The super fight was a fictional boxing match between rocky marciano and muhammad ali. Rocky marciano vs jersey joe walcott ii highlights youtube. Here is a look back at his fights against rex layne, jersey joe walcott, joe louis and archie moore. Marciano was not expected to go far in the sport of boxing and had doubters in his own corner. Marcianowalcott heavyweight championship photograph. But after he defeated roland lastarza, he went on a winning streak that remains unmatched in the heavyweight division.
On the bootleg tapes of the beatles in session in 1965 recording think for yourself, john lennon can be heard reflecting and joking about a meeting he had with marciano in which marciano talked about joe louis. The tragic death of legendary heavyweight rocky marciano. Ezzard charles 1952 ring magazine fight of the year vs. The years, a halfscore of them, were against the 37yearold louis, as he plodded through seven dreary rounds with his rival, ten years younger. Joe walcotts face is a misshapen mass under the force of a blow from rocky marciano. That was not to be however in the unlucky th round, and just seconds into the frame walcott found his back against the ropes, waiting to evade and counter, only this time marciano was ready and fired a jab that blinded jersey joe to the perfect right hand that put his lights out, and made rocky marciano the new world heavyweight champion. Rocky marciano and jersey joe walcott in full color youtube. Rocky marciano landing a punch on jersey joe walcott, sept. With one deepdish beauty of a right hand at 43 seconds of the th round, rocky. On july 12, 1951, he lost by 6th round ko to rocky marciano. Joe would outbox marciano with his jab but rocky would cut off the ring and land some telling punches of his own and perhaps even flooring the brown bomber. In addition, marciano was too short, too light, and had no reach. Walcott was knocked out in the opening round, the defeat demonstrating that a single right hand had destroyed jersey joes confidence and finished him as a boxer. Marciano was inducted into the ring boxing hall of fame in 1959 and the international boxing hall of fame in 1990.
Louis catches walcott with a jab and jersey joe shuffles back to the ropes. Rocky marciano calls the action may 16, 1955 vs don cockell duration. Jersey joe walcott defends the heavyweight championship of the world against the brockton blockbuster, rocky marciano. Arnold raymond cream january 31, 1914 february 25, 1994, best known as jersey joe walcott, was an american professional boxer who competed from 1930 to 1953. Rocky marciano vs jersey joe walcott in full color title fight. He died on february 25, 1994 in camden, new jersey.
If rocky marciano was such a great fighter why did he not. Municipal stadium, philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states. He held the world heavyweight title from 1951 to 1952, and broke the record for the oldest man to win the title, at the age of 37. The super fight 1969 by permanent on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. A left hook from walcott floored marciano early in the first round. Rocky marciano vs jersey joe walcott ii may 15, 1953 youtube. Rex gessel layne was a former heavyweight professional boxer.
Going into the th round, walcott was ahead on all three official scorecards. Sep 30, 2014 walcott was knocked out in the first round and never fought again. Jersey joe walcott was born on january 31, 1914 in merchantville, new jersey, usa as arnold raymond cream. In the first round of this heavyweight championship fight on september 23, 1952, challenger rocky marciano, a 31 underdog, had been knocked down by thenchamp jersey joe walcott. Walcott, still king at 38, stepped into the ring with rocky marciano, an unbeaten slugger 10 years his junior. Rocky marciano vs jersey joe walcott, 1952 colorem. Joe walcott full movie in hd visit heavyweight champion marciano defends his title against. He was a 190pound heavyweight boxer who was 25 when he started. Rocky marciano talks to joe walcott about their fight classic vid class and dignitywhen you watch archie moore or rocky or walcott or joe louis talk, you get a really good feeling, you respect human beings and you feel warm to your fellow humans. In the sixth round marciano suffered blurred vision from a severe cut over his right eye. Marciano fifth greatest heavyweight boxer in historyby by boxrec by greatest boxers. Rocky marciano retired from boxing with a perfect 490 record, with 43 knockouts, and he is the only world heavyweight champion to retire from boxing undefeated. Jul 19, 2017 marciano is commonly remembered as a swarmer due to his use of constant pressure in the ring, but he has also been called a slugger and a brawler. Rocky marciano vs joe walcott i part 1 video dailymotion.
