beaten Rocky" or "Rocky wouldve beaten Ali"... they both stated that they think they could have won, and could have lost to each other... so its 50 / 50.. and they had huge respect for each other ... so your arguments are a waste... 2 greats from 2 different eras....you dont go 49-0 by being weak, and Ali's skill was unmatched ... 2 GOATs

[@wandalandowska3237]

"Ali's skill was unmatched" Jimmy Young gave Ali a boxing lesson to end all boxing lessons.

[@LipSmokeBig]

Great understanding there, my friend. But such insight is not welcome here among the Rocky sychophants. But your comment is dead on; Rocky's greatest fights were not against prime HW compitition; and Charles was not at his peak performance level -nor any of the name guys Rocky is famous for beating. I see someone places him between 15 and 20 on the ATG p4p list. I think it would be more appropriate to place him between there on the HW ATG list alone. p4p Rock drops way lower. IMO.

[@LiLWooFyWooF]

R.I.P Rocky Marciano BUT ain't NO WAY he's beating Ali, especially a 1966' Ali. SHeeeiiitttt, did yall see Ali Vs Chuvalo 1??? He punched that man endlessly, especially in rounds 7 & 11. Good Lord, just a flurry of punches outta nowhere and he gets faster. Rocky wouldn't even have time to come in and throw those hooks & uppercuts. I just can't see a prime Rocky vs a prime Ali winning. He WILL show heart and every now & then a few body shots and maybe a few hooks if he can dig in Ali's body enough to slow him down in rounds 12 & up.

[@LiLWooFyWooF]

Angry Grizzly You are definitely allowed to think that. Even tho I see 1 - 0 rounds rocky will win against the great Muhammad Ali. I mean let’s be totally honest the only fights ever lost were fights he didn’t train for or wasn’t in shape. He would’ve been undefeated if not the lay-ok. Ok, so tell me how you think the fight will go with Rocky’s reach at like 68 inches to Ali’s 80 inch reach?

[@LiLWooFyWooF]

Angry Grizzly Ali was overweight at that time as well. 1969 a year before he fought Jerry Quarry. You can still see the flesh on Ali’s ribs in that fight. And even in that you can tell Ali was being gentle with him not using his hooks and right crosses with much power so that fight I can’t even make out as the real one. Now Chuvalo made his kidneys bleed (Although Ali let him hit him there) Ali used that man for target practice. Marciano’s reach is shorter than Chuvalos and Joe Frazier so I definitely don’t see a win-win for him

[@LiLWooFyWooF]

Angry Grizzly If Ali said that, then he was being modest bc he said he didn’t wanna fight Chuvalo again either and had a rematch in 1972. He never fought Frazier again unless he was in top notch condition, same with Norton. I mean a fast, quick, stronger & brilliant fighter like Ali would definitely win on points if not by TKO in the 7th round. Rocky never fought someone like Ali and if Rocky really fought a top condition Ali then he would’ve been in the post conference interview looking like a welted tomato 🍅 with swollen jaws, cuts and bruises. And IF that fight was really real in 1969, when rocky would pin Ali in the corners EVERYONE knows Ali is not gonna just sit in the corner covering up for 20 seconds without holding behind the neck. Come on! I watched that fight thinking “Why the fuck Ali just letting him bang at the body???” It shouldn’t even look like that till the 13th round when he done slowed down and even THEN he ain’t letting that shit happen. I’m talking bout a 1966 Ali.

[@jabbingjack8022]

angry grizzly (aka stout krout) you filthy dirty lying cowardly racist old pervert(ALL FACT)facts combined with simple boxing knowledge suggest that a prime ali beats a prime marciano dont they gregory?????? letsgo through those facts one byone ay gregory??? you wont cause you know you will get proper owned you dirty skinny old pervert?????????

[@therubberbandman3008]

@@jabbingjack8022 Ali would have hugged him like his girlfriend as soon as Rock started clubbing and back in those days he wouldn't get away with it as easily.

[@Brawling_Style]

Great chins here.

[@wesleypresley1000]

From your three words i can make a word with the letters. Granite

[@harleykingman]

THE ANNOUNCER WON !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@iconadams]

The great Don Dunphy!

[@davechristian7043]

Anyone that thinks soft gloves Ali could defeat Marciano is deluding themselves. Marciano would have knocked Ali out inside 10 rds.

[@wesleypresley1000]

You were looking for an argument or likes?

[@vivalasvegas2090]

Charles beat Walcott and Louis that's how good he was.

[@JoshSmith222]

wow. you dont get many 15 rounds like that. Not even from welterweights.

[@Enhanced1Idle]

True...and no defense.

