Rocky Marciano
Was too small to be a heavyweight
Or
That's what everyone told him
His arms were too small
He started boxing too late
He couldn't do it
He wouldn’t do it
The guy was a boulder
Rolling down a hill
And at the bottom
Was the man in the ring with him
If you were in his way
He’d steam roll you
He wasn’t flashy
He didn’t dance
He didn’t showboat
He just went forward
And threw bombs
Until the man in front of him folded like a lawn chair
He took all the bombs that landed on him
And popped up like a man possessed
His conditioning
It was unmatched
As the fight went on
He got better
Those six month training camps
Where he pushed himself to his limits
They kept him thriving in the ring
Against men who should’ve beat him.
It’s crazy to think
That the best heavyweight boxer of all time
Was great because of his will
And work ethic
And that no one gave him a chance
-C.H.
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