He was muscular and stocky, struck brutal blows with each fist and was rough, tough and durable. Rocky marcianos estate, including his brother peter and son rocky marciano jr. He was an actor, known for the harder they fall 1956, cains hundred 1961 and worlds heavyweight championship. Rocky marciano i 1947 ring magazine round of the year vs. At that time, he was the oldestever heavyweight champion in history. Joe louis i round 4 1948 ring magazine round of the year vs. On september 23, 1952, he defended his title for the second time. The tragic death of legendary heavyweight rocky marciano and.
Walcott walked to the casket and collapsed, he was crying so much. Rocky marciano vs jersey joe walcott ii rocky was behind on points in their first fight, but scored a knockout in round. Rocky would remain champion until 1955 as he retired with a perfect 490 43 kos record. Marciano vs walcott ii took place eight months later and those hoping for another dramatic and actionpacked battle were left completely disappointed. A late starter in the sport with little training and a short amateur c. When rocky was starting his boxing career, many were not convinced he will get far. He was one of only nine men to retire unbeaten over his entire career.
Inp photographer herb scharfman was as precisely on the button as was the challenger when rocky marciano drove his right mercilessly to the jaw of champion joe walcott to knock him from his throne in the th round of last nights title fight at. Rocky was a small heavyweight in statue but a big heavyweight in punching power. Details about original 1953 rocky marciano vs jersey joe walcott full unused boxing ticket. Marciano was controlled by the mob and so was boxing at that time. A look back at the first television appearance of boxing legend rocky marciano. Sep 23, 2019 walcott, still king at 38, stepped into the ring with rocky marciano, an unbeaten slugger 10 years his junior. Joe walcotts face is a misshapen mass under the force of. Hed either beat you so badly that youd pull out of the fight with marciano, or just hurt you real bad so that when you climbed into the. Louis unleashes a goodlooking series of punches but suddenly the champions on his rear end, the victim of a righthand. Rocky marciano talks to joe walcott about their fight. Rocky marciano after defeating jersey joe walcott for the heavyweight title on sept. After walcott dropped marciano in the first round, marciano held out and defeated walcott in the th with a knockout punch that has been called the.
Rocky marciano boxing joe walcott original caption philadelphia, pennsylvania. Jersey joe walcott 51182 32 kos 1951 ring magazine fight of the year vs. Joe louis couldnt take a shot to the head any more. Jersey joe walcott vs rocky marciano classic rivalry. They tell me rocky used to be a baseball catcher, jersey joe said before their. The violent and untimely death of rocky marciano in a plane crash on the eve of his 46 birthday was an event that stunned the world. I can see this fight easily being a split decision victory either way and though both men had great knockout power, unless rocky lands suzy q or joe cuts rocky, i cannot see a stoppage. Marciano weighed 183 lbs billy conn weighed 175 lbs this fight could have been made. Pa ko heavyweight championship of the world 1953 may 15 jersey joe walcott. He is the only heavyweight champion to have finished his career undefeated. Jersey joe walcott municipal stadium, philadelphia, pa marciano wins world heavyweight title. See more ideas about boxing history, boxing champions and martial arts. Rocky marciano vs jersey joe walcott in full color title fight by elusive blue. Weve found 14 lyrics, 41 artists, and 50 albums matching rocky marciano.
Muhammad ali, george foreman, rocky marciano, jake lamotta, sugar ray robinson and many more. At least, the record books will say that it was marciano who beat joe, but everybody knows it was age. Rocky marciano faced the world heavyweight champion, 38yearold jersey joe walcott, in philadelphia on september 23, 1952. Come back soon for coverage of the rocky statue unveiling. Rocky marcianos th round knockout punch to jersey joe. It was the first time in his 43fight professional career that marciano had been knocked down. Rocky marciano defends his heavyweight championship for the first time against jersey joe walcott after winning it against him with a vicious right hand knock out in the th round to come from behind in the scoring in their first bout in philadelphia. Rocky marciano tkos walcott the rock talks with jersey joe.
