This is my point exactly. Excuses are always made about the older fighters when they loose but people are not always so keen to make those excuses for todays fighters.BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:what are u implying???Did Marciano have superb boxing skill?
if u knew anything about marciano u would realize he was the farthest thing away from a stylish boxer. but he used the advantagess he had aand made himself into a great fighter. he was ackward and used it to his advantge making himself a very small target and hard to hit, especially in the crouch. he had boxing skill in his own way, a way no other fighter will ever use.
theres a theory the more shots u take on goal, ur bound to eventually get one in. marciano never stopped throwing punches becaause eventually ur bound to get that one home. but usually he was more tactical at the approach he used to get in.
walcott lost fights by knockout before his prime when he was malnourished, poor, with no training, coming on last minutes notice to faace top contenders
walcott outboxed and embarassed abe simon for 5 rounds but walcott was terrible malnourished with no stamina and he basically collapsed in the 6th round due to exhaustion.
louis was knocked out by schmeling whos better than rahman and mcail, and when he was past his prime by legendery marciano
charles lost most of his fights before or after his prime. he was only knocked out once in his prime, by cutie jersey joe walcott left hook.
bck in the day fighters fought a lot more, so losing a fight here and there wasnt as big a deal
Does it matter who knocks you out, a hard punch feels the same whether its from Tyson, Bert Cooper, Bruno or Rahman?
