nothing could hurt the rock :) he fought every single guy they put in front of him...beat some of the best too, boxing aint the same without you man :)
the fight with ali was a computer generated fight.. a computer thats made like in the 70s cant be any good anyways even calculators have higher proc power then those supercomputers those days had.
still yea this guy belongs to one of the greats and is by far the greatest white boxer we ever had.
yall dont know wat the fuck yall talkin about study ur fuckin boxin history rocky marciano was the best heavy wheight boxer who ever stepped in the ring cus may i remind yall in 1969 he knocked out muhamad ali and in 1964 or 65 he knocked out joe louis this man is a beast and while on the subject dont be judgeing his fightin skills in the ring cus half of u ppl talkin prolly never even wore a pair of gloves so jus shut the hell up please
Man what kind of bullshit are you spreading on youtube? If you don't know shit about boxing shut the fuck up. Marciano never fought Ali. Marciano was great, Ali was the greatest and no boxing expert questions that.
Rocky was a tough guy and a good fighter. He deserves respect for what he accoplished. I would never call him the greatest heavyweight but he is probably in the top 10.
the Rock was a toe to toe brawler...he took hits and got hurt...but he rose to the match ...and came back fighting...he never gave up...he had strength...and pain tolerance
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he was not a good boxer the only reason his record was so good is that he had ties with the mafia who were fixing his fights and he was a dirty boxer using his fore arms
hendrix1,,your top five should include a prime liston and if joe louis is number two,rocky should be there,,after all he beat a 37yr old louis who had won 43 of his previous 44 bouts,,,and by the way in 1964 an aging liston kicked the crap out of young george foreman in a sparring session,,foreman was dropped,,i know its sparring but,,,,
Unlike any of the other heavyweights Rocky was a fight to the death warrior because thats what winning meant to him and he would rather have died in the ring losing than have lost and lived knowing that he wasn't the best.
You can not say that about anyone else and there will never be a fighter with as much heart and determination to win as what he had.
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(1)Ali-won 22 title fights 3 time champ Olympic champion gold medal.fought toughest opponents ever. FOught most unbeaten young champions out of all Heavyweight champs.
(2)Joe Louis-25 defenses 12 years as champ.
(3)Larry Holmes- 20 title fights fought young lions.
George may have hit "harder" than the rock, but not as devastating. He didn't do major physical damage to fighters like Rocky did to so many. I think Rocky hit harder, or harder in a different way. The only reason Rock retired with just six title defenses was that his back was going out on him.
I agree, Rock hit harder than GF. Clancy described GF as a clubbing puncher, saying that he didn't have one-punch zing, but that he would hurt you and finish you(Frazier). The Rock had incredible grounding, and threw them so hard that, if he missed, he would have to collect himself...much like a fastball pitcher. His technique generated incredible inertia...and the end result equaled one-punch KO power. He threw them w/the expectation that they would land, and when they did,lights out(Walcott)!
It wasn't that he had bad balance, as others have said. He simply did not care about what he looked like if he missed, and had no fear of being countered. He was a fighter that-if need be- would take 3 punches to get one of his own in, knowing that if he got his in,the other guy would eventually fall. Sheer determination, confidence,guts,stamina,granite jaw,one punch KO power, and an indomitable will to win. How do you beat Rocky Marciano?
totally agree with you , that would be my top 5 also. 3 most important assetts to a fighter are chin, punch and stamina (and of course heart). rocky was the only one who rated a 10 in all 3 categories.
Rocky had a fighting heart.He was knocked down but stood up again & fought till he won.He had not only great knock out power but also had iron chin with great fighting heart.He has been my hero since before I started my boxing & other martial arts.
marciano was and is my idol at a very young age i saw a picture of him in a magazine pownding lastarza on the ropes. i asked my dad who is this guy. and my dad told me all about the great rocky marciano. i was so proud that he was italian american just like me .that one little picture made me take stock in myself and to take pride in my body and start working out and live a clean life .
i hate how alot of people reckon marciano was overated... that pisses me off. the man fought everyone they put in front of him and won.give the man the respect he deserves
Marciano was the greatest because of his indomitable spirit and most powerful punches. He usually didin't even get warmed up until the fourth round, and then he became stronger with each round. He was cagey, had a chin of steel and was mysteriously hard to hit.
Good man, a gentlemen.. RIP Rocky.. We remember you forever.
SuperDelta000 2 months ago
God bless you Rocky RIP.
TheIrish1888 7 months ago
49-0 43KO NEVER BEATEN.
mitjandjija 8 months ago
RIP, only 45 years old, died too soon.....
catpedia 1 year ago 6
nothing could hurt the rock :) he fought every single guy they put in front of him...beat some of the best too, boxing aint the same without you man :)
raptoras 1 year ago
the fight with ali was a computer generated fight.. a computer thats made like in the 70s cant be any good anyways even calculators have higher proc power then those supercomputers those days had.
still yea this guy belongs to one of the greats and is by far the greatest white boxer we ever had.
bartosx 1 year ago
what can i say, a true pure fighter always exchanging blows always coming after his opponent. fighting on pure instinct.
giovanni505 2 years ago
Those pics were great....A-lot of them I had never seen before.
diggs59 2 years ago
yall dont know wat the fuck yall talkin about study ur fuckin boxin history rocky marciano was the best heavy wheight boxer who ever stepped in the ring cus may i remind yall in 1969 he knocked out muhamad ali and in 1964 or 65 he knocked out joe louis this man is a beast and while on the subject dont be judgeing his fightin skills in the ring cus half of u ppl talkin prolly never even wore a pair of gloves so jus shut the hell up please
whymecharlie16 3 years ago 3
Your intelligent.
ExplosiveThinMan 2 years ago
ageed man i know my boxing and by the sound of it you know you're stuff too.
