The Rocky Marciano Tapes #2 | Training
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- The Rocky Marciano Tapes are taken from several interviews with the former Heavyweight Champion, recorded in 1968 and in 1969. These recordings have not been heard for over 50 years. In this segment, Rocky talks about his dedication to training and conditioning for a fight.
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Imagine if Marciano could see today, the stamina in 1968 was amazing compared to today where they gas out in round 6 and have to have cool down rounds a concept that didn't exist back then.
Wonderful insights from the all-time heavyweight champ of champions!
The Rock mentions Frazier. Dream match
Thank you so much for this man!!!
The best
Marciano was named the fourth greatest heavyweight of all-time by Ring Magazine in 1994.
Marciano was named the seventh greatest puncher of all-time by The Ring in 1997.
Marciano was named the ninth greatest fighter of the 20th century by The Ring in 1999.
Marciano was named the third greatest heavyweight of the 20th century by the Associated Press in 1999.
Pretty good for a guy who only fought 8 years
Consider that in the December 1962 Ring magazine poll of 40 boxing experts it was Jack Dempsey that was rated the # 1 Heavyweight of all time with Joe Louis 2nd, Jack Johnson 3rd and Marciano finishing a distant 7th, way behind Dempsey. If he was considered 7th in 1962 how does he propel to the top 5, when since then we have had Muhammad Ali who faced much tougher competition, the big power hitting George Foreman, Larry Holmes who made 20 title defenses, the bigger, faster and more powerful Mike Tyson, and the giant Lennox Lewis who at 6’ 5” 245 pounds would enjoy a 60 pound weight advantage over Marciano? This is a key point. Nat Fleischer rated Marciano at # 10, Charley Rose rated him at # 9, McCallum's survey of old-timers had him at # 9. No major historian who saw Maricano in their lifetime thought he was a top 7 all time heavyweight and 67 years have passed since Rocky retired.
I understand the formula ranking bodies use. Problem is they never use WEIGHT as criteria. For example: THE RING GREATEST HEAVYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME has '185' lb Marciano 4th and '165' lb Bob Fitzsimmons 20th (nonsense). THE RING acknowledges 18 different weight classes but they don't acknowledge WEIGHT to determine THE GREATEST HEAVYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME. So middleweight Fitzsimmons should be ranked higher than giant Riddick Bowe?? And to make matters worse THE RING has '165' lb Fitzsimmons ranked No. 8 as the Most Powerful Puncher of all time -- Wiki.
Anybody that takes these rankings with more than a grain of salt are not only casual but desperate. Rocky fanboys are the only ones that cling to these rankings, quotes, and stats as if it were life and death. You'll never see Foreman, Holmes, Lewis, Tyson or Klitschko brothers being defended with quotes and/or rankings. But with Rocky fans it's always Don Turner said this or Ali said that, or little Rocky was voted the greatest heavyweight fighter of the 20th century and the greatest puncher of all-time. Sportswriters get paid good money for their vivid imaginations.
@@black_David_bobbyd5276 I considered it. The 62 poll clearly shows that Ring magazine got a lot smarter over time
Thank you for these videos
Hard not to recall photos of Rocky praying in church for Carmine Vingo, whom he almost killed in a pre-title fight. Whatever you make of that, he was a man who craved focus, devotion, intensity. The comparison of him to a monk by his friends, which Rocky refers to, makes perfect sense. An impressive guy.
Thank you for this.
All You have to do is listen to the video and realize that nobody worked harder. That he trained for 15 to 25 rounds. Like Jack Johnson .... that there was nobody that was going to outlast him ... He hit as hard in the last round as he did in the first. Undefeated...
End of story.
Thx for this vid bro
Awesome thanks
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☝️ best #1
Like Hagler
NOVEMBER 1990 RING MAGAZINE ISSUE -- has an interview with Roland Lastarza about his two bouts vs Rocky Marciano. Lastarza was interviewed by James Dusgate::
About their 1st fight Rollie said that Rocky was unusually cautious in the early rounds.
"I wondered what he was up to, I'd thought he would come at me, bombing away. When I saw him jabbing and trying to box, I didn't know whether it was a trap or not. So I just stood back and did what I'd planned to do, jab and move."
Lastarza recalled, "I knew how close the fight was, everyone did. But overall I'm sure as income taxes that I outscored him. "I honestly feel I was the winner. The Associated Press had it 5-4-1 for me. Every reporter gave me the decision. I was robbed."
"Before the first fight Al Weill promised us a return immediately if the fight was close. The next day he said, "We don't want to go back"..After that he avoided us like the plague. I did get frustrated here was Marciano making a bundle while I was fighting for peanuts."
Lastarza discounted the stories about the damage Marciano supposedly inflicted on his arms in their second fight. "There was a rumor after the fight that he hurt my shoulders and arms a lot, but the truth was that I had weak elbows from the fight before, and they were giving me trouble. They really went bad during the training before the Marciano fight. With the state of my elbows I really could not give a good account of myself. During the fight I was under the influence of pain-killers and I really needed them."
