"Rocky couldn't lay a glove on Jack Johnson"

Charley Goldman said Marciano forgot what he taught him between fights and the first 20 minutes of daily training would be a refresher course.

 

That’s a very good way of going about it. Think of all Archie Moore knew and likely forgot.

 

This article regarding Johnson vs Flynn is the best I’ve found to accurately describe Johnson’s skills. Note that what most state as Johnson holding was actually blocking and catching ( as well as parrying) from his opponents elbows.

Fleischer mention this regarding Johnson but this article provides more detail.


https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1912&proxtext=