Quote Originally Posted by bigragu
Quote Originally Posted by atomic bull
so Dundee says at the end of the day Ali's arms are bruised and sore, so Marciano comes over to Dundee and says, " He's a nice kid, but I would have murdered him when I was fighting. As my father told me "Marciano was tough son of a bitch!!
Finally someone with real life accounts...Most people today have no knowledge of the HISTORY of Marciano or Marchegiano for youse that didn't know....Unbelieveable power....
If by "real life accounts" you mean some self-interested thing that Rocky said to Angelo Dundee. . . . Who cares? The guy was a good brawler, and would probably do well in today's division, but it really is ridiculous to act like he's in the same league as Ali, who would have gotten out of the way of almost all of Rocky's slow reckless punches and battered Rocky's face for the bulk of the fight. I don't see it even being close--Rocky had no more than a puncher's chance (and didn't punch nearly as hard as Foreman, so....).

I always get the feeling that people would be way less fan-boy about Rocky if he hadn't been white.