Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry (1st meeting) - Revision history

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	Lowry, who earned $2,500 for the fight, denied he threw the fight. "I beat Rocky that night and that’s it," he said. "He changed his strategy in the fifth round and made a fight of it, but I won two of the last six rounds after winning the first four. It was a hometown decision."		Lowry, who earned $2,500 for the fight, denied he threw the fight. "I beat Rocky that night and that’s it," he said. "He changed his strategy in the fifth round and made a fight of it, but I won two of the last six rounds after winning the first four. It was a hometown decision."


			In contradiction the January 1950 edition of Ring Magazine wrote the following:

			"The 10th of the month brought one of the greatest heavyweight prospects in the country back to Providence as Rocky Marciano, the Brockton Bombshell, took on Tiger Ted Lowry of New Haven. Lowry was not interested in winning the fight. He wanted to go the route and that is what he did by hanging on and staying close all the way. He tagged Marciano with several right-hand uppercuts, but they didn’t slow down the big guy from Brockton. By actual count, Marciano landed better than 750 punches to the body over the ten-round course as he won a unanimous decision. Rocky suffered a cut eye in the fight."

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	*'''See also:''' [[Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry (2nd meeting)]]		*'''See also:''' [[Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry (2nd meeting)]]

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	Michael J. Thomas of the ''Providence Journal'' wrote, "Marciano did not win the fight. This reporter gave it to Lowry, six rounds to four.”		Michael J. Thomas of the ''Providence Journal'' wrote, "Marciano did not win the fight. This reporter gave it to Lowry, six rounds to four.”

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	*'''See also:''' [[~~Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry\|~~Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry (2nd meeting)]]		*'''See also:''' [[Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry (2nd meeting)]]

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	*'''See also:''' [[Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry\|Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry (2nd meeting)]]		*'''See also:''' [[Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry\|Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry (2nd meeting)]]

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	'''~~From~~ '~~'[[Rocky~~ Marciano~~: The Rock of His Times]]''<br>~~		Michael J. Thomas of the ''Providence Journal'' wrote, "Marciano did not win the fight. This reporter gave it to Lowry, six rounds to four.”
	~~"It was Lowry,~~ not ~~Marciano, who was on~~ the ~~verge of scoring an early knockout, stinging Marciano with two terrific rights in the first round and then rocking him with two mighty uppercuts in the second~~. ~~By the fourth, a staggered Marciano seemed just one punch away from being knocked out. But then, inexplicably, Lowry stopped fighting and retreated into a shell despite warnings from the referee~~ to ~~open up and a cascade of boos from the crowd. To many, it appeared that Lowry was deliberately carrying Marciano. Was foul play afoot? Was~~ Lowry ~~getting paid to lose? Or was he merely tiring? Whatever the reason~~, ~~a revived Marciano managed~~ to ~~rally in the late rounds even though many of his punches missed their mark or lacked force~~. ~~On the basis of his aggressiveness and constant punching, Marciano won a unanimous decision from the judges. Most observers felt, however, that Lowry should have won."~~

			The crowd of 3,696 booed the decision and some wondered if Lowry had thrown the fight. "There were some questions as to whether Lowry, who had come close to knocking out Marciano in the second, third and fourth rounds, deliberately bogged down in his attack after the fourth stanza," Thomas wrote. "Lowry stopped using his uppercut after the fourth. He went into a shell and only occasionally landed power shots. He seemed to be carrying Marciano."

