Rocky Marciano vs Rex Layne

Rocky Marciano vs Rex Layne. Jul. 12, 1951. Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States.
Рокки Марчиано против Рекса Лэйна, 12 июля 1951 г., 1, 3--6 раунды, победа Марчиано в 6-ом раунде (KO)

[@t4texastom587]

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

[@donsimons9810]

Ya know, when you watch his matches, he really is. I see a lot of people talk about him relying on a "lucky punch" for Joe Walcott. Well, here it is again. He lands that right eventually.

[@Crussman499]

Ali would've punished Rocky. Ali and Louis are the greatest HW's of all time. Also a prime RJJ would've battered Marciano.

[@truthhitman7473]

Rocky Marciano defended his title only 6 times. Twice against former Middleweight Ezzard Charles, Once against aging former light heavyweight Archie Moore, Once against the man he took the title from 39 year old Jersey Joe Walcott, Once against Britain's Don Cockell and once against some other fight I don't know the name of. Who were the 43 previous opponents he fought before he won the title and padded up his record ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmmYgaSipKekbJo

[@Karuaxe]

My Great Uncle Rex didn’t have his best night but Rocky was a beast and earned this with heart and taking away Uncle Rex’s each and power. Not bad for a farmer from Cash Valley Utah though. Love you uncle Rex!

[@cafecomescrita]

Amazing fight indeed! One for the ages!

[@louisj.marciano2562]

Hello Dave Layne, Nicely said!!!

[@bababooey8695]

Not to bad at all

[@redbostonred2223]

rex could have been a better boxer if he had better handlers, he did not train properly had his fist held to low, did not defend himself properly.

[@nycinstyle]

Rex Layne was a top heavyweight at that time. Awkward fighter, yet very well skilled, had heart and talent. Rex Layne beat Jersey Joe Walcott. He also beat the hard punching Bob Satterfield in a very exciting fight. Just to name a couple of excellent boxers he beat. One of the best heavyweight contenders back then, Rex Layne. Exciting fighter in the boxing ring.

[@dannyburch2122]

The thing that made Rocky so dangerous was he threw punches all angles no one protect against his onslaught. True Gladiator

[@MaximusWolfe]

Exactly. People think he was a lummox but his ability to have balance and lethal power from any posture required a great sense of spatial awareness and adept footwork.

[@becool5706]

I bet one 3 minute round with the rock felt like a lifetime. Relentless, tough, hardest hitting most conditioned fighter to ever live.

[@darrenfry4970]

If you look on paper you'd never say rocky could make it at heavyweight let alone become champion, everything was against him apart from his lion heart,,that was what made him,,he was like a little bulldog tenacious, ferocious,not giving up ...R.I.P

[@MaximusWolfe]

You are wrong. He was an exceptionally skilled fighter with great wrestling, deceptively precise footwork, head movement and an uncanny sense of space to go along with hellacious power. His heart was just the spoon that stirred the pot.

[@donsimons9810]

@@MaximusWolfe Well put. I think he mainly meant he was a small fighter. His skill is VASTLY underrated, despite being in the GOAT lists. It's insane to even ponder throwing a full on power hook right into a head to the opponent's left side to protect from their power hand. Just.. amazing. This is a good example, but that Ezzard Charles match was the most beautiful boxing I've ever seen

[@islesnd]

Busts the myth of age Rex Layne was younger than Rocky so was LaStarza, Vingo and Charles was Rocks age. Everything they say about Marciano is excuses he was the greatest and by far the hardest puncher ever period.

[@JeffaHensley]

He was great, no question, but come on, there are punchers with more power than him. Power is fine, but it’s not even all that important.

[@islesnd]

@@JeffaHensley There were harder punchers? Who? Many don’t even know Marciano fought 2 fighters that were 220 plus and KOed them. Here’s Don Turner who was a guy that was there for all the greats telling you he was the hardest puncher. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGinnoWgisekjaM Foreman has Marciano number 2 on the list of greatest fighters. I’m going to go with the wisdom of one of the greats like Foreman and Turner over the media know nothings who base their list of greats on an agenda. And believe me there is an agenda.

[@rm3869]

Very underrated win for rocky

[@borood1188]

Marciano was a skilled brawler, a very technical brawler.

[@MaximusWolfe]

Thank you for saying technical. He was a very skilled pugilist despite being so intent on pulverization.

[@bobbydamico2679]

The Rock, was the greatest ......

[@antoninopio1]

ROCKY'S FAMILY COME FROM ABRUZZI , A VERY HARD AREA, WITH VERY HARD PEOPLE. IN WINTER THE "ABRUZZESI" LIVES WITH WOLFS , BEARS AND VERY COLD WEATHER, WITH LOTS OF SNOW. EXPECIALLY 60 OR 70 YEARS AGO.

[@metaljacket8128]

@@antoninopio1 That's interesting, but why write it in all caps?

[@tonyfuri9693]

@@metaljacket8128 why be a wise guy?

[@tonyfuri9693]

@@metaljacket8128 leave your comments to yourself

[@aarondigby9859]

@@metaljacket8128 in my own defense about a year ago I had to get my prescription glasses renewed and found it mch easier and faster for me to use CAPS, people would respond, "why are you yelling and I'd explain to them that I was waiting on my prescription glasses to arrive at the eye Dr's.

[@brocksimmons345]

That last punch from Marciano knocked four of Rex's upper teeth out along with his mouthguard

[@juliuszeus3437]

Cheese lover I guess

[@dannyburch2122]

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

[@petersimcox4745]

The Brilliant Rocky Marciano!!!!.

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

Holy Crap that right by Marciano was devastating. I think he could knock out an elephant with that punch.

[@juliuszeus3437]

I was gonna ultimate warrior but I degressed n nearly split my Roman noodles

[@tsmith3286]

Rocky made great fighters look bad. Why you may ask? It's because they didn't know how to handle him. Rocky had an awkward fighting style and when they first got hit by him they realized this guy could hit HARD. His punching power made them not only respect him but made them fear him too. So they became very cautious and guarded which didn't allow them to use their usual fighting style. Rocky never went backwards. He was always moving foreword and didn't mind getting hit 3 times if he could hit his opponent once. He could also take a punch and never stopped throwing punches. He had exceptional endurance. Rocky threw punches from all angles until he just overwhelmed them. As nice as he was before and after the fight, when the fight was on he tried taking your head off from the first to the last round.

