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It has to be said the competition is fierce for the title of "biggest British underdog". In 1955 Don Cockell, a former British light-heavyweight champion with a glandular problem, travelled by boat to San Francisco to take a fearsome beating from Rocky...
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Francis Marchegiano, known to the world as Rocky Marciano, left this earth an undefeated boxing champ. His namesake’s fight-card record isn’t quite so spotless. “Sandy McCarthy hit me so hard once,’’ recalls Rocky Thompson, christened in honour of the...
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Come on, the division is a joke ... Klitschko will stay atop as long as he wants to. Unless, of course, the greatest heavyweight champion ever, Rocky Marciano, comes back from the dead.
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He was bowing out as the undisputed master of his craft - and like Rocky Marciano with none of his rare defeats unavenged. Now the division is a vacuum filled largely by Ukrainian giants Vitali and Wladimir Klitshcko, whose domination underlines an...
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Those who see "the sweet science" as brutal should stay away; those who went the distance with Requiem for a Heavyweight, Rocky, and Cinderella Man, however, will want to dance around photos of Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Jake LaMotta, Rocky...
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As a trainer he made his mark as the trainer for the legend of all legends, "The Brown Bomber," Joe Louis. Charlie Goldman achieved notoriety as a cornerman for "The Rock from Brockton," Rocco Francis Marchegiano, known to boxing fans as the undefeated...
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Anytime we talk boxing, the white guy’s got to bring up Rocky Marciano!
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Angelo Dundee gestures during an interview at the opening of the new 5th Street Gym Sept. 23, 2010 in Miami Beach. Dundee's brother, Chris Dundee, opened the original gym in 1951 and it eventually hosted Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Sugar...
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Obsessed with boxing, he spent time in the Stillman's gym in New York, where he learned from trainers such as Ray Arcel (whose list of champions included Jack "Kid" Berg and James Braddock) and Charlie Goldman (who trained Rocky Marciano). When his...
About Rocky Marciano
Wikipedia
Rocky Marciano (September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969), born Rocco Francis Marchegiano, was the heavyweight champion of the world from 1952 to 1956. Marciano, with forty-three knockouts to his credit (87.8% knockout rate), remains the only heavyweight champion in boxing history to retire having won every fight in his professional career. Full Article
