Rocky Marciano vs Harry (Kid) Matthews (Full Fight Highlights)

Rocky Marciano 187 lbs beat Harry Matthews 179 lbs by KO at 2:04 in round 2 of 10 Date: 1952-07-28 Location: Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York, USA Referee: Ray Miller A crowd of 31,118 produced a gate of $220,000. Each fighter received 30% of the gate. Marciano was a solid 2 to 1 favorite. There was no radio, television or theater TV for the fight. Thunder In Left Hand Two Jolting Punches Earn the Brockton, Mass., Slugger a Shot at Heavyweight Title New York, July 28. (AP) — Rocky Marciano crumpled Harry Matthews, the pride of the great Northwest, with two crunching left hooks to the jaw tonight to score a spectacular knockout win in 2:04 of the second round at Yankee stadium. Earning a September title shot at the heavyweight champion, Jersey Joe Walcott, 27-year-old Rocky, unbeaten in forty-two straight fights, dumped Matthews flat on his back in his own corner—almost in the lap of his manager, Jack Hurley, with the two thundering hooks. The 29-year-old Mat