Don cockell vs rocky marciano biography
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Don cockell vs rocky marciano biography
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For a fighter who never bragged, Walcott’s comments were quite odd and out of character for him. Rocky Marciano had bludgeoned every top heavyweight out there going into the Walcott fight, including devastating knockout wins over Joe Louis and Rex Layne, two boxers who had beaten Jersey Joe in the past.
On September 23, 1952, a raucous crowd of 40,379 fans turned out at Philadelphia’s Municipal Stadium, producing gate receipts of $504,545 for Walcott’s defense against Rocky Marciano.
The fight was also shown on closed circuit TV in 50 theaters in 31 cities throughout the United States. The closed-circuit television receipts totaled $125,000.
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Joe’s second title defense earned him $188,070, while the challenger Marciano took home $94,035. The previous year, Joe DiMaggio was the highest earning baseball player collecting a $100,000 salary from the New York Yankees.
Walcott nearly doubled that figure in just one fight!
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