TODAY IN HISTORY.............Rocky Marciano died in a plane crash
- Thread starter Michael.Felli
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Unbelievable 185 lb. Heavy Weight Champion. Rocky's heavy bag weighed "200 lbs." which he destroyed when working out. The average heavy bag weighs 80 lbs. He had incredible power, as evidenced by the Jersey Joe knockout.
Thanks Felli...I am familiar with Marciano because my dad was an amateur boxer in the service and was always glued to the tube on fight nights.
I DID NOT KNOW HE DIED IN A PLANE CRASH
Whenever I hear that name it reminds me of one of the best scenes from Coming To America:
Saul: Vait a minute. Vat about Rocky Marciano ?
Clarence: Oh, there they go. There they go, every time I start talkin' 'bout boxing, a white man got to pull Rocky Marciano out they a$$. That's their one, that's their one. Rocky Marciano! Rocky Marciano! Let me tell you something, once and for all-Rocky Marciano was good; but compared to Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano ain't s**t.
Saul: He beat Joe Louis' a$$.
Morris: That's right, he did whoop Joe Louis' a$$.
Clarence: Joe Louis was 75 years old when they fought.
Morris: I don't know how old he was, but he got his ass whooped.
Clarence: Joe Louis had come out of retirement to fight Rocky Marciano the minute he was 76 years old. Joe Louis was always lying about his age. He lied about his age all the time. One time Frank Sinatra came in here and sat in this chair. I said Frank 'you hang out with Joe Louis, just between me and you, how old is Joe Louis?' You know what Frank told me, he said "Hey, Joe Louis is 137 years old." A hundred and thirty-seven years old!
Sweets: Oh. Man, you lying, you ain't never meet no Frank Sinatra.
[Pause]
Clarence: [points to Morris, Saul and Sweets] F*** you, f*** you, and f*** you! Who's next?!
Saul: Vait a minute. Vat about Rocky Marciano ?
Clarence: Oh, there they go. There they go, every time I start talkin' 'bout boxing, a white man got to pull Rocky Marciano out they a$$. That's their one, that's their one. Rocky Marciano! Rocky Marciano! Let me tell you something, once and for all-Rocky Marciano was good; but compared to Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano ain't s**t.
Saul: He beat Joe Louis' a$$.
Morris: That's right, he did whoop Joe Louis' a$$.
Clarence: Joe Louis was 75 years old when they fought.
Morris: I don't know how old he was, but he got his ass whooped.
Clarence: Joe Louis had come out of retirement to fight Rocky Marciano the minute he was 76 years old. Joe Louis was always lying about his age. He lied about his age all the time. One time Frank Sinatra came in here and sat in this chair. I said Frank 'you hang out with Joe Louis, just between me and you, how old is Joe Louis?' You know what Frank told me, he said "Hey, Joe Louis is 137 years old." A hundred and thirty-seven years old!
Sweets: Oh. Man, you lying, you ain't never meet no Frank Sinatra.
[Pause]
Clarence: [points to Morris, Saul and Sweets] F*** you, f*** you, and f*** you! Who's next?!