[@MaximusWolfe]

Yup. From that opening ding his intentions were sheer savagery. But he was a good man and a brilliant pugilist.

[@aarondigby9859]

Rocky's opponents were slow flat footed plodders with not a lot of boxing skills and the one's that had skills were well past their prime.

[@tsmith3286]

@@aarondigby9859 Hahahahahahahahahaha yoi obviously know zero about who he fought. He made them look bad, really bad. Watch some of his opponents fights fighting other people.

[@aarondigby9859]

@@tsmith3286 I know 85-90% of them weren't that good. FR FR.

[@tsmith3286]

@@aarondigby9859 you forgot to add in my opinion at the end.

[@SanDmaNTheFreakTrucker]

Old school boxing like this is the best!!! Marciano is my favorite and definitely top 5 of all-time. Hit like a mule, strong as an ox, tough as iron.

[@ascendediam]

Best how? Looks like novices compared to the average 70s fighter

[@johnfitzjohn4300]

Never took a step back simply the best ever

[@um52]

Regardless from any era and weight class..just to throw bombs in each hand nonstop for 15 straight 3 min rounds is unreal.

[@MaximusWolfe]

What an engine.

[@stwads]

Marciano was strong in every round he fought. Great conditioning, he could kniock em out in round one or round fifteen!

[@MaximusWolfe]

Incredibly stamina

[@juliuszeus3437]

Anything

[@francollins4036]

Never in a Rocky fight has a fight commentator said : "Rocky is tiring"??

[@bumpyland1116]

When the Rocks crowds got crowded, he mixed it up with some outside shots. Legendary!

[@chrisevans5259]

Marciano was an absolute beast in the ring and anyone else says otherwise.....doesn't know nothing about boxing

[@ascendediam]

Vs novices compared to the average 70s fighter

[@mcmvzjosefm]

Ooooh my Good... Suzzie Q at Sixth round! Marciano was great

[@joep8787]

Marciano had stamina.

[@MaximusWolfe]

To spare

[@juliuszeus3437]

This going out too yew

[@johnbarone8948]

The Rock put that boy to sleep, dang!

[@radvlad1431]

Knocked him out cold 🥶

[@garymorell3362]

That knockout punch sheared off 2 of Layne's front teeth at the nub.

[@seanhassan9398]

No he just punched him that hard. You can tell th difference between a thrown fight and a thudding punch . He collapses because he got hit with a tremendous right hand they clash but layne had no answer for the right hand that put him out. Wasn't fixed nobody took a dive if that's the case then rocky would never gotten the victories he did against the level of competition that he faced . Your E saying that louis just wanted to fall backward through the ropes too ? Your E just jealous that you are less than half the man Rocky marciano was

[@gwainsexton8850]

4teeth

[@violetwagner7588]

They say Mohammed ali was the greatest, but rocky was undefeated. Like 70 wins, no losses. Every other boxers i know of, had losses. So rocky was the best. So sad, like others, air plane killed him. He was a great man in life to. Miss you rocky.

[@beatlejim64]

Rocky sheared Layne's teeth off at the nubs with the final right hand!!! This was Marciano's first big test in front of the New York fight crowd.

[@Jabbing_Jack]

For 10+ years Jim Cushman has described Marciano as being so ferocious that he basically killed all 49 of his opponents in the ring. Cushman writes, "Rocky almost killed Carmine Vingo." Well Mancini 'killed' Kim, but nobody constantly brags about that like Jim does with Vingo. Cushman has all these Marciano vids completely saturated with all his exaggerated hyperbolic comments about Rocky's power and those 13 forced retirements. What Cushman fails to tell everyone is that LaStarza (with all his "Broken Bones" and "Ruptured Blood Vessels") simply had minor surgery and was fightin exactly 6 months later. Rex Layne only sustained four (4) broken teeth (wiki) and was fightin exactly 3 months later. Tell EVERYONE exactly who's bones little Rocky broke Jimbo?? WAITING---TIC-TOC-TIC-TOC-TIC-TOC ...THE CORRECT ANSWER IS NOBODY!!! LaStarza had tiny miniscule bone chips removed from his elbow just like David Tua did after his fight against Ibeabuchi, which were all normal boxing injuries. Also, Cushman fails to ever mention Marciano's FORCED retirement. Why? Because Marciano couldn't take the pain anymore from two confirmed nose surgeries, hand surgery, hundreds of stitches, chronic back pain and constant migraines cause his head was used as a Pinata constantly gettin smacked around, here, you hit me five times, and I'll hit you back one time, Duh. Marciano was POUNDED into retirement and was FORCED TO QUIT during his PRIME. And all that talk about retiring for his family nonsense was simply a bull•••• publicity stunt because he immediately abandoned his family and left them penniless when he perished.

[@Jabbing_Jack]

