Jersey Joe Walcott vs Rocky Marciano 23.9.1952 - World Heavyweight Championship (Highlights) 

rocky with maffia against a 38 year joe walcott, wat a white hope hero

@@kopklop9146 Lmfaoo he would’ve knocked out any version of Joe

@@kopklop9146 Rocky was never in bed with the mob, you twit.

Blo0DYbUbble🩸 LOL. No, Joe at 38 was giving him all he could handle-- even with a 10 year age gap.

He said Walcott was the hardest puncher he ever faced.

Joe Frazier would like a word with you...

Like flour sliding down the chute of a silo

Very strong men who would easily fight 100+ fights before the age of 30 and todays boxers have 30, 40 fights by time they're 35! Modern day fighters are weak compared to guys back then

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He's not underrated at all. People recognize his talents and have done for decades.

@@harrychalcraft6371 People would rate him below any heavyweight great simply because they can say "He is too small. My fighter would beat that fighter."

@@GrubKiller436 I'll always be able to see that point of view

@@harrychalcraft6371 I won't. Because each generation is limited to their time. Marciano was smaller because everyone was smaller back then. Not only did they have less to eat, the knowledge surrounding athleticism was different back then as well. In addition, the technology is also different (modern era has more uses of supplements). Everything is different.

Ali would've beat Tyson and Tyson would've beat Marciano 🥊

@@zoom4368 aint no way tyson beating marciano, his only chance is knocking him out in the early rounds which is near impossible

@@yes-qw6om 38 years old Jersey Joe Walcott almost beat Rocky Marciano. Prime Mike Tyson is better than 38 yr old Jersey Joe Walcott. So I think Mike Tyson would win. Marciano was a tough son of a bitch with unbelievable power. His hit could be a one hit wonder. He had endurance and heart as well. Tyson was faster, placed himself in advantageous positions, threw combinations with both hands with those punches having knockout power. He never had any issues going 12 rounds in his prime, and looked like he could easily go to 15. If he cared about the fight and if he had the eye of the tiger, he was the whole package. His prime however is short-lived.

@@zoom4368 Ali wouldn't have beaten Tyson. That is if we're speaking of prime Tyson of course. Tyson is even more relentless than Frazier and Marciano, faster, and more elusive.

@@GrubKiller436 the only ali that mike would beat is the 38 year old version of with early parkinsons. ali is the top 1 in boxing and he could beat anyone. marciano is more powerful, more durable, more stamina, and will eventually become more faster and relentless than mike. mike can only do those flashy moves for a few rounds before getting very tired. there are many other boxers that would beat mike

Roc showed a lot of ring knowledge and heart he got dropped for the first time nobody really knew how old Joe Walcott was he was tough as hell I'd say the was the greatest right hand ever thrown the ref counted

Fraziers not from the 90’s mate

@@Leon-cd1iy I know I meant Tyson but I named some of the other champs afterwards

@Alien Footprints I disagree they were greats

They were not beat by bums you must be forgetting all the ko but remembering the few loses

@Alien Footprints I agree it's wrong to take drugs but you can and be a no good boxer. It's about technique and style also. All those wins didn't come dro. Just drugs

not for you

Michael Plantus Rocky v Tyson, how's it go.

@@markferguson3917 I'll answer! First off though, I hate these questions. I dont think you SHOULD compare boxers who are more than 2 decades apart as styles and expectations change quite a bit. Rocky would have the advantage in stamina and he clearly had a better chin, if the fight somehow went to the later rounds I'd say Rocky would have a chance to score a late knockout. But, you could see how Rocky struggled early on in this fight with Walcott just swarming him. Tyson in his prime hit harder and moved faster than Walcott ever did so based on that I'd say Tyson wins by TKO. But, they would never have fought each other in this day and age, Marciano would be a cruiserweight, he only ever weighed around 180lbs

Classic Boxing Matches First off, good break down of how the fight may have gone. It's true, Rocky would have been cruiser today or maybe even light heavy. But if Marciano had have been a fully fledged heavy, Tyson probably the last decent heavy that wouldn't look enormous compared to rock. It's super heavy nowadays. I don't see Marciano surviving long tbh against Tyson. Marciano was a slow starter, was dropped by Walcott and Moore early. Tyson would hurt him fast, it maybe even a three round fight. But if RM survived the onslaught and takes him in to the middle rounds then Tyson becomes less potent and Marciano actually gets better. Thanks for getting back.

