Rocky Marciano got destroyed by Ted Lowry

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  1. CarlChilders

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    Michael J. Thomas of the Providence Journal wrote, "Marciano did not win the fight. This reporter gave it to Lowry, six rounds to four.”

    The crowd of 3,696 booed the decision and some wondered if Lowry had thrown the fight. "There were some questions as to whether Lowry, who had come close to knocking out Marciano in the second, third and fourth rounds, deliberately bogged down in his attack after the fourth stanza," Thomas wrote. "Lowry stopped using his uppercut after the fourth. He went into a shell and only occasionally landed power shots. He seemed to be carrying Marciano."

    In his book [url]Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times[/url], Russell Sullivan wrote the following:

    "It was Lowry, not Marciano, who was on the verge of scoring an early knockout, stinging Marciano with two terrific rights in the first round and then rocking him with two mighty uppercuts in the second. By the fourth, a staggered Marciano seemed just one punch away from being knocked out. But then, inexplicably, Lowry stopped fighting and retreated into a shell despite warnings from the referee to open up and a cascade of boos from the crowd. To many, it appeared that Lowry was deliberately carrying Marciano. Was foul play afoot? Was Lowry getting paid to lose? Or was he merely tiring? Whatever the reason, a revived Marciano managed to rally in the late rounds even though many of his punches missed their mark or lacked force. On the basis of his aggressiveness and constant punching, Marciano won a unanimous decision from the judges. Most observers felt, however, that Lowry should have won."
    Lowry, who earned $2,500 for the fight, denied he threw the fight. "I beat Rocky that night and that’s it," he said. "He changed his strategy in the fifth round and made a fight of it, but I won two of the last six rounds after winning the first four. It was a hometown decision."

    But yet these same clueless casual fans think Rocky Marciano could beat Mike Tyson, George Foreman, Lennox Lewis, David Tua, Ike Ibeabuchi, Riddick Bowe, Evander Holyfield, Wladimir Klistchko and Vitali Klitschko or any other modern sized and moderned skilled heavyweights.
     
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  2. McGrain

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    "Rocky Marciano got destroyed by Ted Lowry."

    "This reporter gave it to Lowry, six rounds to four."

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  3. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    6 rounds to 4 whilst being stylistically disadvantaged and green


    """"""""""Destroyed""""""""""
     
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  4. Balder

    Balder Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Marcaino. 49 -0 - 43 , He was that good.
     
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  5. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    My coach’s son, who turned 83 this year was at both Marciano-Lowry fights and admitted that Lowry deserved the decision in the first fight, but by no means was it a destruction. Also, Lowry was a very good fighter and very experienced. Lowry fought almost every style and beat fighters of all sizes. Lowry could give all of the guys you named above a very tough time in the ring.

    Lowry was matched against Marciano to see if Marciano was ready for the guys like Walcott, Charles, etc... and Lowry himself admitted Marciano wasn’t ready after their first fight. The two tough fights with Lowry really prepared Marciano for the tricky and highly skilled veterans like Walcott, Charles, and Moore.

    Much like Zack Page gave most of the top contenders about 8-9 years ago a tough time and was used by promoters to test what level their prospect was at. Fury tried to get too aggressive and force a stoppage on Zack and started eating clean counters until Steward reigned him in.
     
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  6. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    ROckY mARCianO GOt dEStroYEd BY TEd LowRY
     
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    What a crock of S**T .
     
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    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    And Wlad got knocked out by Ross Puritty
     
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    He got destroyed in a fight that he won?

    OK that is original!
     
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    this thread is pretty funny, thanks for the amusing posts guys, loved reading it all.

    Lowry retired from boxing in 1955. Overall, he compiled a record of
    66 wins, 67 losses, and 10 draws.

    Lowry was a member of the all-black 555th Parachute Battalion and was honored by United States presidents for his World War II service.
     
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  12. HOUDINI

    HOUDINI Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who cares? In a 49 fight career all fighters no matter how great have an off night. In this case he won the bout. It’s a mute point.
     
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    The Mother of All Hyperbole!!!!!
     
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    "Zzzzzzzzzz"....
     
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  15. red cobra

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    Lowry fought a very close couple of bouts with Marciano...some think he won one of those...others disagree. It's the novelty of the fact that Lowry was somewhat of an anomaly to Rocky...that people have a tendency to get a bit carried away. Sure he made it real close in one of those matches, and yes, it may be that he deserved the points win...maybe he didn't,...but one thing's for sure...he sure as hell did not
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    Marciano!! Just more revisionist BULL CRAP!!
     
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