Rocky's numbers may not lie, but numbers minus context can easily lead to distortion. So let's examine his 13 opponents that he supposedly forced into retirement instantaneously: First, we know for certainty why Joe Louis retired. Joe was only back because the IRS forced him to, and as soon as they took his purse for fighting Rocky, he was out of there for good. We also know why Walcott retired. Jersey Joe retired because he was old and ready for retirement. He only returned for Marciano-2 because of that Huge $250,000 payday. Marciano only received $166,000. Walcott received the lions share both fights. Had Walcott continued fighting he would have only received a fraction of that. He had no choice but to retire. 250K back then is $2.6 million today. Rocky never retired Joe, he 'QUIT' Lee Savold age was 36 with 153 bouts. His manager, Bill Daily, asked referee Pete Tomasso to stop the uneven match at the end of the sixth round. "The will was there but not the body," said Daily. "I'm going to advise Lee to retire Tomorrow." Savold didn't even throw a punch at Rocky. He basically stood there like a washed-up has-been punching bag. Lee was only there for his last Big paycheck. Lee Epperson and Jimmy Weeks were both Debuting with 0-0-0 records when they faced Rocky. Pathetic to even count these as forced retirements. What a Shame. John Edwards only had 2 fights, a win and a loss, when he faced Marciano. Y'all gonna count this one also? How Embarrassing. Obese 254 lb Humphrey Jackson was a lousy 4-2 journeymen when he faced Marciano. He never beat a winning fighter. It only took 0:34 seconds for Humphrey to be KO'd in his first fight, and 1:28 in his last fight. The less said about bummy Jackson the better. Disgraceful. Jimmy Evans was 18-7 journeyman in a five year career when he quit. Sad. Harry Haft was 12-7 journeymen when he took on Marciano. Shake my head. Gino Buonvino was 22-11 with an 8 year journeymen career. Smh. Eldridge Eastman was 21-20, with a 12 year journeymen career when he fought Rocky. Unbelievable (12 year 50/50 record) SMH. Pete Louthis was 35-12 when he fought Rocky - His record was pretty good. This was probably a legitimate retirement due to Marciano. Carmine Vingo was 16-1, and the only medically confirmed legitimate retirement due to Marciano. Carmine ended up partially paralyzed but ended up living a long (86 years) happy life. It appears that the majority had lousy journeyman records and simply QUIT (unless you can produce more medical documentation similar to Vingo's). There may have been other reasons like taking too many other previous beatings for such low pay, but you decide. Anyhow if y'all wanna continue spreading fictional fabricated exaggerated hyperbolic delusional bull••••, go ahead if it makes u feel better about yourself.

[@Jabbing_Jack]

Current world rankings The Ring & BoxRec As of February 13, 2022 [C Current The Ring world champion] Rank Name Record (W-L-D) Title(s) C United Kingdom Tyson Fury 6' 9" 277 lbs 85" reach KOs 69% 31-0-1 (22 KO) WBC 1 Ukraine Oleksandr Usyk 6' 3.2" 222 lbs 78.2" reach KOs 68% 19-0 (13 KO) IBF,WBA,WBO 2 United Kingdom Anthony Joshua 6' 6" 250 lbs 82" reach KOs 85% 24-2 (22 KO) 3 United States Deontay Wilder 6' 7" 238 lbs 83" reach KOs 91% 42-2-1 (41 KO) 4 United Kingdom Dillian Whyte 6' 4" 260 lbs 78" reach KOs 63% 28-2 (19 KO) 5 New Zealand Joseph Parker 6' 4" 260 lbs 76" reach KOs 66% 30-2 (21 KO) 6 United States/Mexico Andy Ruiz Jr. 6' 2" 270 lbs 74" reach KOs 61% 34-2 (22 KO) 7 Cuba Luis Ortiz 6' 4" 240 lbs 78" reach KOs 76% 33-2-0-2 (28 KO) 8 United Kingdom Joe Joyce 6' 6" 265 lbs 80" reach KOs 92% 13-0 (12 KO) 9 Croatia Filip Hrgovic 6' 6" 245 lbs 82" reach KOs 86% 14-0 (12 KO) 10 Cuba Frank Sanchez 6' 4" 240 lbs 78" reach KOs 62% 20-0-0-1 (13 KO) 55 inches divided by 11 fighters = 5 inches or 6 feet 5 inch average. 2,767 pounds divided by 11 fighters = 252 pounds. 872 inches divided by 11 fighters = 79 inch reach. Today's Super Heavyweight boxers average size = 6' 5" 252 lbs 79" reach. Marciano was only 5' 10" 185 lbs with the shortest ever 67" reach. But let's give him the benefit of the doubt and increase his weight up to 205 pounds. Still wouldn't help. Just can't see it. Ain't no way Rocky's taking out these modern 6' 5" 250 lb Super Heavyweights with excellent records. He'd still need the use of a stepladder inorder to reach King Fury. And modern training, nutrition and roids ain't gonna help little Rocky's T-rex alligator arms grow longer? Besides, if ya put an additional 20+ pounds on Marciano he woulda moved slower than molasses. Rocky wasn't born with fast twitch muscle fibers like Mike Tyson. Mike was genetically gifted with fast fibers and came out the gate sprinting like a 220 pound Quarter Horse. While 188 pound Marciano always came out the gate shuffling forward like a turtle. Prime Tyson KO's prime Marciano 10 out of 10 times. Maybe Marciano could have beaten that circus clown Jess Willard who was paraded around for 4 years without a single fight. Or maybe he could have even beat that other circus clown Primo Carnera who was daily alcoholic (like Andre the Giant) and 100% mafioso controlled. The ‘ambling alp’ was an awful boxer with gigantism or acromegaly (like Andre the Giant). He was promoted as a monster because of his size, but he was really clumsy and couldn`t punch with his full weight, he was completely exposed by Joe Louis who easily battered Primo into submission. Even the majority of Marciano's 43 KO's came against lousy light heavyweight Journeymen which makes his power questionable.

[@Jabbing_Jack]

Marciano's 185 lb punching power doesn't come close to a 245 to 275 lb Ibeabuchi, Lewis, Vitali, Foreman or Fury type of Heavier Weighted Power which effortlessly produces more torque and leverage. If u had to break up large boulder would u use 8oz ball peen hammer or 8 lb sledgehammer? Size matters otherwise boxing wouldn't have 18 different weight classes. Featherweights would be fightin middleweights and cruisers would be fightin Super Heavies. There are no height divisions, age divisions or reach division, because weight at heavyweight boxing is one of the most important factor. Super Heavyweights are increasing because Eastern European fighters are now allowed to fight in the USA since around 2000 (Hall of Fame Klitschko brothers dominated Heavyweight boxing for TWENTY years) and international travel is much easier compared to 30 40 50 years ago. Even a new Bridgerweight division between 200 and 224 lbs was recently added because too many 215 lb heavyweights complained. There is no more 175 to 200 lb old school cruiserweights for Ali to pick on and belittle anymore. We'll never see 185 pounders Ezzard Charles, Rocky Marciano and Floyd Patterson as heavyweight champions again. Boxing has evolved, PROVEN QUALITY SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT SIZE MATTERS, like it or not.

