Crew
NL
Nathan L. Halpern
Producer
JW
John W. Boyle
Director of Photography
Cast
RM
Rocky Marciano
Himself
Jersey Joe Walcott
Himself
JP
Jimmy Powers
Narrator
Rocky Marciano vs. Joe Walcott
195260m
Documentary
Jersey Joe Walcott was 38 and looked older. That he was even champion was a bit of a surprise. He’d taken the title with an upset of Ezzard Charles the year before. Marciano on the other hand, was the coming star. He’d hammered Joe Louis into retirement in 1951, a sad fight that many saw as a changing of the guard. Fans were eager to see the Rock take on Jersey Joe—but few expected to witness one of the all-time great heavyweight fights.
