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	Rocky Marciano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Marciano was born and raised in Brockton, Massachusetts.
		Marciano won his first two bouts by knockouts in the first round, but by the third bout, his knuckles were damaged, and he lost by decision for the championship.
		Rocky had a professional record of 49-0 with forty-three knockouts (Some claim his record was 50-0, counting a shorter match that was never recorded or sanctioned, yet not considered an exhibition).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rocky_Marciano (1976 words)

	Rocky Marciano
		Marciano was a chubby kid with strong arms as a pre-teen, but he benefitted from living right in front of a park: He used to go to the James Edgar Playground to play baseball every day, and he used to hit ball after ball and go to pick the balls up after hitting them.
		Rocky was so embarrassed by this fight and the newspapers' accounts of it, that when he went back to the military facilities, he cut out all the beer, drinking, smoking and partying from his schedule and started concentrating on his training habits only.
		Marciano was the object of a biographical movie, and in the movie Rocky, the Rocky Balboa character told his trainer Mickey that Marciano was his favorite boxer.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ro/Rocky_Marciano.html (1588 words)

	Rocky Marciano - MSN Encarta
		Rocky Marciano (1923-1969), American boxer, who retired as the only undefeated heavyweight champion in boxing history.
		Marciano turned professional in 1947 and in 1951 he wept after knocking out his boyhood hero, former world champion Joe Louis.
		Marciano died in a light plane crash in 1969.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761577970/Marciano_Rocky.html (181 words)

	Rocky Marciano - Biography and career (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Rocky was lucky it wasn't an official bout because, according to people present, he was on his way to defeat when he hit Lester in the groin and was disqualified.
		Rocky was so embarrassed by this fight and the newspapers' accounts of it that, when he went back to the military facilities, he started concentrating solely on his boxing training.
		Rocky won his first two bouts by knockouts in the first round, but by the third bout, his knuckles were damaged, and he lost by decision for the championship.
	www.fameboxing.com /rocky-marciano.htm (1747 words)

	The My Hero Project - Rocky Marciano
		Marciano, Rocky (1 Sept. 1923-31 Aug. 1969), heavyweight boxing champion, was born Rocco Francis Marchegiano in Brockton, Massachusetts, the son of Pierino Marchegiano, a shoe-factory worker, and Pasqualena Picciuto.
		Marciano was dropped to the canvas in the second round, but he survived to knock out Moore in the ninth round.
		Marciano enjoyed life in the fast lane ("If you want to live a full life then live dangerously"), disliked routine, and was fascinated by the mobsters with whom he socialized and did business, such as Vito Genovese.
	www.myhero.com /myhero/hero.asp?hero=rockymarciano (2504 words)

	Rocky Marciano: Is He a Top 5 All Time Heavyweight?
		Rocky came inside low in his crouch to get underneath his opponents and was not as easy a target to hit as some fans think.
		Rocky was known to bust the blood vessels in his opponent’s arms as they covered up trying to protect themselves from the onslaught.
		Rocky came up in one of the weakest periods in heavyweight history, in fact the only era that is weaker than the early mid 50's amongst heavyweights is the current crop.
	coxscorner.tripod.com /rocky.html (1902 words)

	Rocky Marciano
		After retirement Marciano was living with his family in Florida, he was approached by Murry Woroner, a Miami promoter wanted to have Rock and Muhammad Ali fight with a computer deciding the outcome.
		Marciano knew he had to get into some kind of decent shape so he started going to the gym, eating right, and trained for it like a real fight.
		Marciano died in a plane accident shortly before the release of the film.
	www.iain.hampson.btinternet.co.uk /rocky_marciano.htm (750 words)

	Amazon.ca: Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times: Books: Russell Sullivan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		He recounts Marciano's career from his first professional fight in 1947 through his death in a plane crash in 1969, looking at the sports hero as a symbol of both the optimism and the darker cultural currents of the 1950s.
		Marciano, the child of Italian immigrants, who grew up in working class Brockton, Mass., was presented by the press as the ideal '50s man: a wholesome, patriotic family man with an all-American rags-to-riches story and worshipped by his fans as such.
		Rocky Marciano: The Rock Of His Times by biographer Russell Sullivan, is an insightful and deftly written biographical story of a legendary figure in twentieth-century boxing.
	www.amazon.ca /Rocky-Marciano-Rock-His-Times/dp/0252027639 (894 words)

	Russell Sullivan / Rocky Marciano
		Marciano emerged from obscurity in the early 1950s and had snagged the heavyweight crown by 1952.
		To sportswriters and fans, Marciano's 49-0 record was enough to warrant the prestige and honor they bestowed on him despite widespread discussion of his flaws as a boxer.
		Sullivan contends that Marciano's popularity was compounded by the uneasy racial attitudes of the era.
	www.press.uillinois.edu /f02/sullivan.html (840 words)

