Rocky Next Morning After The Louis Fight

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  1. mcvey

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    Can you imagine how he would look if he hadn't been a defensive wizard?
     
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    I laugh when people compare this to Ali-Holmes. :lol:
     
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    Probably better as he would have knocked Louis out quicker......
     
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    I shudder to think,good job he avoided those jabs.
     
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    Kinda reminds of how Charles looked after beating Louis.

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    I don't think anyone has ever looked great after being in the ring with JL.
     
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    Such a classy guy Charles was. Well spoken.
     
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    Look at Rock's hands. They are like mallets. Thick fingers and a massive fist.
     
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    Great Photo!!! Louis fists were heavy
     
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    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Not disrespectful to say if a still respectable but far from prime Louis busted him up like that the guy that destroyed a Max Baer could have hurt the Rock.
     
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    He slept in a single bed? Alone? Didn't he get no action?
     
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    Louis was a punisher for sure.
    Great win by Marciano.
     
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    He was still at camp,just going into training for his next fight.
     
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    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    You really consider this a great win ?
     
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    For Marciano at that time, yes.

    Underdog, smaller man, far less experienced.

    It was only a non title eliminator.
    I think Dempsey, Louis and Marciano's successor Patterson won the world championship with opponents no better than the 1951 Louis.
    It was a solid step in Marciano's career.

    If we talk about the truly great all time heavyweight wins, it probably doesn't rank. But that list would be a very short one anyway.
     
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