Rocky Marciano - At His Best !!

Recapping the amazing run of legendary great Rocky Marciano!

[margot]

49 wins, 43 knockouts, 0 defeats. Rocky Marciano, a hero to all those who are told they can't.

[Jabbing_Jack]

Rocky was relentless and fought with brutal champions desire to win at all the perfect gentleman outside of the ring.

[Jabbing_Jack]

"What could be better than walking down any street and knowing you are the heavyweight champ of the world." - Rocky Marciano

[Jabbing_Jack]

Kind, respectful, gentleman, outside the ring. Savage, unstoppable beast, inside it.

[Jabbing_Jack]

Rocky pounded you cardio, endless fury, all champion.

[seniordavidmanderson]

Why do so many judge Rocky Marciano unfairly? He only had 12 amateur bouts and didn't turn pro till 24 years of age. Using Ali as a comparison, he had 180 amateur fights and turned pro at 18. What Rocky accomplished is astonishing in my opinion.

[seniordavidmanderson]

Rocky was always so nice and humble. He never trash talked his opponents and always praised their fighting abilities before he broke them, he let his fist do the talking.

[Jabbing_Jack]

Don't be fooled by his size or awkward style, Marciano was a beast.

[Jabbing_Jack]

Undefeated. Unbeatable. The greatest, ever. That was Rocky Marciano (1923-1969), the only Heavyweight in boxing history who ended his career with no defeats: 49 fights won, including 43 by knockout. Rocky bludgeoned every top Heavyweight of his era before leaving professional boxing in 1956.

[The_Hitcher_]

Hall of Fame sports journalist Jerry Izenberg said of Shavers, "rarely did Earnie hit anyone below the neck; he was a headhunter and a good one. For me, Shavers was the greatest one-punch hitter I have ever seen."

[Jabbing_Jack]

"In the ring, i never really knew fear." - Rocky Marciano

[Jabbing_Jack]

Rocky Marciano was a destroyer of fighters. He overwhelmed his opponents with non-stop aggression and incredible punching power. Most fighters that stepped into the ring with Rocky were ruined or retired. Probably the most destructive fighting force under 190.

[The_Hitcher_]

Hall of Fame and All Time Greats Ali and Holmes both said Shavers power, especially his one punch power, was simply unrivaled. Angelo Dundee said "Earnie wasn't really a good boxer, but God, his power was amazing."

[The_Hitcher_]

Chuck Wepner who fought both Sonny Liston and George Foreman said, *“Sonny made George look like Mr. Friendly!”* Chuck also said, *"Getting hit by Sonny was like getting hit by a baseball bat."* Chuck wasn’t exaggerating, as he walked out of that fight with a broken nose, a broken cheek bone and 72 stitches!

[The_Hitcher_]

“Being such a big puncher actually hurt my career, ” says Shavers. “I relied on my power too much. I wish I’d had trainers that could have taught me more about combination punches. I used to gas out in five or six rounds because I put that much effort into my punches and it was impossible to punch for an entire fight without tiring out."

[seniordavidmanderson]

"A hammer instead of a fist, a powerful neck, a fighter's rage. He beat his adversary to blood, then hugged him. A boxing style from the working class, all sweat, no paradise..." Rocky Marciano, was the only athlete in the history of heavyweight boxing to retire undefeated.

[SMC]

Short, light, T-Rex arms, slow, awkward, and extremely athletic… Rocky in my opinion is the greatest not because he walked away 49-0, but because he wasn’t supposed to be a champion, he had ( physically ) everything against him, he simply out worked his challengers, had god given power, iron chin, and a work ethic like that couldn’t be matched! Dip dip, shuffle shuffle…. BAM!!!

[Bobby.D.]

Rocky was so strong. He's the best.

[josephdigiro]

GOAT!!! HAD DINNER WITH ROCK WHEN I WAS A KID!! AUTOGRAPH AND PICTURE!! FRIEND OF THE FAMILY!!!!

[Jabbing_Jack]

THE ONLY UNDEFEATED, UNDISPUTED, PERFECT HEAVY CHAMP IN BOXING HISTORY!