[GIF] One of my favorite Marciano knockouts

1953...2nd fight with Roland LaStarza...no doubt who won this fight. He said that Rocky had improved greatly since the first fight back in 1950. He said that Marciano was "5,000 % better".

 

TKO, stopped on his feet.

 

Brutal

 

Yes ,a brutal beat down over 11 rds.

 

Yes, brutal against a challenger who had never been stopped before and would only be stopped on time after.

 

Agreed. A real shame that Marciano didn't quite have the power/finishing skills to get rid of him earlier. LaStarza would have been better off taking on a bigger, more powerful puncher like Tyson or Tua, ironically--either would have put him out of his misery more quickly and with less lasting damage.

 

Assumptions ^

 

How many punchers do you see on the well- managed Lastarza's resume?

 

I see Marciano and probably quite a few more if you look into them.

 

Is it an assumption that Marciano was never the most accurate of punchers,that his punches strayed everywhere on his opponents anatomy, ? Or is it merely the truth?

 

Probably my favorite is the Louis ko.

 

Names?
You do know Lastarza was floored by lhvy Rocky Jones prior to his second Marciano fight?

 

ironically--either would have put him out of his misery more quickly and with less lasting damage.

Assumption ^ could care less though where Marciano punches were. Where they happened to fall on an opponent. They were all hard punches worthy of the praise he gets.

 

So, he wasn't Knocked out anyone can be knocked down. I'm sure he fought plenty of punchers just because you never heard of them doesn't mean they couldn't pop. So yes I can't give you names rejoice.