[@Jabbing_Jack]

Jim Cushman wrote, "I met The Rock when I was a kid at the Brockton fair. Classy guy.." Well here's some real Classy stuff Jimbo: ..While stationed in England, Marciano and a fellow soldier named James Murphy robbed two Englishman, brutally beating them up in the process. They were court-martialed and convicted after which Marciano was dishonorably discharged from the Army and sentenced to three years in prison. He was released after 22 months and then allowed to rejoin the military for the duration of 1946 in order to receive an honorable discharge. After Marciano abruptly 'Quit' boxing during his 'Prime' he immediately abandoned his family to sleep with thousands, then left them penniless. What a soab (Classy guy though). Source - Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World. Book by Mike Stanton May 29, 2018 ..It's all factual otherwise a defamation law suit would have been filed by family & friends etcetera.

[@vincentfisher1603]

Times have changed. No ten count and the medics are rushed in for a sudden ending nowadays. Some sports writers favored Layne over Marciano.

[@realdealnealcrook8940]

That was a brutal ko. Rocky didn't play when it came to knocking people out.

[@MaximusWolfe]

Which all he wanted to do from round 1.

[@angrygrizzly7125]

Layne Was A Big Strong Boy,Taking Some Good Hard Shots.Delivered Some Too.Good Fight.

[@Boots_on_the_ground]

I'm a huge Rocky Marciano fan and he is so, so lucky Sonny Liston wasn't around in 1955 or 56. Rocky will always be my favorite but I'm a realist that understands his limitations. To think tiny little penguin🐧arms could beat Liston is utterly ridiculous and complete nonsense.

[@Boots_on_the_ground]

Sonny Liston's arms were like tree trunks, and his two 15 inch ham-handed fist were made for destruction. He was able to generate incredible bone breaking teeth shattering leverage with his 84" reach. Nobody goes toe to toe with Sonny, not even Big George. Liston would have decapitated Marciano's head clean off his shoulders.

[@Boots_on_the_ground]

185 lb Marciano had a featherweight arm reach of 67 inches. Little tiny🐧penguins actually have longer wing span's. Can you imagine penguin🐧arms Rocky trying to fight proven Super Heavyweights with 50 to 80+ lb weight advantages and 80" to 85" arm reaches? What an embarrassment Rocky would have been today.

[@Boots_on_the_ground]

We will never, ever see 185 lb tiny heavyweight champions again like Rocky Marciano, Ezzard Charles and Floyd Patterson. Yes, I'm sure it was a beautiful thing to witness during that time period, but sadly everything must come to an end. Weight, Height, Arm Reach makes a difference like it or not. You know something is terribly wrong with today's rankings/polls when a tiny 67" inch arm reach (same as a featherweight) is ranked #2 as the Greatest Ultra Super Heavyweight Champion Fighter of all time.

[@Boots_on_the_ground]

Both Ted Lowry and Roland LaStarza went to their graves saying they beat Rocky first fight, and all the professional reporters and fans ringside agreed, look it up. Also Larry Holmes referred to Rocky padding his record by fighting his brother Peter Marciano on at least 3 or 4 occasions so as to boost his record, his brother fought under alias names ..this has also been mentioned in various books, look it up. Marciano`s 49-0 record is FLAWED

[@Omidasadimasali]

rocky marciano is namber one box all the time in the world

[@justicereplacedbyrevenge]

What he lacked in flash skill/style he made up for with power, superb conditioning and a relentless will to win. Maybe not the prettiest fighter but definitely one of the most devastating!

[@louisj.marciano2562]

No skill is a misconception kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2HGqoygqLGngsU&feature=share

[@MaximusWolfe]

He had superb skill. He loved to make his opponents believe he was a lumbering knuckle dragger but if you really study Marciano you see that he possessed an expert skill set to go with those hammer fists.

[@Heavyweight-kh8ss]

Rocky was savage

[@MaximusWolfe]

But his skill set is vastly misunderstood and underrated.

[@vivalasvegas2090]

Can you imagine the rope a dope with Marciano it would be a result of busted ribs and lost teeth most fighters were never the same after the Rocky experience

[@vgr112261]

No, but I could see prime Ali moving and busting Rocky’s face to a pulp.

[@vivalasvegas2090]

@@vgr112261 yeah sure

[@richardmilliken8705]

@@vgr112261 Indeed! The Prime Ali that fought against Cleveland Williams put on the greatest performance of any Heavyweight from any ERA. Ali's Hand Speed, Foot Speed and Cat like Reflexes are 2nd to none. His combinations were lightening fast and the way he danced, made it virtually impossible for Williams to hit him. I respect Rocky but he never fought against anyone remotely close to Ali in his prime. That Ali with no time away from Boxing, beats every Heavyweight Boxer from the 70's and retires in 1974 at 80-0, with his brain still intact. You thought that he made Liston look old & slow, Rocky would've been in slow motion compared to a Prime Ali. Ali's jab was timed at .04 sec when he hit Cleveland Williams with it in 1966.

[@bethjohnson8353]

Look how small the gloves were, twice the impact of today’s!

[@pukulu]

Marciano was barely a heavyweight for this fight. It was his superior conditioning and constant power punching that won him the fight. Layne had a delayed reaction before crumpling to the canvas. Usually it's a hard body shot that produces such a reaction.

[@pussiekiller9914]

yeah rocky Marciano is a beast!

[@KineticR]

+pussie killer I am a Marciano aficionado. I was looking 4 a rare overachiever in this sport. Rocky is a rare, significant story. U will find no one with more courage, determination to win, who worked harder, was more disciplined to his profession, with less skill than Rocco Francis Marchegiano. He wanted to be a big achiever in something. His choice was baseball, but he failed to make it. He latched onto boxing as his only hope. His effort was truly Spartan. He, with the power of his attitude & immense hard work, developed incredible stamina & would never give up. I am not saying he is the greatest boxer, but he was a tremendous achiever. I like to imagine seeing him live.

[@pukulu]

Marciano threw only power shots. I can't remember him ever really boxing or jabbing.

