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Rocky: 1952
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 1:53pm.
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Sept. 23, 1952. Philadelphia. "Rocky Marciano KO's Jersey Joe Walcott, is new World Heavyweight Champion." Photo by Herb Scharfman, International News Photos/Encyclopaedia Britannica. Gelatin silver print. View full size.
The pain of defeat
Submitted by OTY on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 3:28pm.
This photo really depicts a moment of the agony and the ecstasy of two human beings.
Wow!
Submitted by The Big Dog on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 2:15pm.
What a shot, in both senses of the word. With today's technology it's easy to get images like this. 1952 not so. Congratulations Herb!
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