"Marciano couldn't hit me on the behind for the first five rounds.Then in the sixth I got a shot on my bad elbow, the strength went out of me, and I just stood there from then on. I couldn't move, I took it for five more rounds. They claimed he was punishing me instead of kayoing me, but he was doing his damndest to knock me out, and he couldn't do it for those five rounds because I took a good punch. I was still standing when they stopped the fight."
is this just more BS from you? I think so. let’s see what the Associated Press had to say about the fight:
“Rocky, a short-armed, slope-shouldered battler won the fight with a sensational punching display in the fourth round when he floored LaStarza. A low blow in the eighth round cost the free-swinging Rocky a clear-cut triumph. He belted handsome Rollie all over the lot in the frame and hurt him with another one of his vicious rights to the jaw.”
According to you Marciano couldn't hit Lastarza for the 1st 5 rounds. Seeing how Rocky knocked Lastarza down in the 4th round that obviously is a lie. You just lie all the time don't you?
The fake Bobby D posted Lastarza said this . I did get frustrated here was Marciano making a bundle while I was fighting for peanuts." Seeing how Marciano made $8.000 for the fight while Lastarza made $13;000 this makes absolutely no sense. Something just isn't right here. Is Lastarza lying or are you just making up a BS story?"
@@bobbyd1776 That article is real. Why would you say it's not? John McLaughlin wrote about it. Why are you so angry?
@@Black_David_Frost_Stout_Krout Look at you Black David, I mean Damian. You just opened a brand new account dating from Oct. of 22. How typically chiidish of you. It is obvious you are the one who is angry as you fail to address any of the issues I raised. Why not David? Why didn't you address the issues?
@@bobbyd1776 It was the FIRST fight Roland was knocked down in the 4th, not the SECOND fight!!! READING COMPREHENSION IS OBVIOUSLY LACKING!!!
Lol I find it funny reading these comments on Rocky and his size..
I'd love to see these clown talkers get in the ring with him hahaha.
By these stupid comments then Mike Tyson should also have never beaten anyone bigger then him.
Exactly or Henry Armstrong or Roberto Duran or Harry Greb or Sam Langford all Dominated Bigger Guys in Higher Weight Classes Jesus Christ look what Dempsey did to Willard and Firpo, look what Joe Louis did to Buddy Bear, Abe Simon and Primo Carnera.. These modern fan boys are lost in no man's land or as Rocky would say there on the cutie side with there childish little snow flake era....
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Exactly what I've been trying to tell these modern fanboy clowns..
Power is power...some have it some don't..
When Marciano could sher teeth off at the gums and destroy nerves in opponents forearms...you can fight anyone.
The 1947 Walcott that lost first fight against Joe Louis,, (which he should have won),, would have easily beaten Marciano in 52 because his legs would have carried him through rounds 13 14 and 15. Five year's made all the difference when you're an athlete on the world stage. Experience can take a fighter only so far when their legs and reflexes stop reacting fast enough (look what happened to Ali).
Can someone explain to me scientifically and mathematically how 41yr old Moore, 39yr old Walcott and 37yr old Louis were more prime compared to when they were 27yrs old? Age slowed Ali down at 33. Age slowed Frazier down at 31. Age slowed Marciano down at 31 because he couldn't take the pain anymore from two confirmed nose surgeries, hand surgery, hundreds of stitches, chronic back pain and constant migraines. Age slows down every human,, except for Louis Walcott and Moore of course.
How old was Moore when he fought Ali in 1962? Everywhere you look says, "49 or even older." 62 - 49 = 13 or 1913 was the year Moore was born. Correct? So that makes Moore 41yrs of age when he fought Marciano not 37. Correct?
Marciano lovers 💕 adore little Rocky's high-work-rate, but 6'2" 237 lb Ike "The President" Ibeabuchi threw a record breaking 975 punches vs David Tua in their 12 round fight, more than tiny penguin🐧arms was capable of. Authentic Heavyweight Ibeabuchi would've manhandled small Rocco and smashed him like a 🍇 grape
@@blackDavidFrost-n-desmoines685 nobody knows who ibeabuchi and thought no one cant beat rocky
Actually the Walcott who lost to Louis in 47 would have been easy prey for Marciano. The reason being he wasnt as good as a 52 Walcott. The experience he gained from his fights with louis and Ezzard Charles proved invaluable for Walcott as it is a major factor as to why he finally won the title.
You again ask the question, Can someone explain scientifically how a 38 year old Moore and Walcott were more prime than when they were 27? Well, I have already answered this question for you but it looks like I need to do it again. It's incorrect to assume peak performance is directly and always associated with age. As one gets older, their
physical abilities diminish but for some fighters they diminish much slower than others. And if the diminishing is at a modest rate, it can be more than made up with through technique and experience. Moore and Walcott are excellent examples of this type of fighter who got better as they aged
@@blackDavidFrost-n-desmoines685 why are you bringing up losers. Bring that commentary to the losers conversation on another video. This is for the greatest undefeated Heavyweight of all time Rocky Marciano.
bhop was undoutedley in his prime at 37 while he was more beatable at 27. Archie Moore and Jersey Joe were both the rare breed of fighters that truly peaked late, their records, accomplishments and resumes attest to it, ignoring the facts is disingenuous
I think it's only right i be the 49th like for this vid
So final death. 1969 he died.
Wow he died a year later. You could tell he would of lived for a time time has it not been for the plane crash. Rip champ
Not one of the trolls who hate on rocky could never or will ever come close to accomplishing anything he did. Just basement dwelling keyboard warriors