[@frankfordification]

Harry Kid Mathews fight. Marciano throws 2 left hooks off a jab and knocks Mathews out cold. Hooking off a jab is something a good or in this case a great fighter can do. Much better at slippin,parryin and blockin punches as well as rollin with the shots that land. Very classy Swarmer/Slugger/Counterpuncher.

[@vincentfisher1603]

Marciano was a legit heavy. His conditioning emphasized endurance conditioning. No bulk conditioning.

[@borood1188]

Marciano was a baseball catcher before he started boxing. Catchers have very strong cores and legs because they are squatting for nine innings a game.

[@frankpaya690]

He had a tryout, and was dropped when a pitch fell short. so you have an individual who had a very successful punching right-hand, but who did not have that remarkable of a pitching arm.

[@p-brane8358]

One word... undefeated! 49-0 Champ and still Champ!

[@giancarlocapuani9353]

IL PIÙ GRANDE DI TUTTI I TEMPI. ORGOGLIO ITALIANO

[@jeanmarie8525]

giancarlo capuani sicuro! Per me nessuno è stato così forte come lui. Poi naturale al 100%, forza pura, mica come certi dopati come Holyfield... questo si che era un vero campione.

[@sujoymukh]

That Suzie Q was devastating

[@harryheath4794]

Oh suzie Q I don't want to feel dat

[@alexmercer866]

Is that a JoJo's reference?

[@Toracube]

He'd be losing....looking awkward.... taking shots.....then bang...fights over....

[@dominicpiscopo7915]

THE ROCK ALWAYS FOUND A WAY 2 WIN...THE HEART OF A LION A TRUE CHAMPION

[@joecap4372]

Rocky Marciano the greatest clutch player in professional sports

[@salvatoralain5110]

Rex lane is a tough guy. Giving Marciano VS Dempsey!👍

[@marcomacri2256]

Il più grande di tutti i tempi

[@ronsugarman62]

People want to say Marciano was too small, fought bums and old men. They say the guys in the 60's would whip him. I say bunk! Marciano beat Layne who was a bigger man and a good fighter. Rex Layne beat Bob Satterfield. Satterfield was 6'2" which is a tall fellow. But this big fellow was ko'd by Layne, and also by supposedly small Ezzard Charles, Archie Moore. But here's something interesting: Bob Satterfield ko'd the extremely hard hitting and big, tall Cleveland Williams. And as we all know, Ali knocked out Williams. Williams got a title shot at Ali, but couldn't get highly ranked in Marciano's day because he couldn't get by Satterfield. Kinda destroys the argument that Marciano couldn't beat the heavies of Ali's day because they were all so great and superior. But Williams is the link between them. By the way, Williams is in fact considered to be a great heavyweight. George Foreman even said how hard he hit. My question is how come they never accuse Ali of beating an old man when he beat Williams? Anyhow, all these men were great fighters and we can take nothing away from their accomplishments and skills. But don't ever let anyone tell you that Marciano was not a great fighter. He could have fought in any era. My point: The big and tall guys couldn't get by the average size guys in Marciano's time. That's why you never hear about them. Just enjoy the fighters of each era. Stop making silly comparisons about height and weight, and quit trying to demean what Rocky Marciano did.

[@robertpender3693]

Well stated.At least someone else will give Rocky credit.

[@Paul-ew5st]

Your argument is a house of cards. Satterfield was supposed to fight a guy named Charley Doc Williams but Doc went missing before the fight so the 20 year old Cleveland Williams was brought in as a last minute replacement probably in hopes that the same last name would fool the ticket buying public. In 1964 Cleveland got shot by a cop and lost a kidney a couple of yards of intestine and had nerve damage. His manager loaned him the money for his hospital bills and recouped it by coming up with that sham fight against Ali in 1967. Williams was unranked when he fought Ali he beat 4 bums after getting out of the hospital. While I agree that it's unfortunate that no one knows about the fiction of Ali's victory over Cleveland Williams it still doesn't make your argument factual.

[@aarondigby9859]

Marciano beat a few old washed up over the hill fighters, the YTE boys he fought were slow flat foot plodders, be for real.

[@aarondigby9859]

Rocky saw Cleveland Williams on the horizon and didn't want any real smoke.

[@bobbyd1776]

@@aarondigby9859 Williams was KO'd by Satterfield June 22, 1954. He wouldn't fight again for over 2 years and Rocky had retired by then. At the time of his devastating KO by Satterfield, Williams was unranked. In fact, Williams would not even be ranked until 1961, 6 years after Marciano's last fight. To even imply that Williams had anything to do with Rocky's retirement is laughable.

[@1158scott]

I like how Layne has moved since Marciano knocked him out & Rocky casually steps over Layne's legs while celebrating.

[@juanjuan8179]

Well, folks, Rocky Marciano was Only about 5 foot eleven inches Tall, with shoes and lifters in place, But he could shure deliver a Whooping. A good old uncle Whooping, or is it wheeping? Folks, you got to help me! I just Got my Ged dipluma.

[@marcpadilla1094]

Marciano means foot soldier. Marcher. Mars was the Roman God of war. Marcianople a Roman city in Byzantium.

[@Cefdfsacq]

Rocky had better stamina than ....geezuz....anyone....well, maybe prime Frazier is with him...but Rocky is a two hand power puncher....joe s right was just ok. Rocky fully commits to every punch, left or right.. Rex Layne was no bum. He had some big wins

[@dirtyjew1974]

Had wins over both Charles and Walcott!

[@alowl]

Layne was rated a the 11th best HW of the decade.

[@static9061]

Marciano thew alot of body punches while bullying his opponent to the ropes . Forced you to use your legs the entire fight

[@louisj.marciano2562]

Joe Frazier was very respectable in the stamina department but no one was on the level of ROCKY MARCIANO in stamina nor durability.

[@crawlFace]

Rocky "The Crouch" Marciano.

[@vdaugg]

Both boxers seem to have the same policy. Don’t let the other guy back you up. Rocky’s conditioning gave him the edge there.

[@kevlarunderwear22]

ashame but theres so much missing footage of rockys fights. for ex: the 1st championship fight against Charles, only half of that fight exists. apparently they threw the other half away. such a shame.

