Explain the adoration of Rocky Marciano to me

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  1. FrankinDallas

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    I'm going by the old rules, the original rules. No half Irish, half Jewish, half anything gets into my club.
     
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  2. AntonioMartin1

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    49-0. That and the fact that people remember the 50s as the golden age of Americana....McDonalds was born, apple pie, baseball and Coca Cola......
     
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  3. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Dont forget Joe DiMaggio
     
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  4. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    We didn't start the fire! It was always burning since the world's been turning.
     
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  5. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    lol my favorite Billy Joel song!!
     
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  6. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Same! One of my favorite songs period! Takes me back to the 50s and 60s along with Summer of ‘69.
     
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  7. Salty Dog

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    you just don't like him cause he was white and you want to paint everybody that likes him as a bigot because you're a bigot. simple as.
     
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  8. PRW94

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    Why don’t you read the whole thread before opening your mouth? Race has barely been mentioned.
     
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  9. Maxcassidy86

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    Ultimate over achiever given his physical limitations.
     
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  10. PRW94

    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Again this has been great conversation for the most part.

    Basically, the thing that really stands out for me from what everyone is saying is that he was such a classic overachiever. And kind of an "everyman."

    That actually was going to be my thoughts, along with romanticization of the era in which he fought.
     
    PRW94, Jun 22, 2023
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