Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
Champ Puts.0n
Stirring Finish
To Win Decision
Morcion6s Manager
Says e Is Entitled
To Another Chance
By Murray Rose
Associhied Press Sports Writer

it,
Thus spoke Rocky Marciano,
heavyweight champion, today
after his come-from- behind Is
round decision over game Ez-
card Charles in Yankee Stadium
last night.
81 want him again." said the
battered 32-year-old Charles. II
thought / won! I think I came
closer to knocking him out than
he did me. The next time it will
be different"
Charles, who failed for the
second time in an attempt to
become the first former cham
pion to regain the heavyweight
crown, may get his change in
September.
Well FavOrs Rematch.
Charles is entitled to the re-
turn" said AL WE'LL, manager
of the all-conquering Brockton
Bruiser. 1T was a great show and
a great fight. If Rocky's cut
comes out okay, I'd say q Sep
TENDER fight with Charles in
New York is a great possibility.
If not Charles" Well con-
tinued maybe that Englishman
Don Cockell-or maybe the
winner of the Hurricane jack
son-M1no Valdes fight (they
meet in Madison Square Garden
July I'D if they put on an ex-
citing fight. Say, wasn't that a
great scrap?"
It was that, and more. Prac-
tically every one of the 47,585
paying customers who contrib
uted to a gross gate of 1902
left the ball park raving about
the slam bang brawl, one of the
outstanding heavyweight tussleS
in years.
MarcianO Calls Fight Tough.
1T was as tough as my first
fight with Jersey Joe) Walcott,
maybe tougher" said the 20
year-old, unbeaten Marciano,
who went Is rounds for the first
time in his career. It was only
the sixth time Rocky had to win
by votes of the officials. and one
of the very few in which he
failed to floor his opponent. He
swept his other 40 by knockouts.
For four rounds it was all
Charles as the 185la-pound
ex-champion boxed beautifully.
Then the 1871a-pound Rocky.
bleeding profusely from a wide.
h-andSa-quarter cash over
his left eye, came on.
The muscular, bulldozing
champion almost put Ezzy> away
in the sixth, kept driving to go
ahead slightly by the 10th, and
then almost slowed away
Charles several times in the
later rounds, especially the last.
when he battered the swollen
faced, hands-down challenger
all over the ring.
The officials votes brought no
protests except from the Charles
camp. Referee Ruby Goldstein
had it 8-5-2: Judge Harold
Barnes, 8-6-1, and Judge Arthur
Aidala, 9-5-1. The Associated
Press scorecard had Rocky far
in front, 10-4-1, giving the cham
pion every round from the fifth
on with the exception Of the sew
enth. That round was called
even.
Bonanza to Rocky.
It was an outstanding show
financially. too. Rocky's purse,
not counting the movies, which
may prove to be a bonanza, came
to about $275.961. Charles col
lected approximately $137, $50.
That included their share of the
gate. the approximately $188, 900
from the theater-telecast to 81
theaters in As cities and the $685.
600 from the network radio
broadcast. There was no home
television.
The success of the brawl indi-
Gated that the return, if made,
will be shown the same way
theater TV and no home TV.
The cash over Rocky's left eye
opened in the fourth roundA
required 10 stitches by DR.. Vim
cent Nardiello. The physician
cut away some old scar tissue in
his post-f1ght operation at st.
Clare's Hospital. Charles re-
quired some treatment. too, for
his swollen features.
The broad-shouldered, lean
challenger said he was doing
all right" until he was hit in
the adams apple. Ez said he
thought it was in the ninth
round but Rocky said, IT think
I hit him there with a wild left
hook in the 14th."
Calls WalcOtt Fights Tougher.
Hes strong and throws a lot
OF punches but he didn't give me
as tough fight as Walcott did,"
Charles said. I'm fact, all (four)
Of my fights with Walcott were
tougher. He didn't hurt me near
as much as Walcott did"
Rocky said he was surprised