[@sskspartan]

kevlarunderwear22 nope, I've watched the whole brutal fight.It isn't as close as people think, Charles was defenseless the last 3-4 round,getting mauled and his whole face had huge bumps and swelling even on his jaw.Only his spirit kept him up and conscious, but in the rematch just couldn't take it.Whatever other people claim,I think Rocky ended his career, not the theory that Charles was done anyway-no, he was looking great, but those beating took his soul

[@frankpaya690]

@@sskspartan the first Charles fight was the only one of Rocky's championship defenses that went the distance. Years ago I remember reading that Charles was never the same after that fight.

[@misterknowitallfthh5687]

the vingo fight was 1949 -12-30 !

[@charliechase2679]

Suzie Q Thats all folks

[@jeffreychavey4161]

It says that Layne had fought 3 weeks earlier. They would never allow this to happen today. It was a different time for sure

[@williamhendershot5495]

They were tougher back the. These boys today are pansies.

[@alvinwainwright4795]

No one punched harder than Rocky!

[@lentoncrerar1796]

Superman did!

[@truthhitman7473]

George Foreman

[@robertpender3693]

You are correct Alvin.

[@truthhitman7473]

@slip satch 13 stone Marciano never hit as hard as Foreman, who weighed 220 lbs in his prime. That's a fantasy on your part.

[@truthhitman7473]

@slip satch No... That's you and your white man complex. George Foreman would have SMASHED up Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali would have battered him.

No heavyweight did what he did. He holds the heavyweight record

[@curtismcneil8695]

He was the best in his day and that's all any fighter can be. I don't believe he was the greatest because of his record because he faced several fighters with losing records early on in his career and some that you cant even find any information on. He just didn't fight the level of competition that Ali fought or even Holmes, Foreman, Holifield and Tyson.

[@jeanmarie8525]

CURTIS MCNEIL the level you mentioned means get doping my friend. Just doping. Marciano was pure 100%. But I believe he can beat Foreman. Because Marciano can be very strong after many round.

[@curtismcneil8695]

@@jeanmarie8525I didn't say Marciano wasnt great. I said he didn't fight the competition that Ali, Holmes, Foreman , Tyson, Holifield, Lewis & Frazier fought. A lot of his early fights were against fighters with losing records and some you cant find a lot of information on. Did he have one of the greatest careers ? YES Absolutely but retiring undefeated doesn't make you the greatest ever. Why are fighters like Dempsey, Johnson, & Marciano protected when it comes to there opposition ? Joe Walcott turned Pro in 1930, Archie Moore in in 1935, Ezzard Charles in 1940. Sure they were all good fighters. These guys were fighting Rocky in 1952,54,56. Point being they were on the backside of there careers Roland LaStraza is the only common opponent he defended against as far as a fighter that was young and up and coming. Kinda like when Holifield defended against Foreman and Holmes back in the early 90's. They were still good fighters but not in there primes. There were better fighters out there like Lewis,Bowe, Tyson. Holifield would eventually fight all of them but what if he had retired after only facing the older guys ? I mean he would have been undefeated but there would have been a void.

[@curtismcneil8695]

@studentofsweetscience I wasn't dissing Marciano. I acknowledge his greatness. Nothing wrong with a little back and forth and having a respectable discussion and disagreement on some points. Hey we were going toe to toe and we were each making our points and supporting our argument. That's way better than someone saying such and such is the greatest but then they cant defend nothing. It's all good

[@crawlFace]

For me, at the elite level of fighters and their greatness, the wins and losses start to take a backseat to the considerations of how styles and attributes such as size and weight, match up. Rocky was a small heavyweight but he hit like a super HW. Some of Rocky's best work for projections and speculation of how he'd match up vs other era fighters is his fight vs Charles, even though there were better ages of Charles 4+ yrs ago- Charles at 32 yrs old vs Rocky is still informative. We can stretch the analysis to include things he did vs Walcott even though Walcott was not at the level he was at as a 33yr old vs Louis.

[@lordburlap4514]

Layne was considered the favorite in this fight.......until Susie Q put THAT presumption to sleep.

[@alanfeldman6241]

Everyone had a bad night against Rocky!

[@TheJking85]

Marciano knocked his teeth out. lol

[@kingbabe1829]

Yep,sheared them off at the gums.

[@seanhassan9398]

Part of me thinks that the Rocky movies were based off of marciano since its naked Rocky the movies and his fights all seemed like the movies he would take punches but deliver them back with much more force than the opponents Just like the Rocky movies . Only leads me to wonder did the marciano family get compensated for using his ring name and making a movie off him?

[@fitness..moveyoullgetit5832]

The Rocky movies were actually based off some guy who fought Muhammad Ali, and could take a bunch of punishment (Chuck Wepner).

[@mattnagatni]

Fitness. . Move, You'll Get it true but he also used rocky as model for the fight style. Also italian character named Rocky. But the overall story was def based on chuck wepner vs Ali

[@louisj.marciano2562]

No we did not…. Many others did though.

[@louisj.marciano2562]

@@fitness..moveyoullgetit5832 It was a The journeyman component was based on Wepner but don’t ever think that Stay-a lone’s series didn’t capitalize by association and usage of the name and likeness of ROCKY MARCIANO.

[@misterknowitallfthh5687]

and marcianos last fight was vs . archie moore !

[@andreaselleri400]

il più forte pugile nella storia del pugilato, imbattuto

[@barrywoolner2310]

the ref was one useless git, layne keeped grabing and holding on to Marciano, but never warned by the ref, but the end proved how good rocky was.

[@ryandelmar7969]

Rocky looks like a middleweight at this time...how did he punch so hard?

[@pumpkinn8323]

Ryan Delmar Marciano Got All His Weight Behind His Punches.He Also Had Big Hands And Strong Bones.Hitting A 300 Pound Heavy Bag Helped As Well.

[@author7027]

he stood in a specific way. nobody stands like him

[@carlomagno7092]

Italian permesan cheese

[@fabiomari9736]

@@carlomagno7092 😂😂😂

[@moss8448]

he more or less trained year round...one of his favorite (other than constantly running) was to get in water up to his neck and throw punches for hours...

