FLASHBACK FRIDAY FOR FIGHT FANS- 1952

REMEMBER WHEN?

NEW YORK TIMES- SEPTEMBER 21, 1952 

• The fight was shown on closed circuit TV in 50 theaters in                                            31 cities coast to coast.
• Marciano was a slight betting favorite.
• A left hook from Walcott floored Marciano early in the first round.                                           It was the first time in his 43-fight professional career that                                      Marciano had been knocked down. He got up at the count of four.
• Going into the 13th round, Walcott was ahead on all 3 official scorecards.                Early in the round, Walcott backed up to the ropes and began to launch                     a right hand, but Marciano beat him to it and put him down for the count                 with a right to the jaw.
• The fight was named The Ring Fight of the Year.
• The 13th round was named The Ring Round of the Year.
• The fight was named the 16th Greatest Title Fight of All-Time                                       by The Ring in 1996.

                                                                                               From Boxrec.com

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