Rocky Marciano knocked out Jersey Joe Walcott to win the heavyweight title. A title reign and a lot of discussions on the internet later, here we are. I think Marciano is one of the more divisive figures in the game, and so is at once overrated and underrated. He deserves credit for what he did and is I think firmly in the upper echelon of heavyweight champs, but wow do some get carried away with the idolatry.
Pulitzer Prize winning sports writer Red Smith said this about Marciano: "In one respect...he had no challenger. He was the toughest...strongest...most dedicated fighter who ever wore gloves!" "Fear wasn't in his vocabulary...and pain had no meaning!"
Marciano was an all-time great, very entertaining, a fan favourite and a man's man. No-one, no matter how hard they might try, can change that.
i·dol·a·try /īˈdälətrē/ noun noun: idolatry; plural noun: idolatries the worship of idols. Similar: idol worship idolatrism fetishism iconolatry icon worship paganism heathenism heresy sacrilege ungodliness extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone. "we must not allow our idolatry of art to obscure issues of political significance