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Every punch that Rocky threw had bad intentions behind it, VERY bad!

[@malcolmglasgow1763]

People seriously think this Marciano, could beat the best heavyweights that came after him???

[@holdencaulfield4230]

Yes.

[@ascendediam]

these are the average 70s fighter Advances in angles/tech/timing/fluidity Webner able to punch from range was sloopy but didn't have to stop fully just to punch,able to move forward double up on the inside while using mutiple angles randomly Chuck webar able to come forward while keeping his guard up doesn't just waste many punches,seems to in his Match to not be very uncertain as the pre 60s era like alot were then Rich fought ali doesn't waste many shots coming forward,able to agian like chuck was moving forward keeping hands up smoothly,doesn't look uncertain like they did pre 60s era able to punch from range smoothly with 1 hand and back up very quickly to his position Rich able to back up smoothly not as easy to read,picks shots from range,has good timing at times from range smoothly Terry who fought foreman,terry did these things very good at fighting from range smoothly,able to keep both hands up while moving back very smoothly,agian doesn't look uncertain,throws mutiple shots from different angles while moving forward or back,terry good at picking shots from range in the style of ali at times Duane fought Norton,able to keep hands 1 hand up while moving back and able to punch with the other,able to agian not stop fully just to throw shots off as they did most the time pre 60s,able to throw random shots agian like the others that aren't easy to read,moves back lateral,doesn't waste many shots,able to on the inside be able to punch from a standing up position then switch quickly to a crunch to a body shot back up to the starting up position 30s-40s very over extending alot of times to the body and are very hesitant in most movements they dont fight from range much,they leave themselves open alot alot of times will just throw to the body and not protect themselves they use mostly counters when up close,the lateral movement is very basic they dont seem to be able to punch from range while doing it smoothly they have to stop then punch most the time and their feet are mostly tiptoeing, missing mutiple angles the average 70s fighter used,timing isn't that great,very stiff and slow movements This looks horrible as I explained only lunatics who watch highlights only say that ridiculous stuff of how rock could beat the way more advanced 70s-90s

[@ascendediam]

​@@holdencaulfield4230looks like novices the average 70s fighter was way more advanced

[@ascendediam]

I'll tell you this to see how this highlighted vid has over 1k in comments? Every highlighted vid of him and louis is this way In full matches of both the comments aren't close to that they are like in the low hundreds coincidence? No Well cause in those matches shows the real way they fought like my video shows every flaw and outdated techniques him and his whole era had and they aren't impressed by it I even just seen 2 days ago the video of Ray in his prime vs sam,on forums they have always said if we had more video of him in his prime,so why is it that video i seen of him in his prime isn't all chopped up of best moments like the highlights have and hace the same amount of comments? It's cause that vid in his prime just like the full or semi rounds we have in his old version shows mutiple outdated techniques and flaws and they aren't impressed by it

[@Leli1943]

un vrais combat

[@Section5_CdnIntelService]

Layne was basically a one-armed fighter with almost no left hand.

[@williamgagliano3902]

The Shadow of

[@dominicpiscopo7915]

David Morgan don’t bet on it yeah George was big but tommy the duke Morrison beat big George up pretty bad n he had a glass chin so my money would go on the Rock he was a winner always when everything was against him he always found a way to win

[@joep8787]

A professional boxer should not be tired by round 6.

[@garyheiden3120]

just a bit of perspective...Marciano was 31 when he retired. He fought a comeback Louis age 36, Archie Moore who I think was 39, & Walcott who was I think 38.

[@garyheiden3120]

@Studentofsweetscience well then you should know my point as well, huh?

[@garyheiden3120]

@Studentofsweetscience at 40 your nearing your end if you've been fighting reg..champ or no. your injuries build up, the commitment to training. good chance Marciano doesnt catch Walcott if he is 5 yrs younger.

[@garyheiden3120]

@what. nbba he was 32 his last fight. I was wrong to say 31 in previous comment.

[@empiremack]

Marciano was a great fighter but the fucking greaseball constantly hit behind the head! That should have been his nickname “the Ronzoni rabbit puncher”

[@TheBatugan77]

Fuckingreaseball? Shove that up your ass. No grease.

[@TheBatugan77]

Some of you... You know who you are... Should be ashamed of yourselves.

[@carspiv]

Dear ESPN Classic: You need to do better research before putting "facts" on the screen. One graphic shows that Marciano's last fight before the Layne match was against Carmine Vingo 3 months before. That would make the date of the Vingo fight sometime in April of '51. WRONG!! Marciano's last fight before this one was a 10 round decision over Willis "Red" Applegate on 4-30-51. And, the Vingo fight was at the end of December 1949.

[@dannyburch2122]

I believe Rocky and the thing goes career?

[@albanyorganics3030]

LaStarza was the first fight after Vingo.

[@carspiv]

@@albanyorganics3030 Correct. Marciano’s first main event in Madison Square Garden. Does a film or a kinescope or something exist of this fight? My understanding is that MSG televised their cards starting in 1944….?

[@albanyorganics3030]

@@carspiv I've seen a few seconds of film taken apparently by a fan in the seats, in one doc film or other, and some still photographs, but otherwise nothing. Jim Jacobs had a legendary collection of fight film. If anybody had it it would have been him and if so Tyson would have seen it training with Cus.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

It looks to me like Layne had just had enough and just dropped down.

[@redredbostonelecelec]

Ruination of Rex Layne was his handlers, they allowed him to get out of shape, he held his hands to low allowing solid rights to get to him, they didn't know how to set up his right.

[@williamgagliano3902]

Agree

[@AlienObserver-wi2pb]

🐐😁🥊👍

[@user-ox1be6qc6n]

Marciano had a habit of working you from the inside out. Opening you up like a tomato can. And then tearing your lid off.

[@empiremack]

Layne should have been on the dive team.

[@sheruffa6032]

Do you know that he lost 2 teeth with that wild punch he received from Rocky? You don't see well but I don't wish anyone to suffer that punch from a boxer who had his hands like stones!

