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The New Champ Rocky Marciano Salutes The Old - Walcott

The New Champ Rocky Marciano Salutes The Old - Walcott
Clip: 352174_1_1
Year Shot: 1952 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1579
Original Film: 025-599-05
HD: N/A
Location: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Timecode: 00:18:57 - 00:19:34

A little out of focus, dull in imagery and contrast - DOS After a thrilling thirteen round battle, boxing's new champion congratulates the ex-champ. Rocky Marciano smiling at camera, wearing bandages on face from fight. Marciano speaks about the fight with Walcott. CUHS - Rocky Marciano with blackened eyes and a bandage over his right eye and a bandage on his head CUS - Rocky smiling, standing with his manager or trainer makes a statement about boxing Joe Walcott. "Well last night I fought a real true champion, Jersey Joe Walcott. He proved to me what a champion is made out of. I hit him with plenty of good punches and he took them very good, rolled with most of them. He's a very smart fighter, a durable fighter and a very great champion. I only hope that I can be as good as him."