Evening star., 1955-05-19
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV BY FRANCIS STANN
Morciano All by Himself

ROCKY MARCIANO is strong humble man who would
not pontessly harm outside of the ring but-as
Don Cockel and the other Al opponents he has met and
conquered will testfy-he murderous inside of it, How
much longer can he go on?
This question: admittedly posed, still sounds like an
appropriate Marciano 80 old and the
of wonderful body Perhaps it is not the body that classic
scuptos might choose being shortarmed and hickegged
but the preserving
attunng 1t to the highest peak are impressive.
The thought strikes that many people entranced
by Cockes ruggedness and bulldog determination in San
Francisco the other night that Rocs fitness for hard
blow not taken into Tevsed fights even
large theater screens substitute for 1884
seat but they better than well, Graham McNamee And
the feeling watching at Loews Capitol is that if rising
young heavyweight in the image of Gene Tunney should
come along he most likely would take Rocky.
THAT WAS NOT MARCIANOS best fight. He was short
with his left and overswngng with his right Gradually
he settled into stride, but the Rock really wasn't fighting
much opponent Less than year when Marcano
to town, somebody asked him how much longer he
thought he could keep the title.
Maybe for three years maybe four, he conceded
"It all depends the new boys coming up"
II only Cockells put into the ring with him,
Rocky concevaby could still be champion at 38 40
You can bet Cocken opponent was the practically
exclusive idea of AL We who is called The Vest in fight
circles operates close under It, The Fancy Dan
that is Archie Moore hghheavy champion got little con-
sderaton contender from Wei is he likely to get
much even if he subdues Mddeweight Champion Bobo Olson
Moore If he were younger might be the type to beat
Rocky He would stab Marciano and outlook him. Moore,
minus 10 might handle Rocky mucn as Iuney nanoeo
Jack Dempsey.
DEAPsEY's LEGS BETRAYED him. "T could have
beaten Tmney in Chicago" he saying not long
'1f could have reached him. could hit harder than he
could and could still take punch But when he started
with the footwork licked"
Cocke made to order for Marcano and it is little
wonder Well wants the Brither again, in London.
is safe to fight because he cannot punch Cocke Is
easy hit the heavy bag in Rockys gym His
gameness unquesoned but is his lack OF ability
That performance the other night Marciano
wasn't proving anything. There of telling IT he
could still punch, If he could take punch AS far as
summer inflicted by Elk Charles not put to real test
AS matter of fact prominent surgeon in this town was
gently needing the sports writing brigade because many
words were written about Rocky's nose.
put together properly as I'm certain it was
done" he sad 'Marcianos may be better able to
withstand punishment than it ever was
FAR BETTER FIGHT than Marciano-Cockeu may well
be the June % between Moore and Olson If Moore
doesn't lose of what he used to havewhat with
shedding weight putting years-t ought to be far
better than the last time f5-pouno cnanpon ana te
16O-pound ruler met.
This was the night that Joey Maxim although not fight
ing very resoue by technical knockout over Sugar
Raw Robinson the temperature at rngside reached o
degrees swooned when he seemed to have aoe
Moore-at his best-mght make it tough 1or ROCKY.
Olson If he beats Moore? Well Bobo pretty light to be
+ackinp the likes of heavyweight especially who hits
IN the manner born Another considerations olson Is not
the damaging puncher that some OF the pig htte
mon of wore Fitzsimmons and Ketchel, to name Two
who went out of their class.
Olson hardly figures be Marcanos next CONTENDER he
Is too little But Archie Moore is suspected OF being
too od and Don Cockell of being too fat and
We'll there's the heavyweight picture perhaps It's
Marciano all the way.