Why was Marciano so successful?

Correct. He was a very skilled brute!

 

Can you please tell me more about fighters/athletes being in their physical prime pushing 40?

 

Nice job Big Red :good

 

Any suggestion that he had GOOD balance is a complete fallacy.

 

Slipping is NOT falling flat becuase you missed a punch.

Lewis had average foot work at best and that's being kind ,imo.

 

Negative. There were not in the physical prime. There is positively no way they had the same speed.. reflexes.. stamina at almost 40 that they did when they were 27. This has been conclusively shown and is an accepted fact. You're mistaking them improving mentally, and improving skillset with prime. That hasn't been one person that has ever lived that was more physically prime at 40 than they were at 27. Not one.

Which is again what makes JJ career so remarkable. That he was still able to do all that he did while his physical attributes had diminished. When he was physically in his prime he had no management.. and a part time fighter. He lost the best physical years of his life being unprepared. Those are just the facts.

Further, it's not unfortunate that he was around during their time. He likely beat Louis the first time around... and beat Charles 2 times, once to win the HWT championship of the world. He also put up a great fight against Marciano and was decisively winning that fight before the KO in the 13 round. Could he come along at a better time, sure, but I think he did just fine (great even) considering he was past his physical prime.

 

looking forward to it:good

 

A physical prime and a career prime are two different things. They don't always come together.

Some fighters have a dream career where match making allows for the career and physical prime to take off at the same time.

Other fighters find themselves treading water too long but providing they have not been overstretched when the career eventually takes off experience can compensate.

Physical prime in itself is only any use within a fully developed fighter.

When they don't come together "career Prime" always trumps "physical prime".

 

I may be overhyping it just a little


But what will make my video unique, is that you will see the details. You will clearly see punches and arm movement inside the clinch. The parrys, the slips, the power, etc.

 

couldn't disagree more with this. Your physical prime absolutely the most important thing for any fighter or athlete. Think for a second, almost every single variable in the sport relies on your physical attributes. Speed, Reflex, timing, stamina, movement etc etc. There are no more important factors in boxing they your physical tools. You can be the smartest boxer in the world, if your physical stats are subpar you're not going to beat the best. Period, end of story. Boxing is like 90% physical attributes, and the rest would be mental. Thus if one fighter only got more experience and training when he was already past his physical prime, that can never ever be his prime. Walcott missed out on the best physical prime years of his career. Yes, it's remarkable he was able to do what he did pushing 40, but that by no means he was prime. Sure, that is when he finally got support and management and was a full time fighter. That doesn't make him prime.

 

What video ?