Rocky Marciano: a schiester?

[El Kabong]

Rocky was very money conscious maybe to the point of being miserly

[Gandalf]

Who cares? Everyone looks after their own interests...you could say the same about any number of promoters or fighters.

[JazMerkin]

I think this goes well beyond simply being a bit miserly & looking after his own interests. If those either of those 2 stories are true, (ie I'd like to see some proof) then I lose any respect for Marciano, that is just being a bastard & a thief. If Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao was discovered to have done this, we'd be up in arms. Just because promoters like Don King & Bob Arum are thieving bastards doesn't make it ok for Marciano.

[Beanflicker]

I think this goes well beyond simply being a bit miserly & looking after his own interests. If those either of those 2 stories are true, (ie I'd like to see some proof) then I lose any respect for Marciano, that is just being a bastard & a thief. If Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao was discovered to have done this, we'd be up in arms. Just because promoters like Don King & Bob Arum are thieving bastards doesn't make it ok for Marciano.

I agree, this goes above and beyond just being money conscious, this is stealing.

There is no proof besides word of mouth, but watch "The Last Round: Chuvalo vs Ali", or check out the Bret Hart book. Hard to prove, as these instances happened well over 40 years ago, but I doubt these guys (Especially Chuvalo) would incriminate such a beloved guy like Marciano if it wasn't true.

To me its just kinda disappointing. All us sports fans build these guys up in our minds, and in most cases the real people are huge disappointments.

[BoomBoom]

Sheister is an offensive word used for Jewish lawyers, Im pretty sure Rocky was neither.

[holmcall]

It's also spelled shyster. And it would be well advised not to talk about this in Brockton, MA.

[Slowmotion426]

Rocky Marciano was and is the greatest Heavyweight Champion ever.

[BoomBoom]

It's also spelled shyster. And it would be well advised not to talk about this in Brockton, MA.

lol im from MA and Id have to agree, badmouthing Rocky around here is almost certain death lol