Top 10 Boxing Matches from the 1950s

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boxing

fans and welcome back today. I want to talk about the best

boxing

matches

of the

1950s

and while I obviously haven't seen every boxing match from the

1950s

that I've seen footage of available, these are the 10 that I personally think were the best the September 24, 1953 at the Polo Grounds in New York, world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano faced former foe Rowland and Thorsen. The two first faced each other more than three years earlier, when Rocky won by split decision. That was ultimately decided by a supplemental point system that New York was using at the time.

The Stars fought smart in the rematch and he built an early lead by keeping Rocky on the outside and tying them up every time he closed in on the inside. The stars who fought effectively on the outside were choking Rocky on the inside and displayed good defense, often causing Rocky to miss, but as things approached the middle of the scheduled 15-round round, Rocky began to apply pressure. more effectively. Marciano was fighting in his way. back and began landing power shots with greater regularity in the 11th round. Marciano backed the Stars against the ropes and unleashed a vicious combination that effortlessly took them down.

He stood up, but Rocky was done and referee Ruby Goldstein called a stop. The contest was an 11th round TKO victory for Rocky Marciano on September 17, 1954, the old Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. World heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano had an immediate rematch against former champion Ezzard Charles Marciano. What a 15-round decision against Charles earlier that year. Marking Ezard is the only title challenger to have gone the full 15-round championship distance with Marciano Rocky attempted to jump Charles early in the rematch, but Ezard was able to effectively neutralize his attack. Charles was trying to stay at a distance and box from the outside. and he was attacking Rocky close on the inside in the second round.

Marciano hurt Charles with some big right hands that dropped the former champion. Charles stood up and was able to fend off Rocky's pursuit. Charles was trying to establish range on him on the outside, but Rocky was often able to close the distance and Rocky usually did the better job. Charles opened up Marciano's nose in the sixth round and this seemed to rejuvenate him as he perked up when he started aiming for Rocky's nose after the seventh round, there was a greater sense of urgency. When Rocky's corner informed them that they couldn't stop the bleeding, a floor right headbutt from Marciano, Charles in round II, Charles got to his feet, but he was badly damaged and Rocky's next attack was simply furious. , a series of shots culminated in a big left hand that dropped Charles again this time Ezard would not go over the limit was an April knockout of Rocky Marciano on September 13, 1950 at Olympia Stadium in Detroit world middleweight championship Lamanna faced to challenger and former conqueror Laurent Don't Seal Before becoming champion, LaMotta was defeated by Don't Seal the previous year in a unanimous decision in 10 rounds and this time the Frenchman was again in control of the action and was out of boxing.

LaMotta Dough Tiel seemed to be doing well in his The path to another victory is that the two fighters headed into the fifteenth and final round, but although Tiel did not take his foot off the gas and continued to press the action, LaMotta seemed tired, but then, of the nothing, he went into action and launched the attack. and it was fierce, although Tiel tried to fight them off, but LaMotta was relentless and fell through Tiel with only seconds left in the fight when Tiel got to his feet, referee Lou Handler had reached the 10 count and the fight was over.

In addition, there was a spectacular knockout in the fifteenth round coming from behind for Jake LaMotta. At the time of the arrest, the three official cards had not been sealed with scores of 72,268 74 to 66 and 71 69 on September 23, 1957 at the old Yankee Stadium in the Bronx the world middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson put her title at stake against Carmen Basilio. This match quickly turned into a tactical chess battle with Ray looking to establish ratings from the outside and Basilio looking to come in and shoot. Quick and explosive attacks Robinson was succeeding when he was out of range, but Basilio was able to close the distance where he was also succeeding.

This back and forth tactical chess battle was pretty even with the first 10 Rams and things started to get more brutal later on. In the fight, as Robinson and Basilio landed tremendous power shots, it was a close and competitive affair throughout the 15 rounds and it was an excellent display of guile, intelligence and determination by both boxers when the official scorecards were announced. one judge had it at nine five one for Basilio the referee al Burrell had nine six for Robinson and the other judge added eight six one for Basilio so it was a split decision and Carmen Basilio had just become the new world middleweight champion on March 25, 1958 at Chicago Stadium.