[@rockyfish3115]

And people think Ali would beat Marciano,😂 no chance Ali struggled with smaller guys like Frazier and chuvalo, let alone someone who hit as hard as forman but never tired

[@sexxmode3197]

You're out of your mind Ali annihilates Marciano elementary!!!!! Ali doesn't go into exile he knocks Frazier out. Ali doesn't get exiled he retires @60 -0 Believe it

[@angrygrizzly9185]

@@sexxmode3197 Ali was 56-5.Wtf are you talking about?

[@alowl]

@@sexxmode3197 Exile meant next to nothing. In those 2 1/2 years his body took no hits, and was still young in boxing years because of it. He fought Quarry and won in his first fight back so he wasn't rusty when he met up with Frazier. Ali was never good enough to go undefeated. He lacked a real good power punch and had to take a lot of hits from average fighters because of it.

[@stuartperry1047]

He's talking about what Ali's record might have been if they hadn't taken away his title in 1967. At the time Ali was undefeated. He wasn't even in his prime.

[@GratefulPerson1956]

The bottom live, Marciano 49-0. GOAT.

[@dwightmagnuson4298]

The announcer is obviously a Marciano supporter; very one-sided announcing.

[@dominicpiscopo7915]

BANG UH HO CALL THE AMBULANCE

[@dominicpiscopo7915]

IN THE FILM'S SLY HAD A FULL POSTAL ON HIS WALL OF MARCIANO BUT HE CLAIMED THAT HE WAS IMITATING JOE FRAZIER

[@dannyburch2122]

Ahhh Rocky Marciano you know kid ya kinda remind me of the Rock yeah you move like him you got Heart like he did...I think he emulated both Frasier and.. Marciano

[@davidmorgan7135]

rocky great inside fighter but he would have been made to order for. big george forman

[@thomaslogue7773]

My top 5 in no particular order are Joe Louis rocky marciano Muhammad Ali George foreman and Jack dempsey

[@donquixote6939]

I dont see the ko punch?

[@islesnd]

Delayed reaction because of a temple shot. Layne falls seconds after the punch.

[@francollins4036]

Why did Layne box in close?? It makes no sense.

[@malcolmglasgow1763]

Layne was good, but no defense!!

[@erikoflor1760]

Marciano era un pegador PERO CON UN ESTILO.DE PELEA FEO DESPROLIJO TIRABA LOS GOLPES MUY ABIERTOS A LA MALDITA SEA A VER QUE PASABA además se señala que elegía los contrincantes que el sentía que podía ganar PERO ESQUIVO PELEAR CON LISTON con JOHANSON Con Patterson con Zora Folley con Eddie Machen y otros que eran seguro más difíciles y más duros

[@dago6942]

and Moore? walcott la starza ecc....

[@Bismarck.1871]

This slender quicker Marciano seems more dangerous than his later style.

[@redbostonred2223]

ugly part of boxing when you see a boxer knocked unconscious as in this fight

[@maraluciaduclosduclos7496]

Rocky não era marciano e sim terrestre.

[@rockyesterline7942]

Boxing is supposed to be glamorous this is I do ugly Street brawling this does not show the highly-skilled boxer with nice jabs uppercuts hooks and nice footwork Ex pro boxer founder of Boxing vs UFC and best fight predictor of all times Rocky the Eastern Assassin

[@ascendediam]

I'll tell you this to see how this highlighted vid has over 1k in comments? Every highlighted vid of him and louis is this way In full matches of both the comments aren't close to that they are like in the low hundreds coincidence? No Well cause in those matches shows the real way they fought like my video shows every flaw and outdated techniques him and his whole era had and they aren't impressed by it I even just seen 2 days ago the video of Ray in his prime vs sam,on forums they have always said if we had more video of him in his prime,so why is it that video i seen of him in his prime isn't all chopped up of best moments like the highlights have and hace the same amount of comments? It's cause that vid in his prime just like the full or semi rounds we have in his old version shows mutiple outdated techniques and flaws and they aren't impressed by it

[@ascendediam]

these are the average 70s fighter Advances in angles/tech/timing/fluidity Webner able to punch from range was sloopy but didn't have to stop fully just to punch,able to move forward double up on the inside while using mutiple angles randomly Chuck webar able to come forward while keeping his guard up doesn't just waste many punches,seems to in his Match to not be very uncertain as the pre 60s era like alot were then Rich fought ali doesn't waste many shots coming forward,able to agian like chuck was moving forward keeping hands up smoothly,doesn't look uncertain like they did pre 60s era able to punch from range smoothly with 1 hand and back up very quickly to his position Rich able to back up smoothly not as easy to read,picks shots from range,has good timing at times from range smoothly Terry who fought foreman,terry did these things very good at fighting from range smoothly,able to keep both hands up while moving back very smoothly,agian doesn't look uncertain,throws mutiple shots from different angles while moving forward or back,terry good at picking shots from range in the style of ali at times Duane fought Norton,able to keep hands 1 hand up while moving back and able to punch with the other,able to agian not stop fully just to throw shots off as they did most the time pre 60s,able to throw random shots agian like the others that aren't easy to read,moves back lateral,doesn't waste many shots,able to on the inside be able to punch from a standing up position then switch quickly to a crunch to a body shot back up to the starting up position 30s-40s very over extending alot of times to the body and are very hesitant in most movements they dont fight from range much,they leave themselves open alot alot of times will just throw to the body and not protect themselves they use mostly counters when up close,the lateral movement is very basic they dont seem to be able to punch from range while doing it smoothly they have to stop then punch most the time and their feet are mostly tiptoeing, missing mutiple angles the average 70s fighter used,timing isn't that great,very stiff and slow movements

[@elecelec4982]

layne could have been a better boxer then he was, poor handlers , poor training , and lack of defense, as is the case with many young boxers used by there managers, then discarded when they can't be used anymore

[@juanjuan8179]

Looks like Rocky, love to punish his Opponents in the ring. Instead, of Just knocking them out in the First, or second round. Why? For What for! Well, I got to thinking That it was for the love of boxing, And being there in the ring. That's All.

[@MonroeHandyMan]

Knockout @ 13:25! 6th Round! Your Welcome!

[@josea.castillo9485]

🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🎥

[@oussamaguerroute4415]

It difficult