	IBHOF / Rocky Marciano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Marciano is the only world champion to complete his career undefeated.
		Marciano had a 12-fight amateur career during which he won the New England Golden Gloves title before losing to Coley Wallace in the Eastern Championships.
		Rocky defended the title successfully against LaStarza and Don Cockell and also posted a pair of exciting victories over former champion Ezzard Charles.
	ibhof.com /marciano.htm (275 words)

	ESPN.com: Marciano glorified boxing
		Rocky Marciano had two goals in mind while growing up in Brockton, Mass.
		Physical condition was Marciano's forte in his monkish, monomaniacal pursuit of the title.
		With blood spurting from both wounds, and aware that the referee was considering stopping the fight, a desperate Marciano unleashed a furious attack in the eighth and knocked Charles down twice, the second time for the count.
	espn.go.com /sportscentury/features/00016159.html (1307 words)

	MARCIANO vs COCKELL May 17, 1955
		Rocky was fighting in his usual crouch, he got in a good short hook to
		Rocky got in another left and then his elbow connected with Don's nose.
		Rocky was blasting don on ropes at bell.
	www.boxinggyms.com /news/marciano/rocky_cockell1955may17.htm (482 words)

	Rocky Marciano, The 13th Candle
		A boxing buff most of his life, he met the parents of Rocky Marciano in Girard, OH in the early 1970s when they were visiting a friend there.
		Rocky's mother liked the story so much she asked him to write a book on her son.
		Michael was honored by the AAIB (American Association for the Improvement of Boxing) Rocky Marciano 2002 Founders Day Award in New York City in May, 2001 for authoring "The 13th Candle." He was also honored in September, 2001 in Brockton, Ma.
	www.rockymarciano13thcandle.com (682 words)

	Rocky Marciano - The Unstoppable Force
		Rocky Marciano was an unstoppable force, a true ironman of the ring.
		Rocky Marciano was an extremely hard puncher, and some old timers cling onto the belief that he hit harder than huge men such as Sonny Liston, George Foreman and Earnie Shavers.
		Rocky was being outpointed over thirteen rounds, although being blinded for three of those, only to score a devastating and brutal knockout to win the title.
	www.eastsideboxing.com /news.php?p=4488&more=1 (2205 words)

	Rocky Marciano: Remembering The Rock
		Rocky was anxious to get back to his Ft. Lauderdale home for the birthday party that was planned for him by his 16 year old daughter Mary Ann.
		Rocky was going to make an appearance at ringside of a fighter in which a friend of his had an interest.
		Marciano was too selfish in a good way to let his name be on their record, like Louis' is on his, or Ali's is on Holmes, or Holmes' is on Tyson's.
	www.eastsideboxing.com /boxing-news/marciano3108.php (1326 words)

	Rocky Marciano // Official Web Site
		Marciano pulled out a victory which would be remembered as typical of his tough-guy, never-say-die style: way behind in points and struggling offensively all night, he caught Walcott with a short, overhand right on the jaw in the 13th round which knocked him unconscious, giving Marciano the championship belt.
		Marciano only defended the title six times, but some of those fights are considered classics by boxing fans.
		Marciano defended his title against Don Cockell in 1955, knocking him out despite organized crime enticements for Marciano to throw the fight.
	www.rockymarciano.net /about/bio2.htm (434 words)

	ESPN Classic - Marciano glorified boxing
		That spring, Marciano's dream of becoming a major league catcher finally ended when he failed in his tryout with a Cubs' farm team in North Carolina.
		Rocky Marciano is the only heavyweight champ to retire undefeated (49-0).
		In Marciano's sixth - and final - defense, he came back from a second-round knockdown to KO Moore in the ninth round.
	espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Marciano_Rocky.html (1359 words)

	Rocky Marciano: Heavyweight Great \| TheSweetScience.com Boxing
		Marciano’s pet name for his piston-like right was “Susie Q.” It quickly became known as the winning punch in many of his fights.
		Marciano made his first major impact in the heavyweight division in 1950 when he won a ten round decision against then undefeated heavyweight contender Roland La Starza.
		Rocky was furious with La Starza, saying he would make him eat his words in a rematch.
	www.thesweetscience.com /boxing-article/1455/rocky-marciano-heavyweight-great (1454 words)

	Rocky Marciano St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles
		Rocky Marciano (born Rocco Francis Marchegiano) is the only champion in the history of boxing to remain officially unbeaten and untied throughout his entire professional career.
		Rocky then cemented his status as a popular culture icon with championship performances against a triumvirate of dangerous veteran fighters: Jersey Joe Wallcott, Ezzard Charles, and Archie Moore.
		Marciano and Ali then staged the fight according to the computer's projections, and the film was shown in closed circuit theaters throughout the world.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200787 (227 words)