	~~Michael J. Thomas of the~~ ''~~Providence Journal~~'' wrote, "~~Marciano did not win the fight. This reporter gave it to~~ Lowry, ~~six rounds to four.”~~		In his book ''[[Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times]]'', Russell Sullivan wrote the following:
			:"It was Lowry, not Marciano, who was on the verge of scoring an early knockout, stinging Marciano with two terrific rights in the first round and then rocking him with two mighty uppercuts in the second. By the fourth, a staggered Marciano seemed just one punch away from being knocked out. But then, inexplicably, Lowry stopped fighting and retreated into a shell despite warnings from the referee to open up and a cascade of boos from the crowd. To many, it appeared that Lowry was deliberately carrying Marciano. Was foul play afoot? Was Lowry getting paid to lose? Or was he merely tiring? Whatever the reason, a revived Marciano managed to rally in the late rounds even though many of his punches missed their mark or lacked force. On the basis of his aggressiveness and constant punching, Marciano won a unanimous decision from the judges. Most observers felt, however, that Lowry should have won."
	~~The crowd of 3~~,~~696 booed~~ the ~~decision~~, ~~and some wondered if Lowry had thrown the fight. "There were some questions as to whether Lowry, who had come close to knocking out~~ Marciano in the ~~second, third~~ and ~~fourth rounds, deliberately bogged down~~ in ~~his attack after~~ the fourth ~~stanza~~,~~" Michael J~~. ~~Thomas wrote. "~~Lowry stopped ~~using his uppercut after the fourth. He went~~ into a shell and ~~only occasionally landed power shots~~. ~~He seemed~~ to ~~be carrying~~ Marciano."

	Lowry, who earned $2,500 for the fight, denied he threw the fight. "I beat Rocky that night and that’s it," he said. "He changed his strategy in the fifth round and made a fight of it, but I won two of the last six rounds after winning the first four. It was a hometown decision."		Lowry, who earned $2,500 for the fight, denied he threw the fight. "I beat Rocky that night and that’s it," he said. "He changed his strategy in the fifth round and made a fight of it, but I won two of the last six rounds after winning the first four. It was a hometown decision."

	~~'''~~External Links~~:'''<br>~~		==External Links==
	*[http://books.google.com/books?id=BH4LHMbERT8C&pg=PA40&dq=rocky+marciano+ted+lowry&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wOItVPecBo73yQTO9oGADg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=rocky%20marciano%20ted%20lowry&f=false ''Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times'' by Russell Sullivan, University of Illinois Press, August 1, 2002]<br>		*[http://books.google.com/books?id=BH4LHMbERT8C&pg=PA40&dq=rocky+marciano+ted+lowry&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wOItVPecBo73yQTO9oGADg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=rocky%20marciano%20ted%20lowry&f=false ''Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times'' by Russell Sullivan, University of Illinois Press, August 1, 2002]<br>
	*[http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archives/3211-tiger-ted-lowry-by-the-tale "Tiger Ted Lowry by the Tale" by Robert Mladinich, thesweetscience.com, January 15, 2006]<br>		*[http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archives/3211-tiger-ted-lowry-by-the-tale "Tiger Ted Lowry by the Tale" by Robert Mladinich, thesweetscience.com, January 15, 2006]<br>
	*[http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/remembering-ted-lowry-a-piece-of-the-rock-and-war-hero/ "Remembering Ted Lowry, A Piece Of The Rock And War Hero" by Lennie Grimaldi, ''Connecticut Magazine'', November 12th, 2012]		*[http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/remembering-ted-lowry-a-piece-of-the-rock-and-war-hero/ "Remembering Ted Lowry, A Piece Of The Rock And War Hero" by Lennie Grimaldi, ''Connecticut Magazine'', November 12th, 2012]

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	*'''See also:''' [[Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry\|Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry (2nd meeting)]]		*'''See also:''' [[Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry\|Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry (2nd meeting)]]