Rocky marciano and comedian jerry lewis watch rocky ko moore. Boxer jersey joe walcott takes a hard punch from rocky. The first occurred in his first championship against jersey joe walcott, 38, and the second occurred against 38 yearold archie moore. Rocky marciano vs jersey joe walcott ii highlights on vimeo. He was rough and tough, but had no finesse whatsoever. Jersey joe walcott vs rocky marciano fan scorecards eye on. I didnt watch this fight i dont know if rocky looked good i know he barely won this fight it was damn close. Sometimes termed the lewiston larruper, the top rated layne never fought for the heavyweight title, but notched victories over such greats as future world champions ezzard charles and jersey joe walcott. Rocco francis marchegiano september 1, 1923 august 31, 1969, best known as rocky marciano m r s i. Rocky marciano defeats jersey joe walcott original caption 92452philadelphia, pennsylvania. Reallife rocky to be subject of new biopic hollywood. Marciano is commonly remembered as a swarmer due to his use of constant pressure in the ring, but he has also been called a slugger and a brawler.
Rare 1953 original rocky marciano vs jersey joe walcott boxing ticket psa 5. Joe walcott s face is a misshapen mass under the force of a blow from rocky marciano. Sep 04, 2017 the violent and untimely death of rocky marciano in a plane crash on the eve of his 46 birthday was an event that stunned the world and a tragedy that should never have happened. Classic boxing bouts with some of greatest boxers of all time including. Jersey joe walcott vs rocky marciano classic rivalry recap duration.
Rocky marciano rocco francis marchegiano the brockton blockbuster born. High quality rocky marciano inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. Marciano was nothing more than a paper champion who only fought old black men that could not defend them selves. That record would eventually be broken in 1994 by 45yearold george foreman. The others were young mitchell, jack mcauliffe, jimmy barry, laszlo papp, terry marsh, ji won kim. Jersey joe walcott vs rocky marciano fan scorecards eye. In the world of boxing, that is an old age to start. The very best of rocky marciano by irish man videos. Boxer jersey joe walcott takes a hard punch from rocky marciano during their world heavyweight title fight on september 23, 1952 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Here is a look back at his fights against rex layne, jersey joe walcott, joe louis and. In 1951, after five attempts and 20 years, jersey joe walcott arnold raymond cream, 19141994 finally win the heavyweight championship, at age 37. With one deepdish beauty of a right hand at 43 seconds of the th round, rocky marciano almost tore the head off defending champion jersey joe walcott, knocking his crown off in the process a. Original 1953 rocky marciano vs jersey joe walcott full.
Joe walcotts face is a misshapen mass under the force of a. Rocky marciano vs jersey joe walcott ii may 15, 1953 duration. Jersey joe walcott vs rocky marciano th round youtube. Floyd surpassed rocky marciano for the best undefeated record in boxing, so learn about this legendary heavyweight. Joe walcott full film online watch rocky marciano vs. Here without you youtube more rocky marciano videos available here note. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Any questions about them should be directed to their respective posters. Rocky marciano defeats jersey joe walcott getty images. Rocky marciano had two goals in mind while growing up in brockton, mass. Tribute to rocky on liveleak rocky marciano on youtube the brockton blockbuster on youtube rocky marciano. Original 1953 rocky marciano vs jersey joe walcott full unused boxing.
Feb 04, 2012 rocky marciano vs jersey joe walcott 1st meeting. Rocky marciano was born in brockton, ma, the former world center of manufacturing. One more thin about the right hand he hit ezzer charles with it was not the best right hand. Joe walcott full movie stream free download rocky marciano vs.
Jul 9, 20 rocky marciano landing a punch on jersey joe walcott, sept. Nov 08, 2011 louis catches walcott with a jab and jersey joe shuffles back to the ropes. Rocky marciano defends his heavyweight championship for the first time against jersey joe walcott after winning it against him with a vicious. Walcott dropped marciano in the first round and steadily built a points. Jersey joe walcott vs rocky marciano classic rivalry recap.
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