Jersey Joe Walcott and Marciano needed a knockout to win, according to two of the three official scorecards. In the thirteenth round with Marciano pressuring Walcott against the ropes, both threw simultaneous right hands. Marciano landed his punch first on Walcott´s jaw in what is considered one of the hardest punches thrown in boxing history. Walcott collapsed with his arm hanging over the ropes then fell to the canvas where he was counted out. There was a rematch in Chicago, on May 15, 1953, and the second time around, Walcott was again defeated by Marciano by a knockout, this time in the first
Walcott, Lincolnshire a previous chapel at Walcott, dedicated to Saint Oswald, and given by King John to Spalding Priory, which formerly stood in the centre of the village and was pulled down around 1790. As at 2010, Walcott has one public house, The Plough, and a primary school; the school caters for Walcott children and has study links with Martin village primary school away. The countryside around Walcott is of agricultural use, with sheep farming and the growing of potatoes being prominent. Walcott, Lincolnshire Walcott is a small village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population