Marciano thought about making a comeback after retirement,
but he didn't do it. That's the other big difference between
him and many other champs, regardless of being undefeated or
not. They all made comebacks and it was always a bad
move.
--- Richard Moore <
moorich@aol.com> wrote:
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Jack Bludis
<buildsnburns@...>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > BTW, I noticed later that Rocky
Marciano--memory escapes
> > me, but I think he was the only heavyweight
champ to retire
> > undefeated--sounded almost the same. They keep
getting up.
> >
> > My guy never became champ.
> >
> > Jack Bludis
> >
>
> Obviously, there is no denying that many ex-fighters
suffer serious
> impairment after their careers are over. However, I
saw and heard
> many interviews and other television appearances
(such as a boxing
> commentator) with Marciano following his retirement
and saw no
> evidence of impairment, much less the sort your
friend suffered.
>
> He died in an airplane crash on his way to make a
speech just after
> attending a dinner with STP executives. Marciano was
a celebrity
> endorser and made television commercials for the
gasoline additive.
>
> Richard Moore
>
>
>
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