In that case, I would like to offer you two and a half "" emoticons. But they don't allow halves. So just two. But that's good.
That's why I posted it. The first time I saw the picture I didn't understand what the big deal was about the facial damage..then I learned his eyes were open when they took this.:scaredas:
I was at that fight in MSG 1949...Looking at the above picture, I nw have the shudders...When Vingo was kod he hit the canvas, on his back,and we saw his leg twitch uncontrollably, I and the hushed crowd thought that Vingo was a goner..But as we know brave Carmine survived, and limped for many years after..What memories that photo brings back to me now !
Marciano has to be in the top 3 for physically ruining fighters, it only took him a few rounds and few fighters were ever the same again. I think it was Don Cockell who even said that Marciano physically ruined him.
Before split nose: This content is protected After it happened sometime before the 8th round ( this was probably taken early in the 8th round because Marciano's blood is all cleaned up): This content is protected Here is Marciano's nose afterwards when he was all cleaned up: This content is protected