Marciano deserves a lot of respect

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I never appreciated the condition I was in at that time believe it or not. All that aerobic activity kept my body weight around 155 lbs. I remember thinking to myself I could not imagine not being able to run 5 miles. Fast foreword 35 years I am now 215 pounds. The extent of my workouts are 1-2 mile runs around my neighborhood. Occasionally I will punch a stationary bag in my garage.

 

Having a reach advantage in no way means you can outpunch an opponent with shorter reach. Speed, reflexes and TIMING determine how well you land blows not simply reach. A skilled opponent will slip a larger opponents jab, step in range, and land their own punches. Skill, speed, timing trump simply having longer arms every day in the week.

 

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I was a completely overtrained 155 pound man. I was taking a course in nutrition at that time and they used me to demonstrate how to measure body fat %. I forget the number but it was shockingly low. My proper weight is probably around 195 lbs. In the past when I have watched my calorie intake and really tried working out regularly I would plateau right around 200. At 195-200 I could run 5 miles and felt trim.

 

Unless the fighter with the longer arms possesses these attributes to an equal extent too! Having a reach advantage is in itself not particularly significant but if both men are of about equal skill, it can mean that the longer armed opponent has the ability to hit his man whilst his opponent is out of range with his own punches, and consequently cannot land his own punches.

 

Lee Majors!!!

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What is this, bully Perry day?
The fanatics need this once a month.

 

No we are just regrouping before we begin our Reznik offensive.

SHOCK AND AWE !!!

 

Natural weight changes. 2 years ago I was a natural 125 lbr. Now my natural weight is in the 140s.

 

Reporter:'Rocky,...is there anything your afraid of?"
Rocky:"Yes,...losing!"

 

Whitney Smith of the AP:"Marciano goes into the ring with a body that's conditioned to withstand anything for an endless period of time!"
Red Smith:"Marciano has an incredible indifference to pain!"
A.J. Liebling:"His opponents go into the ring with a strategy...they are unable to execute because they spend all of their time avoiding punches!"
Keen Simmoms:"He seems easy to hit...but when you get in the ring with him,...you find out that isn't the case....his awkwardness and his style make him a difficult target!"
Ezzard Charles:"Wherever he hits you...he hurts you...he numbs you all over!"
Archie Moore:"It's like fighting an airplane propeller!"
Paul Zimmerman,L.A.Times:"He never lets the other guy fight his fight!"
Al Wolf,L.A.Times:'Yeah,..he was crude...but the atom bomb that hit Hiroshima was crude...but it did the job!"
Jimmy Breslin:"He was one tough *******!!!"
Budd Schulberg on Round 6 of the Moore fight:"It was a demonstration of continuous punching that had to be seen to be believed!!!"
Matt Ring, Philadelphia Bulletin:"Marciano seems to have almost superhuman strength!!!"
Red Smith:"Marciano has a relentless attack that is unparalleled in heavyweight annals!"

 

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