	"It was Lowry, not Marciano, who was on the verge of scoring an early knockout, stinging Marciano with two terrific rights in the first round and then rocking him with two mighty uppercuts in the second. By the fourth, a staggered Marciano seemed just one punch away from being knocked out. But then, inexplicably, Lowry stopped fighting and retreated into a shell despite warnings from the referee to open up and a cascade of boos from the crowd. To many, it appeared that Lowry was deliberately carrying Marciano. Was foul play afoot? Was Lowry getting paid to lose? Or was he merely tiring? Whatever the reason, a revived Marciano managed to rally in the late rounds even though many of his punches missed their mark or lacked force. On the basis of his aggressiveness and constant punching, Marciano won a unanimous decision from the judges. Most observers felt, however, that Lowry should have won." ~~''[[Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times]]''~~
			'''From ''[[Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times]]''<br>
			"It was Lowry, not Marciano, who was on the verge of scoring an early knockout, stinging Marciano with two terrific rights in the first round and then rocking him with two mighty uppercuts in the second. By the fourth, a staggered Marciano seemed just one punch away from being knocked out. But then, inexplicably, Lowry stopped fighting and retreated into a shell despite warnings from the referee to open up and a cascade of boos from the crowd. To many, it appeared that Lowry was deliberately carrying Marciano. Was foul play afoot? Was Lowry getting paid to lose? Or was he merely tiring? Whatever the reason, a revived Marciano managed to rally in the late rounds even though many of his punches missed their mark or lacked force. On the basis of his aggressiveness and constant punching, Marciano won a unanimous decision from the judges. Most observers felt, however, that Lowry should have won."


	Michael J. Thomas of the ''Providence Journal'' wrote, "Marciano did not win the fight. This reporter gave it to Lowry, six rounds to four.”		Michael J. Thomas of the ''Providence Journal'' wrote, "Marciano did not win the fight. This reporter gave it to Lowry, six rounds to four.”

	The crowd of 3.696 booed the decision, and some ~~wonder~~ if Lowry had thrown the fight. "There were some questions as to whether Lowry, who had come close to knocking out Marciano in the second, third and fourth rounds, deliberately bogged down in his attack after the fourth stanza," Michael J. Thomas wrote. "Lowry stopped using his uppercut after the fourth. He went into a shell and only occasionally landed power shots. He seemed to be carrying Marciano."		The crowd of 3,696 booed the decision, and some wondered if Lowry had thrown the fight. "There were some questions as to whether Lowry, who had come close to knocking out Marciano in the second, third and fourth rounds, deliberately bogged down in his attack after the fourth stanza," Michael J. Thomas wrote. "Lowry stopped using his uppercut after the fourth. He went into a shell and only occasionally landed power shots. He seemed to be carrying Marciano."

	Lowry, who earned $2,500 for the fight, denied he threw the fight. "I beat Rocky that night and that’s it," he said. "He changed his strategy in the fifth round and made a fight of it, but I won two of the last six rounds after winning the first four. It was a hometown decision."		Lowry, who earned $2,500 for the fight, denied he threw the fight. "I beat Rocky that night and that’s it," he said. "He changed his strategy in the fifth round and made a fight of it, but I won two of the last six rounds after winning the first four. It was a hometown decision."

	'''External Links:'''<br>		'''External Links:'''<br>
	[http://books.google.com/books?id=BH4LHMbERT8C&pg=PA40&dq=rocky+marciano+ted+lowry&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wOItVPecBo73yQTO9oGADg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=rocky%20marciano%20ted%20lowry&f=false ''Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times'' by Russell Sullivan, University of Illinois Press, August 1, 2002]<br>		*[http://books.google.com/books?id=BH4LHMbERT8C&pg=PA40&dq=rocky+marciano+ted+lowry&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wOItVPecBo73yQTO9oGADg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=rocky%20marciano%20ted%20lowry&f=false ''Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times'' by Russell Sullivan, University of Illinois Press, August 1, 2002]<br>
	[http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archives/3211-tiger-ted-lowry-by-the-tale "Tiger Ted Lowry by the Tale" by Robert Mladinich, thesweetscience.com, January 15, 2006]<br>		*[http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archives/3211-tiger-ted-lowry-by-the-tale "Tiger Ted Lowry by the Tale" by Robert Mladinich, thesweetscience.com, January 15, 2006]<br>
	[http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/remembering-ted-lowry-a-piece-of-the-rock-and-war-hero/ "Remembering Ted Lowry, A Piece Of The Rock And War Hero" by Lennie Grimaldi, ''Connecticut Magazine'', November 12th, 2012]		*[http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/remembering-ted-lowry-a-piece-of-the-rock-and-war-hero/ "Remembering Ted Lowry, A Piece Of The Rock And War Hero" by Lennie Grimaldi, ''Connecticut Magazine'', November 12th, 2012]