[@paulofreitas9965]

ROCKY MARCIANO IS INVENCIBLE !

[@geoffm9944]

A brutal contest, with Charles, the superb, experienced boxer matched against Marciano, one of the all time great fighters. Charles had an amazingly long and successful fight career. Here, Charles demonstrates guile, ringcraft and movement, whereas Marciano demonstrates raw power and enormous stamina. I think the unanimous decision in favour of Marciano was harsh as I gave Charles seven of the rounds, with two even. These two heavyweights were two of the greatest fighters of this era of boxing.

[@ah93704]

@shitAintRight it sure took a lot of balls

[@augustinecerronejr7968]

He could take a beating and deliver double the amount to his opponents. I heard ias an amateur he almost lost, he sez He ran outta gas and said he would not let that happen to him again and he trained for 87 rounds for a 15 round fight. He had a specialty made 300 kv heavy bag He hit every day in training. So his punches hurt many fightes badly. He was a small 5'10 184 lb Man but hit a ton.

[@ah93704]

soles...

[@tw69hands2]

Ezzard Charles just didn't have the offensive and defensive reflexes that he once had. If he'd had them to support his durable chin, courage, and conditioning, then I believe that he'd have beaten Rocky Marciano. Ezzard had just enough technique left to allow him to last the distance.

[@Grizzlied555]

When boxing was boxing, and men were men.

[@mthokoowen1460]

Marciano was great but to my opinion jugding the way he threw his punches which were flailing and telegraphic would never have been in the same ring with heavies of the 60s and see the end of the fight as a victor. Liston would have knocked him out cold. Marciano had worked hard in the gym preparing for his fights. He never took any of those fights lightly as did Ali and some others which also includes Johnson. As extremely fit as he was it took the old in the form of Moore and a hasbeen in Walcott to deck him. He was also extended to rounds 9 and 13 to earn himself knock out victories for a man with hardest punch in either hand a granite chin and a rock body.That drives one to the conclusion that he was just a lucky champ with weak opposition.

[@johndonigan2646]

Stop smoking that stuff!

[@2serveand2protect]

These guys weren't just "pro's" back then. They were HONORABLE Men - with dignity & respect. I mean ...just for example! - Marciano beats an already old and quite battered Joe Louis - wins the fight ...and - okay! - SURE he's glad because he wins the fight with JOE LOUIS (...WHO THE HELL WOULDN'T??), but at the same time - 5 minutes after the fight he's already in Joe's restroom and he says to him: "Joe! I really didn't want this fight! ...but, please understand... - I HAD to take it!" - and Louis nods & responds: "I know you had to! ...and it's alright!" ...and they shake hands & remain friends! WHO THE HELL DOES THAT TODAY?? Spitting water in your opponent's face - bad-mouthing and cocky jackasses who fly their mouth only to get beaten down in the first round, fists flying during official pre-match weighing, biting off earlobes & so forth & so forth! Come on! Honestly - I started to get simply BORED by boxing. When all the "action" isn't even on the ring anymore, but in all the BULLSHITS SAID before&after... Damn! I even started re-discovering many "amateur" fights - much more FUN! :)

[@belisu9407]

Charles stayed stationary there. I can´t believe how much punches landed by Marciano. Maby if Charles had a latteral Movement, such as Ali did, he might have had given Marciano more trouble

[@samtotheg]

charles is a superior boxer to muhammad ali ..its called rocky wore him out with the body attack and the pace he was setting!

[@Nuvendil]

I mean these are the late rounds. Charles was an exemplary bob and weave boxer. Not as reliant on it as Ali as he had more pund for pound punching force. But you fight Marciano for this many rounds you start to run out of gas. And the moment he corners you, Rocky will not quit untill you either slip out of range or go down.

[@tommygun5038]

@@samtotheg ....You guys kill me. LMAO!! Charles was a better boxer than Ali???? LMAO AGAIN!!!

[@samtotheg]

@@tommygun5038 yes he did everything better than ali ...he can hook and uppercut and infight (ali didnt do those things well) he had bettter defense than ali(ezzard didnt get hit with 400 left hooks like ali did agaisnt frazier) only thing ali got better is a jab ...! ezzard had trickier footwork too!

[@tommygun5038]

@@samtotheg .......Sure he was that's why Charles is considered the GOAT Heavyweight and Ali just some obscure boxer nobody under 50 has even heard of.......oh wait. Lol

[@eulissbenoit5968]

These guys was to slow and waited to long to throw punches to compete with the fighters of the 60s and 70s and beyond

[@eulissbenoit5968]

@Angry Grizzly it's true forever

[@jabbingjack8022]

ANGRY GRIZZLY = CLUELESS MORONIC TROLL, FACT.

