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Jersey Joe Walcott vs Rocky Marciano

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Jersey Joe Walcott and Rocky Marciano met 2 times (1952, 1953). Rocky Marciano won in 1953 by ko; Rocky Marciano won in 1952 by ko.

Side by side

Jersey Joe WalcottRocky Marciano
74″ (188 cm)Reach67″ (170.2 cm)
72″ (182.9 cm)Height70″ (177.8 cm)
+2.79%Reach advantage-4.27%
49–20Record49–0
63%Finish rate88%
11Longest unbeaten run48
64Recorded bouts48
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 3. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentJersey Joe WalcottRocky Marciano
Ezzard Charles L W
Joe Louis L W
Rex Layne L W

Careers side by side

Jersey Joe Walcott

1930 1940 1950 win vs Frank Mitchell (1930)win vs Jimmy O'Toole (1930)loss vs K.O. Palmer (1930)win vs Eddie Wallace (1930)win vs Carl Mays (1931)loss vs Henry Taylor (1933)win vs Bob Norris (1933)win vs Roxie Allen (1935)win vs Al King (1935)win vs Pat Roland (1935)win vs Lew Alva (1935)loss vs Billy Ketchell (1936)win vs Phil Johnson (1936)win vs Louis LePage (1936)win vs Joe Colucci (1936)win vs Willie Reddish (1936)loss vs Al Ettore (1936)loss vs George Brothers (1937)win vs Elmer Ray (1937)win vs Joe Lipps (1937)loss vs Tiger Jack Fox (1937)win vs Bob Tow (1938)loss vs Roy Lazer (1938)loss vs Tiger Jack Fox (1938)win vs Lorenzo Pack (1938)win vs Art Sykes (1938)win vs Jim Whitest (1938)win vs Freddie Fiducia (1938)win vs Curtis Sheppard (1939)win vs Al Boros (1939)loss vs Abe Simon (1940)win vs Tiger 'Red' Lewis (1940)win vs Ellis Singleton (1944)win vs Felix Del Paoli (1944)win vs Curtis Sheppard (1945)win vs Lee Q. Murray (1945)win vs Steve Dudas (1945)win vs Johnny Denson (1945)win vs Joe Baksi (1945)win vs Johnny Allen (1945)win vs Austin Johnson (1945)win vs Jackie Saunders (1945)loss vs Elmer Ray (1946)loss vs Joey Maxim (1946)win vs Tommy Gómez (1946)win vs Lee Oma (1946)win vs Al Blake (1946)win vs Jimmy Bivins (1946)win vs Johnny Allen (1946)loss vs Joe Louis (1947)win vs Joey Maxim (1947)win vs Elmer Ray (1947)loss vs Joe Louis (1948)win vs Olle Tandberg (1949)loss vs Ezzard Charles (1949)loss vs Rex Layne (1950)win vs Hein ten Hoff (1950)win vs Johnny Shkor (1950)win vs Omelio Agramonte (1950)win vs Harold Johnson (1950)win vs Ezzard Charles (1951)loss vs Rocky Marciano (1952)win vs Ezzard Charles (1952)loss vs Rocky Marciano (1953)
winlossdraw / NC1930–1953

Rocky Marciano

1950 win vs Lee Epperson (1947)win vs Gilley Ferron (1948)win vs James Patrick Connolly (1948)win vs Bob Jefferson (1948)win vs Gilbert Cardone (1948)win vs Bill Hardeman (1948)win vs Humphrey Jackson (1948)win vs Jimmy Weeks (1948)win vs Eddie Ross (1948)win vs Bobby Quinn (1948)win vs John Edwards (1948)win vs Harry Bilazarian (1948)win vs Carmine Vingo (1949)win vs Phil Muscato (1949)win vs Pat Richards (1949)win vs Joe Dominic (1949)win vs Ted Lowry (1949)win vs Tommy DiGiorgio (1949)win vs Pete Louthis (1949)win vs Harry Haft (1949)win vs Don Mogard (1949)win vs Jimmy Evans (1949)win vs Jimmy Walls (1949)win vs Artie Donato (1949)win vs Johnny Pretzie (1949)win vs Bill Wilson (1950)win vs Ted Lowry (1950)win vs Johnny Shkor (1950)win vs Gino Buonvino (1950)win vs Eldridge Eatman (1950)win vs Roland La Starza (1950)win vs Joe Louis (1951)win vs Freddie Beshore (1951)win vs Rex Layne (1951)win vs Willis Applegate (1951)win vs Art Henri (1951)win vs Harold Mitchell (1951)win vs Keene Simmons (1951)win vs Jersey Joe Walcott (1952)win vs Harry Matthews (1952)win vs Bernie Reynolds (1952)win vs Gino Buonvino (1952)win vs Lee Savold (1952)win vs Roland La Starza (1953)win vs Jersey Joe Walcott (1953)win vs Ezzard Charles (1954)win vs Archie Moore (1955)win vs Don Cockell (1955)
winlossdraw / NC1947–1955

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