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	"It was Lowry, not Marciano, who was on the verge of scoring an early knockout, stinging Marciano with two terrific rights in the first round and then rocking him with two mighty uppercuts in the second. By the fourth, a staggered Marciano seemed just one punch away from being knocked out. But then, inexplicably, Lowry stopped fighting and retreated into a shell despite warnings from the referee to open up and a cascade of boos from the crowd. To many, it appeared that Lowry was deliberately carrying Marciano. Was foul play afoot? Was Lowry getting paid to lose? Or was he merely tiring? Whatever the reason, a revived Marciano managed to rally in the late rounds even though many of his punches missed their mark or lacked force. On the basis of his aggressiveness and constant punching, Marciano won a unanimous decision from the judges. Most observers felt, however, that Lowry should have won." ''[[Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times]]''		"It was Lowry, not Marciano, who was on the verge of scoring an early knockout, stinging Marciano with two terrific rights in the first round and then rocking him with two mighty uppercuts in the second. By the fourth, a staggered Marciano seemed just one punch away from being knocked out. But then, inexplicably, Lowry stopped fighting and retreated into a shell despite warnings from the referee to open up and a cascade of boos from the crowd. To many, it appeared that Lowry was deliberately carrying Marciano. Was foul play afoot? Was Lowry getting paid to lose? Or was he merely tiring? Whatever the reason, a revived Marciano managed to rally in the late rounds even though many of his punches missed their mark or lacked force. On the basis of his aggressiveness and constant punching, Marciano won a unanimous decision from the judges. Most observers felt, however, that Lowry should have won." ''[[Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times]]''

	The ~~local newspaper~~ had Lowry ~~winning~~ six rounds to four.		Michael J. Thomas of the ''Providence Journal'' wrote, "Marciano did not win the fight. This reporter gave it to Lowry, six rounds to four.”

			The crowd of 3.696 booed the decision, and some wonder if Lowry had thrown the fight. "There were some questions as to whether Lowry, who had come close to knocking out Marciano in the second, third and fourth rounds, deliberately bogged down in his attack after the fourth stanza," Michael J. Thomas wrote. "Lowry stopped using his uppercut after the fourth. He went into a shell and only occasionally landed power shots. He seemed to be carrying Marciano."

			Lowry, who earned $2,500 for the fight, denied he threw the fight. "I beat Rocky that night and that’s it," he said. "He changed his strategy in the fifth round and made a fight of it, but I won two of the last six rounds after winning the first four. It was a hometown decision."

	'''External Links:'''<br>		'''External Links:'''<br>
	[http://books.google.com/books?id=BH4LHMbERT8C&pg=PA40&dq=rocky+marciano+ted+lowry&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wOItVPecBo73yQTO9oGADg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=rocky%20marciano%20ted%20lowry&f=false ''Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times'' by Russell Sullivan, University of Illinois Press, August 1, 2002]<br>		[http://books.google.com/books?id=BH4LHMbERT8C&pg=PA40&dq=rocky+marciano+ted+lowry&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wOItVPecBo73yQTO9oGADg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=rocky%20marciano%20ted%20lowry&f=false ''Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times'' by Russell Sullivan, University of Illinois Press, August 1, 2002]<br>
	[http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archives/3211-tiger-ted-lowry-by-the-tale "Tiger Ted Lowry by the Tale" by Robert Mladinich, thesweetscience.com, January 15, 2006]		[http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archives/3211-tiger-ted-lowry-by-the-tale "Tiger Ted Lowry by the Tale" by Robert Mladinich, thesweetscience.com, January 15, 2006]<br>
			[http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/remembering-ted-lowry-a-piece-of-the-rock-and-war-hero/ "Remembering Ted Lowry, A Piece Of The Rock And War Hero" by Lennie Grimaldi, ''Connecticut Magazine'', November 12th, 2012]

