Dan Bucceroni 1950’s heavyweight contender

Always wondered about him. His record looks pretty good

 

What is that feral mammal stapled to his chest?

 

"I think the ref could have stepped in and stopped it."

I disagree. LaStarza was doing a good job of defending himself, ducking under and rolling with punches. He made Bucceroni miss a lot. I noticed how different this was to Baker. Baker did nothing when hurt but put out his arms trying to hold Henry off. Henry had no problem punching over those arms and couldn't miss the stationary Baker.

I know, different fighters. But I think one reason the little guys often did better. Superior torso flexibility. The ability to duck and roll. Big guys tended to be stiff and so if hurt could do little except stand and take it.

 

It’s one of those animal-skin hats that the system here asterisks out if you try to use it. He wore it on his chest to honor Davey Crockett.

 

LaStarza survived very well and came on late, but not enough to win. He won convincingly in the rematch. I can't agree that he was taking that many "flush shots" although there were some. Bucceroni missed most of his punches.

"Henry and Baker would have beaten LaStarza and Bucceroni"

I think so also. Doesn't mean that LaStarza didn't display good survival skills. By the way, despite seeing this film of him losing to Bucceroni, I think LaStarza was the better fighter of these two.

 

His big mistake was not moving to San Francisco and getting Rice-a-Roni to pay to have its logo on his robes.

 

Here is a short clip of Bucceroni fighting Hein Ten Hoff.
https://imgur.com/EuzIq7b

Bucceroni was a bad dude when motivated, but like Valdez made a big mistake not sitting on his rating until he got a shot at the title. Also, Bucceroni wasn't just a shareholder with Cloverlay, but also helped from time to time with Frazier's preparation early in Frazier's career such as securing topflight sparring partners for Frazier, scouting opponents, and giving suggestions on how to fight certain opponents.

 

I hadn't realised Bucceroni had that fast power.
His fight with Nardico was a good scrap.
The 1st Lastarza fight? Seen fights stopped for less and some allowed to continue when a fighter has taken more punishment.
Speedy conditioned fighters but , don't these guys look tiny compared to todays heavies?
Never thought much of Lastarza but there was nothing wrong with his heart!
Thanks for posting this,interesting stuff!

 

"don't those guys look tiny compared to todays heavies?"

They are tiny compared to today's heavies. It is useful to remember that even Sonny Liston and Ali would be closer in height and weight to these men than to someone like Tyson Fury. So would "big" men like Baker and Valdes.

"LaStarza" "there was nothing wrong with his heart."

I was impressed with his performance in this one. Everyone looks good when the edited clips are of them pounding away at someone. But how do they respond when they are in deep water? LaStarza showed not only heart, but good survival skills. He kept his hands up, ducked and rolled, and moved away when he had the opportunity. It makes an interesting contrast to Baker who did nothing to protect himself after he was hit by Henry. He stood straight up with his hands down and ate punches.

I think Baker beats LaStarza--those 25 lbs. would be decisive, but I note the difference in survival skills.

 

Just perused Rollie's record 66 fights ,20 against men with losing records.
His manager did some job with him!
You're not wrong about the size of them compared to today's guys.
186 3/4lbs Lastarza 181 1/2lbs Bucceroni
The current Ring top ten#s weights from their last fights.
Fury 264 3/4lbs
Usyk 221 1.4lbs
Joshua 240lbs
Wilder 238lbs
Whyte 253 1/4lbs
Parker 240lbs
Ruiz Jnr 256lbs
Ortiz 243 1/4lbs
Joyce 263 3/4lbs
Hrgovic 246 3/4lbs
Sanchez 239 1/4lbs

 

Interesting video thanks for posting. Knew little to nothing on Bucceroni.

 

I have seen here in the US "experts" go over the records of the opponents of Super Bowl teams and draw all sorts of conclusions, only to have the team which played the "weaker" competition win. The problem is that feeding on weak competition does not prove one can not beat strong competition. Rocky Marciano and Elmer Ray are two good examples.