@@markferguson3917 I dont know if Marciano was a slow starter or just methodical... not that I've seen ALL his fights but he tends to keep the same pace throughout, always punching and he never stops coming foward. That's why he was so dangerous, he just started to look better as fights wore on because his opponents started to tire. I think it was Moore in his autobiography who said that Marciano wasnt the hardest puncher he had ever fought, he didnt knock you out with a single punch, instead he would just beat you up until you couldnt take no more. He also said Marciano would hit any part of you he could touch, didnt matter if you were blocking, he would just beat your arms black and blue so you couldnt hold them up anymore. Its takes a lot of effort both mentally and physically to be constantly defending yourself every second.

Classic Boxing Matches Yes, I'll say that about Rocky, he had a great heart and relentless in the ring. He's critized for fighting old guys, like Louis, Charles and Walcott but he could only fight those in front of him and the division wasn't full of depth at the time. I love watching Marciano fights tho, I've seen a few, I've got him rated at about 8 in my 100 best heavyweight s.

Young Mike Tyson would have knocked Marciano out cold within the first two rounds. Marciano was not a heavyweight as Tyson was and the difference in strength and quickness was too much. Even old washed up tired 38 year old Walcott was able to knockdown Rocky here but he was not strong enough to follow up. Only people who don't understand boxing would think Marciano could have survived a power punching heavyweight like Tyson or a big one like Gerry Cooney. Marciano fought old washed up guys and it's perceived as greatness.

@@peaceseeker9927 I left out that my money would be on Tyson.

Rocky would have won. I know you can't say a white guy would have beat a black guy nowadays, but he would have.

@Μαντάρα Σαστ your actual response doesn't show up. I think because you said HuWhites is Hroule. I got your email response.

@@gustaafargoan i don’t see how race plays a factor, if you can fight you can fight…. and seeing how rocky fights here i could say without a doubt, tyson would’ve killed him

That was a "stay down" blow. They were far less strict back then.

Who are you talking to?

@@ClassicBoxingMatches to ur momma

It says highlight

Lol your so racist

Only his body weight was in those gloves

38is young in any era.Ask George Foreman.

Yes but remember marciano would also be bigger if he had access to the same nutrition and sport science that Athletes have today. Today’s heavyweights would be smaller if they lived back in the 1950’s and lacked the nutritional and sport science advantages they have today. For example, sonny Liston weighed around 220 pounds. If he were in his prime today, and had access to the same advantages today’s athletes have such as weight lifting nutritional products, world class gyms, etc , he could easily gain 20 pounds of muscle and probably weigh around 240

@@laconchadetumadrehue good point. I doubt rock could beat that monster sonny. Sonny is reputed to be stronger than foreman

@@westsidewoodledge8892 I think Sonny Listen could beat Marciano, but I say that as a styles perspective. Sonny doesn't retract his arm after his jab. He'd stick his gloves on Marciano's head and then follow up with a hard right. He could not do this to Ali because Ali was tall and kept away. Sonny Liston would be a bad matchup for Marciano.

@@scotttyson8661 38 was considered old as a heavyweight back then. It still is.

This wasn't a white boy, that's the thing. This was a white man.

@Μαντάρα Σαστ UUHHMMM YEAH 🤣😂🤣

Shawn is racist

@@GrubKiller436 O

@@fightfannerd2078 No i'm not! I have a white friend!

He is literally white. Italian is being white 90% of Europe was white.

@@martinh1309 most Italians derived from Sicili that's like tryna call a Mexican or Chinese person white there skin is white but there nationality not European is European Italy is Italy

@@KingUkno Marciano was white, Sicilian italians are white.

@@martinh1309 so is Chinese Arabics and some Mexicans all there skin is white so u guys r right im gone argue about raice.

@@KingUkno pathetic. Italians are white. Marciano was white.