Earl at 02:01, 3 October 2014

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			*'''See also:''' [[Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry\|Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry (2nd meeting)]]

	"It was Lowry, not Marciano, who was on the verge of scoring an early knockout, stinging Marciano with two terrific rights in the first round and then rocking him with two mighty uppercuts in the second. By the fourth, a staggered Marciano seemed just one punch away from being knocked out. But then, inexplicably, Lowry stopped fighting and retreated into a shell despite warnings from the referee to open up and a cascade of boos from the crowd. To many, it appeared that Lowry was deliberately carrying Marciano. Was foul play afoot? Was Lowry getting paid to lose? Or was he merely tiring? Whatever the reason, a revived Marciano managed to rally in the late rounds even though many of his punches missed their mark or lacked force. On the basis of his aggressiveness and constant punching, Marciano won a unanimous decision from the judges. Most observers felt, however, that Lowry should have won." ''[[Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times]]''		"It was Lowry, not Marciano, who was on the verge of scoring an early knockout, stinging Marciano with two terrific rights in the first round and then rocking him with two mighty uppercuts in the second. By the fourth, a staggered Marciano seemed just one punch away from being knocked out. But then, inexplicably, Lowry stopped fighting and retreated into a shell despite warnings from the referee to open up and a cascade of boos from the crowd. To many, it appeared that Lowry was deliberately carrying Marciano. Was foul play afoot? Was Lowry getting paid to lose? Or was he merely tiring? Whatever the reason, a revived Marciano managed to rally in the late rounds even though many of his punches missed their mark or lacked force. On the basis of his aggressiveness and constant punching, Marciano won a unanimous decision from the judges. Most observers felt, however, that Lowry should have won." ''[[Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times]]''

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	The local newspaper had Lowry winning six rounds to four. ("Tiger Ted Lowry by the Tale" ~~The Sweet Science Jan~~. 16, 2006)		"It was Lowry, not Marciano, who was on the verge of scoring an early knockout, stinging Marciano with two terrific rights in the first round and then rocking him with two mighty uppercuts in the second. By the fourth, a staggered Marciano seemed just one punch away from being knocked out. But then, inexplicably, Lowry stopped fighting and retreated into a shell despite warnings from the referee to open up and a cascade of boos from the crowd. To many, it appeared that Lowry was deliberately carrying Marciano. Was foul play afoot? Was Lowry getting paid to lose? Or was he merely tiring? Whatever the reason, a revived Marciano managed to rally in the late rounds even though many of his punches missed their mark or lacked force. On the basis of his aggressiveness and constant punching, Marciano won a unanimous decision from the judges. Most observers felt, however, that Lowry should have won." ''[[Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times]]''

			The local newspaper had Lowry winning six rounds to four.

			'''External Links:'''<br>
			[http://books.google.com/books?id=BH4LHMbERT8C&pg=PA40&dq=rocky+marciano+ted+lowry&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wOItVPecBo73yQTO9oGADg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=rocky%20marciano%20ted%20lowry&f=false ''Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times'' by Russell Sullivan, University of Illinois Press, August 1, 2002]<br>
			[http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archives/3211-tiger-ted-lowry-by-the-tale "Tiger Ted Lowry by the Tale" by Robert Mladinich, thesweetscience.com, January 15, 2006]

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			The local newspaper had Lowry winning six rounds to four. ("Tiger Ted Lowry by the Tale" The Sweet Science Jan. 16, 2006)