For the people insisting Rocky was "hard to hit" and had "underrated cleverness"

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  1. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    One can be crude and very, very skilled / intelligent in the ring. Rocky was a better ring general then the vast majority of champions to come, everybody fought his fight.
     
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  2. Shay Sonya

    Shay Sonya The REAL Wonder Woman! Full Member

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    As the title says: ...Rocky was "hard to hit" and had "underrated cleverness!" Okay. I can buy that. The great and unbeaten Rocky Marciano! 49-0! 43 Knockouts!

    I will now get out my Wonder Woman Shield to ward off any flying, tomatoes, other fruits, eggs, and whatever...
     
    Shay Sonya, Oct 29, 2024
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  3. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    "I couldn't fight going backwards. My strength was to come in and bull and move and go forward, my head on my opponent's shoulder, just step in and punch. When I broke away from a clinch, it was strictly one half step back and then two steps in. I never even practiced going backwards. I think that if someone could have stopped my forward movement, they would have had a big advantage"

    - Rocky Marciano

    Bump. I guess Rocky is lying about himself..???
     
    Glass City Cobra, Nov 13, 2024
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  4. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Saying you can stop Marciano's forward movement, and DOING it is 2 different things, even top boxers like Charles, Walcott, and Moore could not do it. Yeah if you can stop it you have the edge, but I image outside of a George Foreman type of fighter that may blast the Rock out of there, its going to be pretty hard to stop the Rock from coming forward.
     
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