[GIF] One of my favorite Marciano knockouts

I've seen posters here aver that Marciano had
1.Excellent balance.
2. Great defence.
Neither are true.
On your points,who was afraid to spar with Tyson?
When did Foreman put holes in the heavy bag?
I've never suffered from hero worship myself.

 

Marciano was great.

 

It doesn't work that way...

 

You actually found that sequence to be impressive?

 

Mrkoolkevin

You just don't see the greatness in Marciano that the late great joe rein saw. I and many others see what Joe Rein saw in Marciano. You will never see it. Your mind is made up.

 

I see plenty of greatness in Marciano. But the incessant exaggerations rub me the wrong way.

 

Marciano fell over after missing punches by several feet,he did this in a couple of fights. If you sincerely believe he had great balance we have nothing to discuss. Against the shell of Joe Louis Marciano stated ,"I couldn't avoid his jabs ,I just had to take them." Ditto the first sentence.

 

Getting back to this Lastarza clip. We see Rocky throw three punches. A sweeping uppercut with everything on it that missed. A left hook that lands. An uppercut that also lands.

The incredible thing for me is where Rockys feet are after missing the first uppercut and the impact the left hook makes.

His recovering of his footing, winding up the leverage and landing the hook is instant. Three things happen instantaneously. It's almost a jump.

Rocky is exactly the correct distance to land one blink of an eye after missing.

The final uppercut is instinctive. There is no decision to position himself and take aim like Tyson would. It just comes.

For me, as much as the accuracy of the final uppercut is impressive, the impact and manner of the left hook as both a recovery move and punch all in one is the most extraordinary punch in this sequence.

 

The Savold fight is one of his worst efforts that is on film,he was castigated by the press after that fight.