What one ability distinguished Marciano...

Watched Mike DeJohn spar at 5th ST.Gym with a young, not-yet-heavyweight Cassius Clay, who wanted no part of mixing it up. Cringed at thought of one DeJohn's sweeping hooks launching him into space.

 

I'm not sure that happened to Marciano enough to consider it a trademark or a characteristic with a pattern.

How many times was he knocked down? Twice? Walcott and Moore?

 

But Rocky did get buzzed a lot by good punchers,'n he acted exactly as he had with Moore, BB

 

disappointed

 

:happy

 

Very true, and it is a rare quality, there are a few fighters who were dangerous when buzzed but off hand very few, Rocky stayed calm but showed his power as soon as the swinging started....Good insight John

 

I think this was a part of Marciano's overall mentality in the ring.

He was totally focused on destroying his opponent and ending the fight. He was unaware of anything else, including pain and often times the sound of the bell

 

How so, SP? Was it less than advertised on the thread; or were you expecting something revolutionary, never seen before?

 

Add Burt to that list

 

It was his ruthless determination more then the ability.

 

Now Archie Moore that makes sense but Rocky..no

 

He never really took a sustained beatdown like Louis did against Schmeling.

Now Marquez. There's a fighter. If you have the audacity to hit him flush, it's just like pressing the on button of a blender.

A fistic blender.

 

**** you Garfield.... I have over 100 posts in Wlad/Marciano thread and i covered everything possible about the Rock.. You duped us into nothing...i know everything about rocky

 

ill have to read back through this thread because i know rock.....

 

rock was down a total of 5 seconds in his whole career....seamus ill come down to lisboa and get uou