[@jabbingjack8022]

studentofscumscience- same old trolling and lies ha ha ha ha what a moron you are!!! your absolutly clueless about boxing aren't you??? i can prove it with ease!!!

[@koraktongani]

You need to get a grip on reality...Marciano was undefeated...Your list happens to be fighters who I've all seen but they LOST fights. Marciano when he fought Charles 1 was a tough fight, and that's that. Listen to Ezra Charles' own summary of how hard this guy hit. BTW I know many martial artists that can let's just say destroy a larger opponent. Finally this sounds like you have an attitude

[@andyc494]

MARCIANO WAS FOURIUS AT THIS ROUND! ALL HE WANNA TO DO,WAS TO DESTROY CHARLES NO MATTER HOW! IN THE ROUND 15 HE WAS EXAUSTED BUT STILL TROWING PUNCHES LIKE A REAL NUTS! MARCIANO WAS AN INSANE MAN IN THE RING! WACO! COMPLTALY NUTS!! LOL!

[@fischparov]

rocky described 15 rounds as "He was burning inside" RM said he never wanted to hurt like that again & ezzard was a very courageous fighter these guys fought into their late 30s becuase they where dangerous tough fighters ....moore, charles and walcot wouldve knocked out these cruiserweights today easy

[@stevenashe8900]

I'll say one thing for Marciano, he had to be one of the finest conditioned fighters ever. He was punching nonstop for all 15 rounds. He had an endless tank of gas. I think he gives any fighter under 200 lbs a very tough contest. It is unfair to put him against a Liston or Cleveland Williams because then size would be too much of a factor. But I think a young 198lb Joe Louis beats Rocky 8 or 9 times out of 10. Better boxer, faster, and devastating puncher. But Marciano would have a puncher's chance and his stamina, chin, and courage would keep in the ballgame for several rounds giving him more of a chance.

[@2serveand2protect]

@Jabbing Jack You are forgetting that Rocky was OUT-WEIGHED and OUT-REACHED in more than 70% of the contests he had - YET - he won the VERY MOST OF THEM by a KO-out! Not just Archie Moore or Jersey J. walcott - almost ALL of his contenders not only WEIGHED more, but had a much better reach. ...but there was something in Rocky that wasn't just "numbers" - his STAMINA, PREPARATION, FOCUS, WILL and SHEER - ALMOST "ANIMAL" DETERMINATION would overcome almost every opponent - you just don't meet guys like him anymore in pro-boxing!... MOREOVER - he was NO "LOUD-MOUTH" - he HATED all this "new-business-promotional-shit" that was getting into boxing already at the times of Alì (to tell the truth he didn't even like Alì much) - not because he didn't like his person, but because he thought that you (to put it simply!) - "TALK" ONLY ON and THROUGH the Ring. In nowadays boxing what is most important is "THE SHOW" and NOT the FIGHT itself.

[@Nuvendil]

The issue with Louis is he doesn't fight as good inside or in a crouch. And the way Marciano approaches - low, kinda sideways, leaning back in his stance, sometimes both hands held out in front and ready to block/counter - makes it very difficult to hit him cleany from range and set up strong combinations which was the key to Louis's dominance. A lot of the problems Louis had in his actual fight with Marciano would have held true in a fight during his peak because they were technical issues. Rocky would be a tremendous challenge for Louis in his prime because while his speed and durability were better, stylistically he's not a good match for Rocky.

[@sexydudeuk2172]

The thing is though at the time Marciano was competiting the diviosn was rather weak at the time and the top guys he beat Walcott Louis etc were all past their prime and he never fought a hard hitter either. I think he would have struggled against much bigger opponents and even todays heavyweights such as Tyson and the Klitschkos I think would beat him.

[@leodavies9383]

@@2serveand2protect yes marciano was definitely the goat i say the only boxer to beat him is a prime mike tyson because he was aggressive but defensive at the same time

[@2serveand2protect]

@@leodavies9383 ...PRIME "Iron-Mike" (in his best years)! Ouh, HELL YEAH! ! Definitely! :) ...and strangely enough - Mike Tyson had a similar way of fighting - similar "style" - I mean - very aggressive and...you know! ...very "physical"!... ;)

[@patty90400]

another over the hill win by marciano

[@bobcrandall2776]

patty nice Charles just 2 years older get your facts rite

[@markbray8739]

Marciano, would have knocked out ali, in the 9th round! !!!

