Jersey Joe Walcott vs Rocky Marciano 1 1952. Vol. 1/2 #847

Scrapbook Boxings Museum Of The Forgotten Fisticuffs Series Presents 100 Years Of World Championship Fights

[nickharmer]

Great stuff. So good to see fight & interview footage. Priceless.! Bless up bro

[THEDONSTRFightah]

So close to the ‘60’s. This is a great video. Top notch.

[brucegasboxingjazzandmore]

That right hand on Walcott's jaw is etched in everyone's mind that has studied Heavyweight Boxing. That ending is heartwarming. Salute Brother

[crawlFace]

Ah, memories. The Rocky ko of Walcott- let's not forget the textbook set up where Rocky flicked the jab first and Walcott took the bait. That's one of the risks of counter punching- often trying to thread a fine line, timing, trying to slip that counter in. Walcott was trying to get that right shot off on the coattails of Rocky's jab but as we all know, Rocky had the right already coming.

Walcott is one of my favorite fighters. Even Walcott a couple of years earlier might have avoided this kind of ko. But you're right Scrapbook, not a good punch choice by Walcott.

[GRpd-nhhl]

Marciano was only 2 years younger than Ezzard Charles, and Walcott beat Charles a few months earlier. Charles won the title from Louis, before fighting Walcott and Marciano. Marciano also beat La Starza who was 4 years younger he was, after beating Wolcott..

The reason he fought an older Louis and Walcott is because they were at top of the heap and beat everyone else old and young.

[oldschoolsaint]

Very disappointed that you went to the all too familiar route with Rocky, citing the age of his opponents and poo-pooing his accomplishments. (BTW Rocky was 31 and Charles was 33 when they fought). I expected a knowledgeable guy like you recognize how special Rocky was.

He's arguably the hardest pound for pound two-fisted puncher of all time. His chin was one of the best of all time. There has never been a heavyweight that was more active over a 15 round fight. And he carried his power from the opening bell to the end of fights. You'd be hard pressed to find a more rugged, determined, active, and well conditioned power punching fighter at any weight in the history of the sport....Armstrong is the only one that comes to mind. And last but not least, a technical guy like you should appreciate just how cute Rocky could be....how he made himself smaller, fought deeply off his back foot, and was able to bend at the waist inside to work both sides of the body while evading counter punches.

And here's what irks me most about Rocky dissenters; they zoom in on supposed blemishes on his career record while ignoring the same sort of blemishes on the records of other fighters.

I've got Joe Louis on my top 10 P4P list. But if I adopted the method of the many who unfairly evaluate Rocky, I'd have to scrap Joe from the list and question his overall greatness. There are no great fighters in their prime on Joe's resume. Charles beat him. Walcott got robbed. Blown up LHW Billy Conn kicked his ass for 12 rounds and almost knocked Joe out before getting too big for his britches. Max Schmeling, on no one's all-time great list knocked Joe down and out cold.

But I know boxing and I have 20-20 vision....used to at least. I rank Joe as I do for the qualities he possessed as a fighter....tremendous power in both hands, tremendous punching precision and efficiency, perfect balance while delivering devastating 4-5 punch combinations, greatest finisher in the history of the sport, etc. And that's why I never qualify any of Joe's accomplishments or question his greatness. I wish other knowledgeable fans would do the same. Here's my video take on Rocky...hope you watch and enjoy: