But Marciano had other qualities that compensated for his deficiencies. Chin ,power,bullish strength,great conditioning , a compulsive desire to prevail that is very rare, and a willingness to accept pain to a degree that is far from the norm.He also had enormous bollocks!
Sure. When the same retrospective arguments are held over Wladamir Klitschko's career, he will only have two wins over a #1 contender. One of them will be Pullev. He might end up looking a lot like LaStarza in fifty years!
1.The Brion fight could have gone either way. 2,Thompson was finished as his recent ,and subsequent results prove. 3.Hall was a journeyman and a light heavy conceding19lbs. 4.Satterfield floored him before his chin let him down once again. 5. Walcott his only note worthy win. I'm not surprised you were reluctant to provide these when you had to include Whitlock and Hall!
Hall couldn't punch his weight,the fact that he stopped Satterfield ,a 100% confirmed party animal says loads about Bobs chin. Moore? Here is the report ; Hall's victory was considered a major upset, Moore being a 4-1 favorite. Hall was awarded two rounds by the referee, one for a low blow and one for butting, en route to gaining the decision. The New Orleans Times-Picayune, felt that Moore "seemed content to wait for a pot-shot kayo punch to land on Hall.." Moore beat him convincingly a month later.
Those things are not enough to be great,but are part of his success. In a nutshell he could land his power.
He generally landed enough of it amidst the misses to render his opponent uninterested in further combat!
The journeyman Walcott ,who was beaten by 16 other men, claimed to have hurt his right hand.... as journeyman often do.
This really is scraping the barrel for put downs. Journeyman Walcott! This was a high profile win for Rex. He outworked a future champion here. In his next two fights Walcott beats a prime all time great, once by knockout!
Yes he could, would he have as much success landing it against bigger, younger men is one question that will remain unanswered? Another is ,would he have beaten younger ,fresher versions of his three best opponents ? Again we will never know.