[@iamtman1]

LOL not even close. Ali wins tko 7-8 rds

[@Kohl423]

Re; Ali/Marciano. A peak Ali would have had no trouble beating Rocky, much as I love the Rock. Ali would have been too big and fast working that jab endlessly against a smaller target. Ali's left hook was more dangerous than often recognised and he had a good right hand shot. Forget Ali vs Wepner. Ali didnt even train for that fight and was fat and over weight. Easily able to beat Cooper, just under estimated him and got caught. Peak Foreman would have finished Rocky. Liston was tougher.

[@GratefulPerson1956]

Ali was defeated 5 times. 56-5. Rocky 49-0 GOAT Unblemished as professional.

[@stuartperry1047]

​@@GratefulPerson1956 Floyd Mayweather is also undefeated. Does that make him better than Sugar Ray Robinson, Roberto Duran, Ray Leonard or Thomas Hearns? Bill Russell won more NBA championships than anyone. Was he a better player than Michael Jordan? Ali was undefeated when they took his title away. During the time he was champion, no one came close to beating him. He rarely lost a round. When he came back after 3 years away from boxing, he wasn't the same fighter. He never fought in his prime, but he was still good enough to beat a whole new generation of fighters and win back the championship. George Chuvalo fought a lot like Rocky, except he was bigger than Rocky. That's how I see a fight with Rocky vs Ali going. No disrespect to Rocky. He was great. He was strong, tough, determined- and had tremendous willpower. He was undefeated, yes, but if you look at his record, you'll see that early in his career he fought several guys with losing records. Now, to be fair, it wasn't unusual for trainers and managers to spoon feed novice fighters with easy opponents. It was meant to build their confidence. But Ali never fought a guy with a losing record at any time in his career.

[@Abdi-libaax]

People who think rocky could beat Ali make me laugh lol

[@GratefulPerson1956]

Rocky knocks out Ali inside 15 rounds.

[@therubberbandman3008]

Alis a hugger. In an actual fight Rock wins.

[@ah93704]

@primeboxers LOL..wasnt that close dude..Marciano won this fight easy

[@bobbymarsh1]

yeah Rock almost lost that shit according to the score card..he selectively chose his fighters all of them had no jab just stand and brawl Muhammad wouldve connected on every missed wild swing..he had no skill set just swing wild and hit whatever is in front of you Ali would have killed this clown; he fight people older and up in age like Louis, Charles, Moore and Walcott and yall think he's a legit champ Tyson wouldve smashed this BUM

[@therubberbandman3008]

This guy was a beast son. You're nuts

[@TheMimetolithman]

over-rated sc um

[@vinmed4707]

I THINK I KNOW WHY YOU SAY THAT LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE..ETHNICITY

[@bobbymarsh1]

Sonny Liston would have smashed this fool; He definitely would not have stood in front of Tyson or Liston like that or charged in those two were definitely stronger than him

[@box5bastard277]

Ali would have out classed Rocky and rocky got out when he knew Liston was coming, dude beat past there prime fighters, Foh with the bullshit yell

[@kennethpayton3654]

Marciano got out not only because of Liston, but an entire crop of big, Black Fighter were lurking on the horizon. Any of these fighter would have destroyed the much smaller Marciano. Among these men were: 1) Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams; 2) Zoro Folley; 3) Sonny Listen; and 4 Jeff Merritt. Consequently, Marciano was advised to get out before he was carried out because any one of these men could have sent him to sleep with just one punch.

[@kennethpayton3654]

Marciano fought his own brother at least three times, and that is a proven fact. You can kiss my Black ass if you don't like it. I ain't hiding and I'm real easy to find.

[@lavergaenlaquetesientas2403]

+Kenneth Payton Marciano is ur father

[@kennethpayton3654]

+La Verga En La Que Te Sientas : Yeah, but who is your daddy boy? I guarantee you that you don't know who your sorry ass father is. You're a piece of shit.

[@lavergaenlaquetesientas2403]

Joe Louis was mixed with a white man and a black women

[@kennethpayton3654]

+La Verga En La Que Te Sientas I am not even going to reply to this statement. You should read it to yourself slowly in order to see how silly you sound: "Only Some." Lmao! You are one of us, little brother; unfortunately, you do not know yourself. Check for yourself: The Blackman's blood is SO potent that just ONE DROP means that you are Black. Welcome home, BROTHER!

[@LipSmokeBig]

Enough! I've finally had it with this over-rated Rocky crap! This is his greatest victory? -against a 185 pounder he oughtweighed by 2 pounds? Heavyweights my foot! Plus could not knock him out with a thousand Sunday punches? Then Ezzard Charles, toe to toe, slugged it out, and took every damn thunderous punch the rock slammed him with? For 15 damn rounds? Well where the hell is Rocky's power he is supposed to knock Ali, Foreman, Jack Johnson, Larry Holms and the World Trade Centers down with?