Rocky Marciano vs. Carmine Vingo - Revision history

Earl at 01:54, 3 October 2014

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	~~Vingo was down for two counts~~ of ~~nine~~, ~~once in the first round~~ and ~~again~~ in ~~the second,~~ and ~~took~~ the ~~full count in round six~~.		Before a [[Madison Square Garden]] crowd of 9,277, Marciano (24-0) and Vingo (16-1) went toe-to-toe in a vicious back and forth war. Marciano later described it as "the toughest fight of my career."

	~~A brief clip~~ from ~~this rare fight can be found on YouTube~~. ~~In what Rocky~~ Marciano ~~later described as "the toughest fight of my career~~,~~" Marciano went toe-to-toe in a vicious war with~~ Vingo ~~that went~~ back and ~~forth,~~ with ~~both fighters throwing furious shots~~. ~~Marciano landed~~ the ~~harder blows~~, ~~and finally knocked~~ Vingo ~~out~~. ~~Vingo, with one defeat on his record, suffered a brain hemorrhage in~~ the ~~ring and became unconscious~~.		Vingo was down for a count of nine in the first round from two left hooks. Marciano put him down for another nine count in round two, but Vingo fought back furiously and hurt Marciano with solid rights. "He seemed pretty strong at the end of the fifth," the referee said of Vingo after the fight. "But I noticed he was tiring after the first minute of the sixth."

	In the ~~precious hours after this fight~~, ~~Marciano prayed~~ in ~~church for~~ Vingo ~~during~~ Vingo's ~~desperate fight for~~ life. ~~The badly injured~~ Vingo ~~eventually recovered~~, ~~but~~ he never ~~fought~~ again. Marciano ~~later became friends with Vingo~~.		Marciano put Vingo down for the count with a left uppercut in the sixth round. Vingo, who hit his head hard on the canvas when he went down, was unconscious. He briefly regained consciousness in the ring but lapsed back. After about twenty minutes, and with no ambulance available, Vingo was placed on a stretcher and carried two blocks to a nearby hospital.

			Vingo lapsed into a coma at the hospital. He was administered the last rites by a priest, and Marciano paced up and down the corridors of the hospital and prayed to God to spare his opponent's life. Fortunately, Vingo pulled through. By early February 1950, he had been discharged from the hospital and was back home in the Bronx. However, he was left slightly paralyzed on one side and never boxed again.

			A brief clip from the fight can be found on YouTube.

			==External Links==
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19491230&id=oOROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FwAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4283,5559798 "Carmine Vingo Fights For Life After Knockout In Garden Ring" Associated Press, December 30, 1949]
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1978&dat=19491231&id=Vl4iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZqoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5797,3819185 "Bronx Boxer In Bad Condition" Associated Press, December 31, 1949]
			*[http://books.google.com/books?id=BH4LHMbERT8C&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=Rocky+Marciano+vingo&source=bl&ots=9li20lwbYQ&sig=v82oxo1V5BY640yO2KU3mst4HYY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hOstVNSoLYSZyATsqoHIDw&ved=0CIEBEOgBMA4#v=onepage&q=Rocky%20Marciano%20vingo&f=false ''Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Time'' by Russell Sullivan, University of Illinois Press, August 1, 2002]
			*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_LS0KVhlhM Video clip of the fight]

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			*[[:File:Vingo-Rocky.jpg\|Photo #2]]

	Vingo was down for two counts of nine, once in the first round and again in the second, and took the full count in round six.		Vingo was down for two counts of nine, once in the first round and again in the second, and took the full count in round six.

	A brief clip from this rare fight can be found on ~~youtube~~. In what Rocky Marciano later described as "the toughest fight of my career" Marciano went toe-to-toe in a vicious war with Vingo that went back and forth, with both fighters throwing furious shots. Marciano landed the harder blows, and finally knocked Vingo out. Vingo, with one defeat on his record, suffered a brain hemorrhage in the ring and ~~was~~ unconscious.		A brief clip from this rare fight can be found on YouTube. In what Rocky Marciano later described as "the toughest fight of my career," Marciano went toe-to-toe in a vicious war with Vingo that went back and forth, with both fighters throwing furious shots. Marciano landed the harder blows, and finally knocked Vingo out. Vingo, with one defeat on his record, suffered a brain hemorrhage in the ring and became unconscious.


