Who tested Marciano's chin?

[Russell]

There's no doubt that he could take a hell of a punch... But I'm curious... What are the fights that cement him having an ATG, granite chin?

Basically, where he soaked up ungodly amounts of abuse for prolonged peroids of time.

I know about the split nose, and the two knockdowns from precise punches thrown early that he rose from immediantly...

But what else is there? What clean, hard shots did he took in stride over the course of his career?

[heerko koois]

who didn,t ?

[Russell]

How delightfully insightful!

I'm looking for examples.

As in, who caught the man flush with hard, hard shots.

A story would be nice... Some elaboration.

[Russell]

Originally Posted by Kute

The withered old lightheavyweights and the 85% bodyfat british champ.

Jersey Joe was basically Bernard Hopkins like in his ability to get better with age, so it's really not fair to hold that against Marciano.

[Bill1234]

Rex Layne was a hard hitting guy. He clocked Marciano with some great shots right on the button. Carmine Vingo who was 6'4 and could hit nailed Marciano with some shots.

[Bill1234]

Originally Posted by sitiyzal

since when did Marciano have an atg granite chin???

Where have you been? He's been known to have that since he was the champion.

[FlatNose]

How about the All Time Knockout King of them all, Archie Moore? No one in history ever scored more knockouts than Arch, I guess about 120 something.Moore had 80 or so coming into the Marciano fight, and scored over 40 more after.If thats not a chin check, what is?

[Duodenum]

Originally Posted by sitiyzal

since when did Marciano have an atg granite chin???

He stated in interviews that he never saw stars, never got knocked dizzy, always knew exactly where he was and what was happening. His recall of his filmed performances was reportedly consistent with what the footage revealed before he had a chance to view it.

Tiger Ted Lowry went ten rounds with Archie Moore, and 20 rounds with Marciano. He said that Moore was the hardest puncher he ever got hit by. Well, the all-time leader in number of knockout wins dropped Rocky with what may have been the hardest punch ever landed in a Marciano fight, and it amounted to little more than a flash touchdown. He also survived a tremendous first round attack against a champion who won the title with one of the greatest single strikes in heavyweight history. Ezzard Charles was no pitty-pat puncher either. Rocky was never close to being knocked on his back, and he very rarely took a backwards step. He was as tough as anybody in boxing history.

[heerko koois]

Originally Posted by Duodenum

He stated in interviews that he never saw stars, never got knocked dizzy, always knew exactly where he was and what was happening. His recall of his filmed performances was reportedly consistent with what the footage revealed before he had a chance to view it.

Tiger Ted Lowry went ten rounds with Archie Moore, and 20 rounds with Marciano. He said that Moore was the hardest puncher he ever got hit by. Well, the all-time leader in number of knockout wins dropped Rocky with what may have been the hardest punch ever landed in a Marciano fight, and it amounted to little more than a flash touchdown. He also survived a tremendous first round attack against a champion who won the title with one of the greatest single strikes in heavyweight history. Ezzard Charles was no pitty-pat puncher either. He was never close to being knocked on his back, and he very rarely took a backwards step. He was as tough as anybody in boxing history.

great post..

[heerko koois]

Originally Posted by Kute

Imagine Michael Spinks dropping Mike Tyson early in their bout?

[Bill1234]

Originally Posted by sitiyzal

nonsense.

You need to get out more....

[Dempsey1238]

If any one lands right on the mark they could go down. I pretty sure had Spinks landed the right punch on Tyson, Tyson could have suffer a flash knockdown also. Of couse the Rock was on 1 foot, when the punch landed lol. So thats not relly fair.

I think Marciano prove his all time chin in the Walcott fight, Walcott battle Marciano time and time again in there historic fight. And even had Marciano hurt in round 11, but he shake it off and went forward.

[janitor]

Well against Walcott he got up seemingly unphased from the same punch that left Ezzard Charles not knowing which hand hit him.

It is not just a matter of who drops you but also a matter of who dose not drop you. Marciano was only really down against Walcott and Moore.

How many champions can you honestly say were never droped by lesser punchers than these?

[Dempsey1238]

Charles drop Marciano
?????

[janitor]

Originally Posted by Kute

Wouldn't it be an odd sight?

I seem to remember Mike Tyson being knocked out by Evander Hollyfield who was a former cruiserweight and not exactly a puncher.

Was Hollyfield really a harder puncher than Walcott or Moore?