In Chicago, Illinois, world middleweight champion Carmen Basilio put her title on the line for the first time in an immediate rematch against the man she beat to become champion, Sugar Ray Robinson, just seconds into the fight, things They already started to get a little difficult with each fighter hit. With this free hand inside the clinch, both guys were digging in with energetic attacks to the body and any attempt to get things tactical was frequently interrupted by explosive bursts of firepower. The reins looked to find the range with her jab and Basilio fired every time she found it.

In the openings, they frequently exchanged blows when they were at range, but much of the fight was spent fighting hand-to-hand as things went bad. Waypoint Basilio Staff. He was in very bad shape but the action was still very competitive and terribly brutal, even referee Frank Sakura ended up getting punched in the face, it was a tremendous fight with a lot of back and forth action and a lot of mini momentum swings at the end. After 15 rounds, little separated the valiant efforts shown by both boxers. Robinson earned a split decision victory. one judge had it 71-64 for Robinson, another had it 72-64 and the final judge had it 69-66 for Basilio, although Basilio was almost locked in during the second half of the fight, many ringside observers scored the fight for Carmen Sugar.

Ray Robinson had just won the world middleweight championship for a record fifth time on February 14, 1951 at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois. LaMotta's world middleweight championship put his title on the line against five-time former foe Sugar Ray Robinson. Robinson and LaMotta first met in 1942 and then fought twice in 1943 and twice more in 1945. Robinson won four of his previous five meetings, the most recent being a 12-round split decision in favor of Ray. Robinson and LaMotta were familiar with what the other brought to the fight. table and both exercised tremendous pride and courage in their efforts. Robinson was trying to keep Jake on the end of his jab and LaMotta was trying to take the fight to Ray and both fighters frequently had their fair share of effective moments.

Robinson began to take command. of the action as things approached the halfway point and LaMotta continued to press forward despite absorbing a lot of punishment, but Jake's pursuit was relentless and LaMotta was able to recover with a ferocious attack now that Robinson was the one absorbing a punishing Oh as LaMotta had him pinned in the corner firing and then Rey took advantage of the moment with a reaction of his own. There were many swings in momentum over the course of this grueling encounter, but it eventually got to the point where Robinson began dropping bombs repeatedly. over the iron jaw of Jake LaMotta Robinson was really unloading on LaMotta and referee Frank Sakura had seen enough, it was a 13th round knockout victory and Sugar Ray Robinson had just become the new world middleweight champion on the 21st September 1955 at the old Yankee Stadium.

In the Bronx, world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano put his title on the line against white world heavyweight champion Archie Moore. Archie was looking to keep things going and organize where he could land his jab effectively and Rocky was looking to work his way inside and create favorable conditions. angles, but old Mongoose was a smooth operator and kept Rocky off balance early in the competition in the SU round. Archie hit Rocky with a quick counterattack just as the champion fell. Marciano quickly stood up and did not appear seriously injured, the combat began to evolve into something that involved a lot of internal tactical maneuvering.

Rocky was trying to get into position to land big shots and Archie was looking to create his own openings as he tried to get back to the middle of the ring, where he had the most. of a tactical advantage Marciano is trying to pin Archie against the ropes and Rocky was landing some good shots when he effectively pinned Moore, but old Mongoose was displaying stellar defense and Archie was proving to be a very slippery target as he launched occasional counterattacks. From the zone in the sixth round, Marciano landed a monstrous right hand that dropped more. Archy stood up and looked a little wobbly.

What happened next was an incredible display of resilience on Rocky's part and an equally amazing display of heart and courage on the old man's part. Mongoose Rocky again had more pinned against the ropes and the two were trading furiously, but Marciano was breaking down more and a crushing right hand dropped Archie for the second time, another big right hand from Marciano dropped Archie for the third time in Round II and the old man Mongoose once again stood up and continued to fight bravely, but by this time the damage had already been done. Marciano unloaded a sequence of hard punches punctuated by a double left that dropped Archie again and this time he would no longer beat the camp he was in. a ninth round knockout of Rocky Marciano and what turned out to be his last professional fight on July 18, 1951 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania world heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles faced Jersey challenger Joe Walcott.

Charles had already defeated Walcott twice before, both by 15 rounds. unanimous decision once in 1949 for the vacant world title and once in 1951 for a successful title defense. This third fight was a tactical affair in which there were two elite heavyweights who were quite familiar with each other's tendencies and there was a lot of physical maneuvering with Charles. and Walcott looked to win the various mini battles of range and positioning as the fight progressed. Jersey Joe began to find a better rhythm and Walcott was indeed beginning to set traps that allowed him to catch Charles along the way.

