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Keeping the Titles (diary entry)

February 17, 2022 | Diary / Training Notes [ssba]

16.02.2022 Rocky Marciano versus Jersey Joe Walcott World Heavyweight Championship 15.05.1953 Having won the world title in an epic struggle over 13 rounds, Rocky Marciano agreed to meet the man he had usurped in his title defence. In the first match the former champion was conclusive ahead on everyone’s score cards until the fateful thirteenth round. Walcott had not only out-boxed his opponent, but even knocked him down in the opening round. In round 13 Marciano charged in with a […]

The New King (diary entry)

January 13, 2022 | Diary / Training Notes [ssba]

12.01.2022 Jersey Joe Walcott versus Rocky Marciano Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship 23.09.1952 After his second round knockout rematch with Gino Buovino Rocky Marciano knocked out Bernie Reynolds in round three and Harry Matthews in round two. Jersey Joe Walcott’s unanimous decision against Ezzard Charles was his first title defence before facing Marciano. Both these fighters had had careers of being the underdogs, but now it was accepted they were best two boxers to fight for the heavyweight crown and proven […]

Gavilán, Marciano & Walcott (diary entry)

January 5, 2022 | Diary / Training Notes [ssba]

04.01.2022 Tuesday night’s “Learn from the Fight” we stepped back to 1951 as Kid Gavilán challenged Johnny Bratton for the undisputed World Welterweight Championship. Then it was back to Rocky Marciano in 1952 as he fought a rematch against Gino Buovino on his way to the world heavyweight title. Later that year the actual title was being contested in yet another rematch between Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles. Kid Gavilán versus Johnny Bratton World Undisputed Welterweight Championship 18.05.1951 […]

Cinderella Man 2 (diary entry)

October 13, 2021 | Diary / Training Notes [ssba]

12.10.2021 Tuesday night’s second lesson was “learn from the fight” where we reviewed highlights from Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott’s second fight and the entirety of their third clash. Ezzard Charles versus Jersey Joe Walcott World Heavyweight Championship 07.03.1951 It had been two years since Walcott and Charles had last met to fight for the then vacant NBA heavyweight title. Charles had emerged the victor on a unanimous decision and then gone on to beat the man who had […]

Rematch, Knockout & a Steal (diary entry)

September 9, 2021 | Diary / Training Notes [ssba]

Tuesday night’s second lesson was my regular “Learn from the Fight” class. We returned to the career of Joe Louis for tonight and his first three fights/title defences after he finished his service in World War 2. The last time we saw Louis was in a rematch that retired Buddy Bear in one round. He dedicated his entire purse to the war effort before fighting Abe Simon two months later in another rematch that also saw Louis claim a knockout […]

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