Was Marciano-Walcott a one punch KO?

Fo shizzle Mcvizzle, but why are you projecting?

Rediculous claims will meet tough scrutiny. Such as questioning the validity of Archie Moore.

To give a more thoughtful answer, Moore may not be the Bible on Joe Louis's power, but his opinion is very much valid. You simply have to weigh it against everything else.

You don't just discard or invalidate it, because it doesn't jive.

 

Becaus he was already out cold.

 

Yes exactly. You accept both, and you weigh them against each other using other variables.
You don't discard one, or the other, or both.

 

Assuming Moore did say both, you do things such as collect all the mentions of Marciano's power by Moore. So you can look at if there is a stronger pattern one way or the other. You also have to understand the context of his testimonies.

Then, you do things like weigh his opinion against Marciano and Louis's other peers.
And you weigh those against what you see on film, and results that were produced.

You have to weigh everything.

 

There's a difference between not unconditionally accepting the quote, and invalidating it.
It can't be "Take the quote literal, or it's the highway." I use these quotes not always at face value, but to understand the boxers feelings and point of view.

For instance, a sparring partner claimed that Golovkin hit him harder than Povetkin.
I don't use this quote to say "Gennady definitely hits harder."
I use the quote to say "Golovkin has tremendous power."
Because whether or not he hits harder than Povetkin, someone was willing to make the comparison. Which tells me that Golovkin may not hit as hard, but hits much harder than his weight implies.

Similarly for this example. I won't use Moore's quote to pick Rocky over Louis, or vice versa. What I extrapolate is that he rates Rockys power highly. And like others, compared it to Louis's. So it's very likely he had great power.

 

Weigh them against everything else.
I have to weigh Curtis Stevens quote, with the fact that he looked like he seen a ghost in the ring with Golovkin. I have to weigh it against the obvious flash knockdown power he suffered. I weigh it against the other testimonials regarding Golovkin, and the context of what message Stevens was trying to get out, if any.

 

I mean look. Golovkin is one of the hardest punchers in the divisions history. I will find it very hard to believe that even you disagree with that.

So can his power really be overrated? Compared to whom? Jackson, Hagler, Ketchel?

 

It's far more valid though.
Moore fought Rocky, and is an ATG boxing legend who knows the craft inside out.