Rocky Marciano was amazing in a couple of aspects...

#1 Total comitment to his power...I've never seen ANYONE throw their whole body behind so many punches and have so much success.

#2 Balance...sure Rocky got dropped a few times, sure he got countered, but to put so much behind his punches get countered and still win 49 of 49 fights is nothing short of unbelieveable especially given that more than a few of the guys he fought were crafty enough to where their skill alone would have been enough to batter Rocky if all he was was just your run of the mill simple minded plonding power puncher.


#3 Stamina...to put so much into his punches and to take so many shots and to still have the power to detonate that right hand on Walcott after Joe's best round is amazing...to batter LaStarza into submission without really focusing on where the punches landed just how hard they landed....that's amazing.


Rocky Marciano will never be confused with Sugar Ray Robinson or Willie Pep but he was a very special, one of a kind fighter.