Archie Moore on why he wasn't able to knock Marciano out

I've read many Moore comments, and listened to videos of his interviews. He talked about of both
sides of his mouth; rarely do his accounts of fights jibe with one another. He said several times that
he was the "little man" vs the "big man" vs Marciano, meanwhile he was outweighed by 3 big pounds.

Great fighter, lousy storyteller. Maybe if he hadn't drank so much steak blood his memory would have
been more accurate.

 

Marciano did seem a tad hurt but recovered quickly but I think he got a little buzzed again later in the round. He also looked very uncomfortable in his corner after the round.

Have to take what most fighters say with a grain of salt however Marciano and Ali seem to be pretty honest from what I've seen from them.

 

Ol' Archie was 196 lbs for Valdez in May, then 175 for Olson in June, then 188.5 for Marciano in September (1955).
Crazy.

1955-05-02 : Archie Moore 196½ lbs beat Nino Valdes 209½ lbs by PTS in round 15 of 15

• Location: Cashman Field, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Referee: James J. Braddock 8-5

• Moore vs. Valdes advertisement
• Original Cashman Field
  The original Cashman Field was built in 1947 on a site at Las Vegas Boulevard and Bonanza Avenue.[20] The stadium was used for football and rodeos before the first baseball game was held on May 21, 1948.[20] The stadium was home to the Las Vegas Wranglers from 1947 to 1952 and again from 1957 to 1958.[20] Boxing matches were also held at the facility.[21]
  

 

Ali was saved by the bell & a great cornerman in Angelo Dundee. Enery's Ammer was a blockbuster

 

The interview I read stated "a few seconds".
Walcott hurt Marciano plenty, where do you get the idea otherwise?

 

Generally speaking most people “hurt” during a boxing match. But there’s a big difference between punches hurting and being in danger of getting knocked out.

 

I don't think he was ever in danger of being ko'd by Walcott,but he was certainly hurt by him and the statement to the contrary is what I challenged.

https://www.thefightcity.com/sept-2...rciano-jersey-joe-walcott-heavyweight-boxing/

 

I often hear Moore being 40 as a reasoning for Rocky winning this fight.

Would a younger Moore beat Rocky?

 

Possibly, at least he would have the spring in his legs to avoid more of the punches.

Younger versions of Charles and Walcott might have beaten him, imo

 

No fighter is in his prime at 38.The reason Walcott looks so good was Rocky was stylistically a perfect foil for him until he tired and resorted to going back to the ropes to steal rests for his legs.
The Walcott that baffled Louis might have beaten Rocky imo'
Charles had over a 100 fights on his clock ,he had only won 2 of his last 4 fights.He was not prime.
A year after the Marciano fight Moore was KTF by Patterson in 5 rds do you think Floyd would do that to a prime or near prime Moore?
How many times did Moore defend his title after the Marciano fight ,and how good were his challengers?

 

Moore couldn’t see properly to ko him because everything then looked so blurry and in black and white.