Evening star., 1955-07-05
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS s7AnA
Like Moore? Buy Him Now

THOSE 1s-To-5 ODDS favoring Rocky Marciano over
Archie Moore not be available by September
they are authentic They smack suspiciously of
come-on test of public sentiment no heavyweight
contender who has ought
to be an underdog by any such margin
It going to be easy fight write and talk about
the training camps set up. Marciano never
beaten champion makes for good readable copy speaks
well and there sufficient flaws in his fighting mechanism
at least in the eyes critics. to ponder each time Rocky
comes up against new foe.
Moore is good copy, too He is intelligent shrewd and
confident Archie certainly will talk good fight and
doubtedy make too Whether his battle will good
enough remains to be because that is overgron
middeweght he will be meeting September 20 in the
Stadium.
BoBO OLSON WAS knocked thoroughly goofy by Moore
last month but rapierlke and stunning was Arches
combinaton-two rights left-it hardly would have
made the impression Marcano The champ may be
foored even knocked out but Moore will work
harder than he did against Olson. That Rocky takes
good punch atested by the that only in
career has he been down. That in the first round the
night he dethroned Joe Wacott in Philadelphia.
Moore who says he will weigh 1885, won't be big as
Wacot but the that he hits approximately
Another thing: Moore has forgotten about the
teties of boxing than Marciano has ever known
It might be that Archie is meeting Marciano time
not especially well suited to him. although at admitted
he cannot very well wait another year. But If he and not
Don Cocke had fought Rocky at San Francisco May
Archie might well have off with the title pursued
more or less avdly for nearly 20 years.
ROCKY IN MS nfSt 1898 start was not impressive He
at least fights year invariably about so
per cent better in his second outing
1T TOOK HIM an almost unaccountaby long time to
dispose of Cocke who had nothing except
heart. Marciano, lighting doughy fat who couldn't
box punch threw all of his bombs Many missed the
mark. indication that his timing badly but he
also connected lot and nothing happened
It seems to be the consensus of eyewitnesses that
Marcianos famed punch somewhat watered down in
San Francisco Either that cocke abnormay equipped
to absorb punishment although this theory ibe with
knockouts scored him by such Randy Turpin
Jimmy sade 1t doesn't follow either, that Rocky was
making eight workout Of his match with Cocke
Not with his newly sewedup display for the first
time.
How Moore will plan his fight is Archies own secret
Charlie Johnston his manager of record may know
Johnston appears to be agent fuhedged
manager Moore manages himself and after two decades
in the racket, you'd have to say he is qualified.
THERE ARE SOME who think that Moores big hope is
to cut Marcano early and win by technical knockout
4. who believe that Archie longer can 60 is rounds
For 1t became evident that Moore intend to
engage in a long fight.
In his training camp at Summit, N. j. Archie never
boxed than three rounds any day. Mostly,
rounds sufnced TN doing it all on the road" Moore
explained blandly. IT don't have to box"
"ut If it's tough fight you 60 the distance?" he
was asked
Il didn't come here to lose" he would answer.
the bell rang for the second round however, 1t
plain that Archie had TO- IL Is rounds III mind
with Olson. He had studied his in the opening round
In the second he let out notch and by the third
Old Pro Archie his prey neatly figured put him away.
But that the middleweight champ, the heavy
weight king he hitting That same combination may
only make Marcano blink and keep coming and veterans
of brawls Of kind will tell you, there something dis
concerng about unloading best bombs discovering
appreciabe damage the party Of the part