Ezard was counterattacking well at times, but he didn't look as strong as in the previous two encounters in the seventh round. Jersey Jo countered Charles with a quick left hand and the champion went down. Charles gave everything he had to beat the score, but he had nothing. The fight was over and Jersey Joe Walcott had just become the new world heavyweight champion and at 37 years old Jersey Joe made boxing history by becoming the oldest boxer to win the heavyweight championship, a record. that would remain for more than 40 years. until the great George had something to say about it On September 23, 1952 at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Pennsylvania world heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott faced undefeated challenger Rocky Marciano, the champion came out aggressively and He started hitting some nice quick combos right off the bat.

Gate Jersey Joe then hit Rocky with an excellent left hook that sent Marciano to the floor. Marciano persevered and began to fight effectively at some points, there were several heated exchanges in close quarters as the two heavyweights pummeled each other while absorbing grueling punishment for their efforts. It was a competitive contest with tremendous action. Walcott was trying to eat more siano at the end of his jab and Marciano was trying to cut the ring and shorten the distance to attack, but Walcott was consistently doing a better job winning this range battle. and because of that, Jersey Joe is winning the fight in the 13th round, at the exact moment Jersey Joe was using his trademark feet with his left looking to land a big right hand, he saw a nose, the right hand found the mark first and Joel's cut sank down to one.

The knee with one arm caught in the ropes before falling completely on the wool cut was out for the count and referee Charlie, with a dagger, counted them out for the count of 10. Rocky Marciano had just become the newworld heavyweight champion at the time of arrest, all three judges. had Walcott ahead by scores of seven four seven five and eight four On December 10, 1958 at the Montreal Forum, world light heavyweight champion Archie Moore, the old Mongoose, faced Canadian challenger Yvonne Durrell. The fight started with both guys looking to find the range to land powerful shots and about a minute into the fight, Anglers found the mark first when he landed a big right hand that sent the champion down just barely beating camp and looking wobbly and looking seriously injured.

Darrell followed up and started hitting more with a prolonged assault that had Archie stumbling defensively all over the ring, the Rels' efforts simply overwhelmed Archie who soon found himself on the mat again, beating the count but was soon out. knocked down again when tagged by a booming right hand from the feisty fisherman that Archie can barely beat. cap and at this point Tyrell himself seemed a little fatigued and Archie was able to get out of that first round, the action began to become a more tactical affair, his artillery began to slowly fight their way back, but a short combination of Durrell and round five knocked down the champion again for the fourth time.

Archie again got to his feet and his veteran technique and championship heart forced him to persevere, even as he continued to endure a great deal of punishment, the old Mongoose continued to try. Fighting his way back is the rel he continued to box patiently and fight intelligently as the The seventh round was approaching its end. Archie landed a series of hard punches that sent Relay to the ground and he got to his feet and survived the final seconds of the round and then began. returning to a tactical affair with many mini swings in momentum and there was plenty of crowd pleasing back and forth action between two determined warriors.

Towards the end of round 10, the old Mongoose caught the relay with a roaring right hand to Ear and Archie followed up with some sharp strikes that caused the rail to fall again, but when referee Jack Sharkey reached the count of eight, the round ended and Durrell was saved by the bell, but not long had a searing volley from old Mongoose saved him. went off the rails again Darrell got to his feet and incredibly was fighting bravely, but cool is a killer, old Mongoose walked the struggling fisherman into another right hand that sent them to the ground again for the second time in the round and the fourth and final time. in the contest Sharkey reached the count of ten and the fight was over, it was an eleventh round knockout for Archie Moore, the old Mongoose, and there you have it, I hope you all enjoyed it.

Of course, there are plenty of fights from the 1950s that I've had. I haven't seen them personally, but of the ones I have seen that are available in whole or in part, these are the ten

matches

that are my personal picks for the ten best of the fifties and I can honestly say that the match between Archie Moore and Yvonne Durrell is especially special. Now that I'm about the age Archie was at the time of that fight, I personally find it really inspiring, so what did you think of my list and what fights from the 1950s did I miss here?

Please let me know. in the comments section thanks for watching everyone and have a good night