Walcott Only Took The 2nd Marciano Fight For The $$$$

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  1. kingfisher3

    kingfisher3 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    me too, doesn't mean they are quitters, just (by that point at least) they were professionals who weren't willing to sacrifice what was left of their earning potential.
     
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  2. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Thinking about it, the quote might have come from a contemporary Ring magazine ,I'll try and find it,I know it's attributed to him. I agree Marciano was a complete gentleman ,outside the ring.:lol:
     
    mcvey, Feb 3, 2016
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  3. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    There's a good chance Walcott left everything in the ring in their previous fight. If that had been the case, with every will in the world to do better, the result would have played out just as it did.
     
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  4. mcvey

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    I agree.
    I also think the Walcott who bombed out Charles 2 years earlier with a little more in his tank, might have beaten Marciano.
     
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