Rocky Marciano: a schiester?

[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.

[JT Rock]

Rocky Marciano was and is the greatest Heavyweight Champion ever.

You mean overrated

Marciano was extremely fortunate to fight in the era he did, I cant fault him for it because he beat whomever they put in front of him but none the less extremely weak.. He had defenses against guys with horrible records.

Beat an old faded Louis, who would have cleaned him up in his prime.

Holyfield

Tyson

Ali

Holmes

Lewis

Frazier

Foreman

Norton

Michael Spinks

Ike Ibeabuchi

David Tua

Both the Klitschkos

Would have destroyed him and I mean destroy

[Majesty]

Rocky Marciano was and is the greatest Heavyweight Champion ever.

You mean overrated

Marciano was extremely fortunate to fight in the era he did, I cant fault him for it because he beat whomever they put in front of him but none the less extremely weak.. He had defenses against guys with horrible records.

Beat an old faded Louis, who would have cleaned him up in his prime.

Holyfield

Tyson

Ali

Holmes

Lewis

Frazier

Foreman

Norton

Both the Klitschkos

Would have destroyed him and I mean destroy

Jersey Joe almost beat him and he was an old old man. The jersey Joe that fought Louis would have beaten Marciano he was very very fortunate. What gets me is that people call mike Tyson overrated and say he came up in a weak division yet they say Marciano is the greatest heavyweight champ?

[THE THIRD MAN]

Rocky Marciano was and is the greatest Heavyweight Champion ever.

He was lucky to have missed Liston by a few years, he would have been Knocked out inside 2 rounds by the bear!

[Master]

Rocky Marciano was and is the greatest Heavyweight Champion ever.

He was lucky to have missed Liston by a few years, he would have been Knocked out inside 2 rounds by the bear!

Rocky must have been very tempted to get 50 wins but his age and poor back was the reason he did not try one more. The closest he came was when Johansson KO ed Patterson, but even then he knew he was too old. Leave the great legacy and man alone.

[Slowmotion426]

Rocky Marciano was and is the greatest Heavyweight Champion ever.

He was lucky to have missed Liston by a few years, he would have been Knocked out inside 2 rounds by the bear!

Woulda, coulda, shoulda...all you Marciano haters are missing the fact that he retired undefeated as Heavyweight champion.

Now where is your undefeated Heavyweight, woulda, shoulda, coulda?

[Jody Lane]

Rocky Marciano was and is the greatest Heavyweight Champion ever.

I doubt it. Just because he retired undefeated doesn't mean he was the greatest. Calzaghe retired unbeaten but there are many other lightheavy's who probably would have beaten him. Moore and Bob Foster come to mind.

[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

[Andre]

Watch him closer next time you see an old fight he punched allot with the thin side of his gloves where there was no padding.

[Chris Nagel]

Watch him closer next time you see an old fight he punched allot with the thin side of his gloves where there was no padding.

Yeah. I noticed that too, Andre. Rocky'd turn his fists upside down and club his opponents with the side of his gloves.

Anyways if Rocky had any demons, they'd definitely be made out of cash. It was always on his mind, and he was crazy about it. He'd hide it, rarely accept checks (preferring cash), and it could make him a mean sonuvabitch to deal with at times.