	Essay on Rocky Marciano
		Rocky Marciano was born on September 1, 1923 in Brockton,Massachusetts to Mr.
		Rocky would live a pretty normal life until 18 months of age, when he would contract pneumonian.
		Pneumonia was an infection which would nearly kill Rocky, but through his strong constitution he would be able to suvive without impairment.
	www.dedicatedwriters.com /paper/Rocky_Marciano-120629.html (118 words)

	Rocky Marciano's grave (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Marciano retired in 1956 the only Heavyweight Champion in History to retire undefeated.
		In 1969, Marciano boarded a single engine Cessna in Chicago for a flight to Des Moines, Iowa.
		In 1990 Rocky Marciano was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame.
	www.hollywoodusa.co.uk /GravesOutofLA/rockymarciano.htm (85 words)

	Russell Sullivan / Rocky Marciano
		Spirited, fast-paced, and rich in detail, Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times is the first book to tell the full story of the man, his sport, and his era.
		Yet as much as he embodied the wholesome, rags-to-riches patriotism of a true American hero, Marciano also refiected the racial and ethnic tensions festering beneath the country's benevolent facade.
		In this captivating portrait of a complex American sports legend, Russell Sullivan confirms Rocky Marciano's place as a symbol and cultural icon of his era.
	www.press.uillinois.edu /s05/sullivan.html (974 words)

	Rocky Marciano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Rocky Marciano, new heavyweight champion of the boxing world, is almost the latest exponent of the art of fisticuffs to turn to refereeing wrestling bouts.
		Marciano's engagements are being booked by genial Joseph "Toots" Mondt, who has an arrangement with Rocky's manager, Al Weill, who knows the ropes about as well as any man in the business.
		Rocky is a fighter who appears to learn rapidly.
	www.genetunney.org /magazine18.html (714 words)

	Amazon.de: Rocky Marciano: Bücher: Everett M. Skehan,Peter Marciano,Louis Marciano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Rocky Marciano (1923-1969) was the only heavyweight champion ever to complete a professional career without a loss.
		When you're finished with this one you will really have the complete story of Rocky Marciano from humble beginnings as the son of a shoemaker to Heavyweight Championship to the tragic end.
		Skehan has talked to all of Marciano's business partners, boyhood friends, family members and takes the reader back to Rocky's hometown of Brockton, Massachussetts so one gets a true feeling of what it was like when Rocky was "Champ".
	www.amazon.de /exec/obidos/ASIN/1861055978 (556 words)

	Rocky Marciano
		Failing to become a professional baseball player, Marciano turned to boxing and won 27 of 30 amateur bouts before he turned professional in 1947.
		The only heavyweight champion with a perfect professional record, Marciano was undefeated in 49 fights and successfully defended his title six times before retiring in Apr., 1956.
		Rocky Marciano - Rocky Marciano Born: Sept. 1, 1923 Boxer heavyweight champion (1952-56); retired undefeated; pro...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0831740.html (208 words)

	Harry Haft, Auschwitz, and Rocky Marciano \| TheSweetScience.com Boxing
		Haft, who is one of only a handful of surviving Marciano opponents, squared off against the future heavyweight champion, who was 17-0, in the ten-round main event at the Rhode Island Auditorium in Providence in July 1949.
		Marciano hurt Haft in the second with a right hand that sent him reeling into the ropes.
		Marciano hit Haft with a left to the gut that he followed up with his fabled right hand.
	www.thesweetscience.com /boxing-article/3855/harry-haft-auschwitz-rocky-marciano (1587 words)

	Rocky Exhibit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Rocky Marciano was born in Brockton on September 1, 1923.
		A former local shoe worker, Rocky became the heavyweight champion of the world when he defeated Jersey Joe Walcott on September 23, 1952.
		Rocky died in an airplane crash on August 31, 1969.
	www.brocktonma.com /bhs/rocky.html (132 words)

	ROCKY MARCIANO - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED CIRCA 1954
		When are you moving in." This undated letter was probably written in the summer of 1954 while MARCIANO was in training at Grossinger's for the September 1954 rematch with former champ Ezzard Charles.
		In June, Marciano had won a 15-round decision, the only time he had ever gone 15 rounds with a fighter.
		Everett M. Skehan in Rocky Marciano, Biography of a First Son writes that "Rocky was unhappy because the fight had gone the full fifteen rounds.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/12_2002/sports/ROCKY_MARCIANO.htm (635 words)

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