	In the precious hours after this fight, Marciano prayed in ~~the~~ church for Vingo during Vingo's desperate fight for life. ~~Miraculously, the~~ badly injured Vingo eventually recovered, but he never fought again. ~~In a remarkable show of character,~~ Marciano later became friends with Vingo~~, as he did with his other opponents. This spoke for the character of Marciano the man, who had a genuine concern for the well-being of his opponent after the bout~~.		In the precious hours after this fight, Marciano prayed in church for Vingo during Vingo's desperate fight for life. The badly injured Vingo eventually recovered, but he never fought again. Marciano later became friends with Vingo.

Matt at 17:53, 9 December 2012

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			Vingo was down for two counts of nine, once in the first round and again in the second, and took the full count in round six.

	A brief clip from this rare fight can be found on youtube. In what Rocky Marciano later described as "the toughest fight of my career" Marciano went toe-to-toe in a vicious war with Vingo that went back and forth, with both fighters throwing furious shots. Marciano landed the harder blows, and finally knocked Vingo out. Vingo, with one defeat on his record, suffered a brain hemorrhage in the ring and was unconscious.		A brief clip from this rare fight can be found on youtube. In what Rocky Marciano later described as "the toughest fight of my career" Marciano went toe-to-toe in a vicious war with Vingo that went back and forth, with both fighters throwing furious shots. Marciano landed the harder blows, and finally knocked Vingo out. Vingo, with one defeat on his record, suffered a brain hemorrhage in the ring and was unconscious.

Roboto at 19:48, 29 October 2011

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	A brief clip from this rare fight can be found on youtube. In what Rocky Marciano later described as "the toughest fight of my career" Marciano went toe-to-toe in a vicious war with Vingo that went back and forth, with both fighters throwing furious shots. Marciano landed the harder blows, and finally knocked Vingo out. Vingo, ~~who had been unbeaten in sixteen bouts~~, suffered a brain hemorrhage in the ring and was unconscious.		A brief clip from this rare fight can be found on youtube. In what Rocky Marciano later described as "the toughest fight of my career" Marciano went toe-to-toe in a vicious war with Vingo that went back and forth, with both fighters throwing furious shots. Marciano landed the harder blows, and finally knocked Vingo out. Vingo, with one defeat on his record, suffered a brain hemorrhage in the ring and was unconscious.


	In the precious hours after this fight, Marciano prayed in the church for Vingo during Vingo's desperate fight for life. Miraculously, the badly injured Vingo eventually recovered, but he never fought again. In a remarkable show of character, Marciano later became friends with Vingo, as he did with his other opponents. This spoke for the character of Marciano the man, who had a genuine concern for the well-being of his opponent after the bout.		In the precious hours after this fight, Marciano prayed in the church for Vingo during Vingo's desperate fight for life. Miraculously, the badly injured Vingo eventually recovered, but he never fought again. In a remarkable show of character, Marciano later became friends with Vingo, as he did with his other opponents. This spoke for the character of Marciano the man, who had a genuine concern for the well-being of his opponent after the bout.

Fasan at 20:38, 28 December 2010

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A brief clip from this rare fight can be found on youtube. In what Rocky Marciano later described as "the toughest fight of my career" Marciano went toe-to-toe in a vicious war with Vingo that went back and forth, with both fighters throwing furious shots. Marciano landed the harder blows, and finally knocked Vingo out. Vingo, who had been unbeaten in sixteen bouts, suffered a brain hemorrhage in the ring and was unconscious.

In the precious hours after this fight, Marciano prayed in the church for Vingo during Vingo's desperate fight for life. Miraculously, the badly injured Vingo eventually recovered, but he never fought again. In a remarkable show of character, Marciano later became friends with Vingo, as he did with his other opponents. This spoke for the character of Marciano the man, who had a genuine concern for the well-being of his opponent after the bout.