I hate people saying shit they havn't got no idea about.
teganisvs 2 years ago
altho i don't know what you're on about with ali fighting rocky cos they've never met in the ring.
teganisvs 2 years ago
He never knocked out Ali .. they NEVER fought..
boxingfanofthegame 2 years ago
they had the computer fight
Bion1co25 2 years ago
Man what kind of bullshit are you spreading on youtube? If you don't know shit about boxing shut the fuck up. Marciano never fought Ali. Marciano was great, Ali was the greatest and no boxing expert questions that.
bcibibcibcpCB 2 years ago
Rocky was a tough guy and a good fighter. He deserves respect for what he accoplished. I would never call him the greatest heavyweight but he is probably in the top 10.
ExplosiveThinMan 3 years ago
the Rock was a toe to toe brawler...he took hits and got hurt...but he rose to the match ...and came back fighting...he never gave up...he had strength...and pain tolerance
ffej980 3 years ago 3
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he was not a good boxer the only reason his record was so good is that he had ties with the mafia who were fixing his fights and he was a dirty boxer using his fore arms
seaner16 3 years ago
Hhahahahahahahaha !!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY GOD !!! I cant belive that i read this,... jesus crist...
vinholi 3 years ago
hendrix1 is obviously a hater of rocky marciano, and im thinkin a bit of a races........
harshtimes75 3 years ago
hendrix1,,your top five should include a prime liston and if joe louis is number two,rocky should be there,,after all he beat a 37yr old louis who had won 43 of his previous 44 bouts,,,and by the way in 1964 an aging liston kicked the crap out of young george foreman in a sparring session,,foreman was dropped,,i know its sparring but,,,,
nastylefthook1 3 years ago
Best fighter of all time bar none.
rob1969in 4 years ago 5
The greatest 5 heavyweights of all time in order.
(1) ROCKY MARCIANO
(2) MUHAMMAD ALI
(3) JOE LOUIS
(4) GEORGE FOREMAN
(5) JACK DEMPSEY
Unlike any of the other heavyweights Rocky was a fight to the death warrior because thats what winning meant to him and he would rather have died in the ring losing than have lost and lived knowing that he wasn't the best.
You can not say that about anyone else and there will never be a fighter with as much heart and determination to win as what he had.
gyhjtryygtu 4 years ago 3
i agree
pugile80 4 years ago 3
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(1)Ali-won 22 title fights 3 time champ Olympic champion gold medal.fought toughest opponents ever. FOught most unbeaten young champions out of all Heavyweight champs.
(2)Joe Louis-25 defenses 12 years as champ.
(3)Larry Holmes- 20 title fights fought young lions.
(4)George Foreman-hardest hitting champ ever.
(5)Lennox Lewis- won 16 title fights.
hendrix1 4 years ago
George may have hit "harder" than the rock, but not as devastating. He didn't do major physical damage to fighters like Rocky did to so many. I think Rocky hit harder, or harder in a different way. The only reason Rock retired with just six title defenses was that his back was going out on him.
jcashtbo 4 years ago 4
I agree, Rock hit harder than GF. Clancy described GF as a clubbing puncher, saying that he didn't have one-punch zing, but that he would hurt you and finish you(Frazier). The Rock had incredible grounding, and threw them so hard that, if he missed, he would have to collect himself...much like a fastball pitcher. His technique generated incredible inertia...and the end result equaled one-punch KO power. He threw them w/the expectation that they would land, and when they did,lights out(Walcott)!
lggriffin 3 years ago 3
It wasn't that he had bad balance, as others have said. He simply did not care about what he looked like if he missed, and had no fear of being countered. He was a fighter that-if need be- would take 3 punches to get one of his own in, knowing that if he got his in,the other guy would eventually fall. Sheer determination, confidence,guts,stamina,granite jaw,one punch KO power, and an indomitable will to win. How do you beat Rocky Marciano?
lggriffin 3 years ago 6
totally agree with you , that would be my top 5 also. 3 most important assetts to a fighter are chin, punch and stamina (and of course heart). rocky was the only one who rated a 10 in all 3 categories.
kevlarunderwear22 4 years ago 2
i agree...rocky was a toe to toe brawler
ffej980 3 years ago
italian power :)
pugile80 4 years ago 3
Rocky had a fighting heart.He was knocked down but stood up again & fought till he won.He had not only great knock out power but also had iron chin with great fighting heart.He has been my hero since before I started my boxing & other martial arts.
54living 4 years ago 5
marciano was and is my idol at a very young age i saw a picture of him in a magazine pownding lastarza on the ropes. i asked my dad who is this guy. and my dad told me all about the great rocky marciano. i was so proud that he was italian american just like me .that one little picture made me take stock in myself and to take pride in my body and start working out and live a clean life .
victorsteel56 4 years ago 4
i hate how alot of people reckon marciano was overated... that pisses me off. the man fought everyone they put in front of him and won.give the man the respect he deserves
pugile80 4 years ago 15
@pugile80 thanks for your insight.. stevie sweet..aka rocks grandson..never count the champ out..
steve19745 5 days ago
the strongest punch he had and cast iron jaw
llazyboo 4 years ago 7
Marciano was the greatest because of his indomitable spirit and most powerful punches. He usually didin't even get warmed up until the fourth round, and then he became stronger with each round. He was cagey, had a chin of steel and was mysteriously hard to hit.
jcashtbo 4 years ago 7
the greatsest of all time,,, the real italian stallion...
pugile80 4 years ago 7
nice video.....pics I have never seen before.
rifleman522 4 years ago 4
This had some rare pics i havent seen yet great marciano tributes you post .
kingpinofcrime 4 years ago 4
ROB: thanks for great video:)
Satori1800 4 years ago 4