Yes, that seems feasible, bigger, longer reach and tough hard punching heavyweight. I could be wrong but didn't Archie Moore beat him to get a shot at Marciano?

Yes, that seems feasible, bigger, longer reach and tough hard punching heavyweight. I could be wrong but didn't Archie Moore beat him to get a shot at Marciano?

An article on ESPN by Jose Torres mentions that Rocky Marciano's manager Al Weill and trainer Charley Goldman 'never engaged Rocky against fighters they thought could beat him' this would suggest that Rocky sidestepped some potential opponents. Does anyone here know who these opponents might have be...