Zitate von Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano
Geburtstag: 1. September 1923
Todesdatum: 31. August 1969
Rocky Marciano, eigentlich Rocco Francis Marchegiano, war ein US-amerikanischer Boxer italienischer Abstammung. Insgesamt konnte er 87,76 % seiner Gegner vorzeitig besiegen, er erreicht somit die höchste K.-o.-Quote aller Schwergewichtsweltmeister in der Geschichte des Profiboxens. Er beendete seine Karriere als erster ungeschlagener Schwergewichts-Boxweltmeister und gilt daher und aufgrund seiner hohen K.-o.-Quote als einer der erfolgreichsten Boxer in der Geschichte dieses Sports. Er war von 1952 bis 1956 Weltmeister. Marciano kam am Tag vor seinem 46. Geburtstag bei einem Flugzeugabsturz ums Leben.
Zitate Rocky Marciano
„What could be better than walking down any street in any city and knowing you're the heavyweight champion of the world?“
After knocking out Jersey Joe Walcott to capture the heavyweight crown, as quoted in "Remembering the Brockton Blockbuster", by Thomas Hauser, in The New York Sun (14 September 2005) http://www.nysun.com/article/19989?page_no=2
„Why waltz with a guy for 10 rounds if you can knock him out in one?“
As quoted in, "Remembering the Brockton Blockbuster", by Thomas Hauser, in The New York Sun (14 September 2005)
„Roland La Starza was tough, but Ezzard Charles was the toughest man I ever fought. I learned what pain was all about when I fought him.“
Reminiscing about his opponents; quoted in "Sept. 17, 1954: Marciano vs Charles" by Eliott McCormick, in The Fight City (17 September 2019) https://www.thefightcity.com/sept-17-1954-marciano-vs-charles-ii-rocky-marciano-ezzard-charles-heavyweight-championship-joe-louis-jersey-joe-walcott/
„I don't want to be remembered as a beaten champion.“
Explaining why he wouldn't come out of retirement for a big payday against heavyweight champion Ingemar Johansson, as quoted in, "Remembering the Brockton Blockbuster", by Thomas Hauser, in The New York Sun (14 September 2005)
