You see that guy with the pads? That's Charlie Goldman, he was in his 60's when he trained Marciano. I believe that he's the inventor of the punching pads. As you can see Charlie's pads have less padding as today's and look look more like oven mitts than anything else. If you could see inside of those gloves of Charlie's, you'd find a pair of gnarly hands that have seen more than their fair share of fights.

So if old Charlie could do it, don't you think that you can too?