If anyone here hasn't seen Ezzard Charles' rematch with Lloyd Marshall...

other one on youtube.

Amazing.

I seen it before, I just shock of seeing all these gems getting on youtube lol.

 

Wow. Really cool ... notice the difference how the young Charles used his movement to vary his attack ?

 

Yeah. Even with the poor quality of footage it is immediately evident that he's moving with added zest and speed.

 

Hello again My2Sense - another mindblower - has my post the other day about hanging onto things spurred you into action LOL (hopefully) - seriously man thanks a lot for getting this out there for the people - keep them coming (who knows you could be the next GreatA or Rareboxing without knowing it??). What else have you got by the way? Greb-Walker, Greb-Tunney?? hahaha sorry for pulling your leg - truly this is up there with the very very best - big thanks from everyone - peace

 

Nice Charles was a kid but what a hook to the body

 

My2Sense,,Thanks for this gem of the second Charles/Marshall fight..Never saw it before..Ezzard Charles at 25,wasunbeatable here...And it also shows in Lloyd Marshall.the richness in talent in my era the 1940s...BRAVO again....B.B.

 

Is the 2nd AND 3rd available?

I'm sure there's a 17 minute clip of these two.

 

what a great fight! both wonderful boxers. the film is a little fast but that is a minor quible. young charles has an excelent hook off the jab here but seems a bit flighty with energy to burn. he reminds me a lot of young holyfield with a lot of bouncing and unnecessary movement that he sorted out as he bacame a more poised and seasoned operater.

this is an excelent class level, its rare to see such youngsters with as many moves today. ezz has movement but its not dancing lateral footwork and he is eager to maul and claim at times. perhaps in the lower weight classes he enjoyed superior strength and charles shoves marshal a lot here. no doubt he hits hard but some faster lashing punches miss more than as a heavyweight but that may be down to marshal being just as fast and so fine at weaving and rolling.

 

Just a sidenote to the 2nd Charles / Marshall fight shown here..In their first fight Lloyd Marshall stopped Charles in the 8th round...Prior to this fight Ezzard Charles lost to the veteran Ken Overlin by dec..Overlin is forgotten today...
P.S.When Ken Overlin was middleweight champion, he was quoted as saying" I am convinced Harry Greb ,would have licked me and Billy Soose, the same night, without a rest "...Such was the aweHarry Greb was held in...For what it's worth...

 

I love this fight. It is fought at a torrid intensity but everything is done to near technical perfection.

Charles looks supoib with his varied attack and fast combinations but Marshall is making it an inside WAR and taking away the speed of Charles abit, and making it a 'muddy track' as Teddy Atlas would say. Marshall shows some brilliantly crafty tricks but Charles's offence is really brilliant.