Marciano had a few good fights left in him but there was really no one around that even seemed like they had a chance or could draw major...
I think it had something to do with his pay, boxing is a tough business an he may have decided the beating he anticipated was not worth the agreed...
Tough tough fight in their primes, The Louis Marciano fought was certainly not the prime Brown Bomber so a prime Joe would be a much harder fight,...
these are different days for heavyweights with so many of them being so large but how many of them really were great? Lewis? Vlad?, Vitali?...
Jersey Joe was my wild card in the heavyweight division, he was erratic but had a rough start early on and did not always have the proper...
Very interesting!! Good work!!
If he went into the tank against Maxim I dont think he would have waited as long as he did in the scorching heat. The Maxim fight was legit. I...
having a good chin and getting past Joe Louis type power combination are 2 different things. Louis could also go to the body real well. I think...
I think although with a limited pro career Usyk is a tremendous fighter but Joe Louis is a tough champion to fight. That being said I think Usyk...
Kocell was rated # 2 and all of the others were # 1 contenders when Marciano fought them so even though Don C fought his heart out & showed...
He was a great great fighter, he was also in deep with fighters that would or could have been champion in other era's & acually did fight many...
Walls was KO'd in 1 round by Abel Cestac in 1950 (who lost 2X to Archie Moore in 1951, early in his career he was stopped by a good heavyweight...
Jimmy Young was very slick in the ring, In fact it was said by Joe Louis" he can run but he cant hide" well Young could hide in the ring. Young...
Mercer was rugged but Frazier was the class I like Frazier by a UD with Mercer taking a drubbing
Great find, for me Marciano was a great fighter & not just a brutal brawler, very smart man who made his disadvantages work for him but as was...
