Rocky Marciano boxing style analysis - simple, from the Brockton Blockbuster

Go Here to Download Your Book - - Rocky Marciano, the Brockton Blockbuster, retired as undefeated heavyweight champion of the world. 43 of his 49 opponents failed to hear the final bell. In this video we are going to run through a boxing style analysis of Rocky Marciano, a style that was elegantly simple and brutally effective. There are 4 areas that I cover in Marciano’s style analysis: 1. Footwork - Marciano was flat-footed and his stance was narrow, everything I can’t teach to an amateur boxer. On the other hand he inched forward and kept the opponent under constant pressure, not a second to relax. 2. Defense - Marciano’s waist-bend defence took him off the centre line and made it really difficult for opponents to catch him clean (it also provided a great platform for Rocky to launch counter attacks) 3. Attack sequences - Rocky had 2 primary attack sequences; the jab and hook and the ’Suzy Q’ right hook. His uppercut was fantasti