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Originally Posted by The Auctioneer
Robinson or Archie Moore, just look at their total knockouts
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You bet!
Because there's so much talk here on the board in places and mention of the Rock ... the great and legendary Rocky Marciano ... my favorite fighter .. and as for Sugar Ray Robinson the fighter I most most admire. I'll just mention that when Archie Moore .. went into the fight with Marciano ... he was an old guy ... by that time as a fighter at 38 years of age ... at 5'11" he weighed in for that fight at 188 lbs and had been the light heavyweight champion of the world and with a professional record going into that fight of 114 (fights)-- 19 (losses), with 83 Ko's and 5 draws ... and he was one hellavua fighter and a real classy fighter too.
It was no easy fight for the younger Rocky Marciano either. I was too young then to have seen the fight when it took place ... but I have a tape of that fight .. round per round of the whole fight ... and Moore took him down in an early round with a good left hook .. and by Marciano's own admitance ... Moore was very hard for Marciano to hit with single punches and he make Marciano miss a lot of punches in that fight .. and I noticed that on the tape of the fight as well. Ultimately, Marciano won the fight by a knockout in a late round ... Moore was of course was an old guy, and I saw he was getting tired. But it was a really good fight! And was not easy fight for Marciano at all.
JCC