What was Rocky Marciano’s amateur record? Did he ever lose before his professional career?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Does anyone know if Marciano lost as an amateur?
     
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  2. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Yes he did. I thought that was pretty well known
     
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  3. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Well Mark, what does Boxrec have to say about it?
     
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  4. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hmmm, no clue. Amateur records/experience weren't needed like today.
     
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  5. SHADAPBLAD

    SHADAPBLAD Viscous Knockouts Full Member

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    He had a record of 14-3. Lost to Fawnee Smith and twice to Young James Lee. The first loss to Lee was actually by knockout. Rocky didnt like the amateur system because the short fights meant he couldnt warm up in time. Also I just made all that up
     
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  6. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    He lost to Coley Wallace.
     
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  7. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    He had a very brief & undistiguished amateur record.
    He gassed in a fight & kneed an opponent to save himself.
    Then vowed to never be out of shape again, gave up smoking, & was a fanatical devotee of fitness who tried many different prorgrams in search of better performances.
     
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  8. JWSoats

    JWSoats Active Member Full Member

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    I believe he had an amateur fight or two after he turned pro, and he lost one of them - probably the one where he kneed his opponent.
     
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  9. WAR01

    WAR01 In the 7.2% Full Member

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    He kneed a guy once, so a DQ Mark Ant pretty sure you can find that on Boxrec though.
     
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  10. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    8-4 was Rock's amateur record.
     
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  11. BCS8

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    8-4 is what Golovkin beat Canelo by in the second fight.
     
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  12. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. Full Member

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    I thought he was 8-4.
     
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  13. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    He drew the color line in the amateurs so he only fought Caucasian Ivy League boxers. Fights were decided on IQ....not surprising that he was 0-12.
     
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  14. SHADAPBLAD

    SHADAPBLAD Viscous Knockouts Full Member

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    He might have been, true
     
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