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14 unusual facts about Rocky Marciano


Eddie Germano

Germano also won an award for his cartoon series on heavyweight boxer Rocky Marciano, who grew up in Brockton, MA.

Freddy Stephen Fuller

Freddy Fuller was one of an outstanding list of amateur boxer from British Columbia, Quebec, Washington State, Oregon and California to compete in the tournament that was highlighted with the appearance of undefeated former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano.

Greatest Heavyweights

The game features eight of the most famous and successful heavyweight boxers in history: Muhammad Ali, Jack Dempsey, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, and Floyd Patterson.

Herb Scharfman

His picture of Rocky Marciano's knockout punch in a 1952 bout against Jersey Joe Walcott is widely considered to be one of the most iconic photographs in the history of photojournalism.

Jack Matthews

Whilst stationed at RAF St Athan air base in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1943, Matthews fought future world champion Rocky Marciano in an amateur boxing match.

Khaosai Galaxy

The anonymous person stated that he had got a request on his internet video channel to show information that Ricardo Lopez, Lennox Lewis, Joe Calzaghe, Rocky Marciano and Khaosai Galaxy defeated everyone they faced.

Louis Fratto

Fratto's son Frank Farrell was also a passenger on the flight on which Rocky Marciano was killed.

Michele Aboro

However, should she decide to remain inactive and, ultimately, to retire from boxing, she would join Rocky Marciano and a handful of others in boxing's history to retire as an undefeated world champion.

Nino Valdez

After beating former title contender Don Cockell, he lost a ten round unanimous decision to Bob Baker on December 7, 1955, costing him a potential title bout against Rocky Marciano.

Pete Mead

Over the years Mead kept in touch with such friends and former competitors as Rocky Marciano, Herbie Kronowitz, Joey DeJohn, Rocky Graziano, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, and Bill Hannigan.

Quintet

This concert took place against all odds: Bud Powell was drunk; Charlie Parker, identified as "Charlie Chan" in the original notes, played on a plastic alto saxophone; and Dizzy Gillespie would disappear offstage to check on the status of the first Rocky Marciano-Jersey Joe Walcott heavyweight championship match.

Ripa Teatina

The father of boxing World Champion Rocky Marciano, Pierino Marchegiano, immigrated to the United States from Ripa Teatina in 1912.

Rocky Balboa

He trained very hard so he could grow up to be like his idol Rocky Marciano.

The name, iconography, and fighting style of Rocky Balboa were inspired by the legendary heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano.


Coney Island Velodrome

At the height of popularity for both American bicycle racing and boxing in the 1920s, Coney Island drome was host to regional and state championship bicycle races, and boxing heroes including Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis, Jersey Joe Walcott, and Sugar Ray Robinson.

Jimmy Barry

Along with Rocky Marciano, Ricardo Lopez, Ji-Won Kim, and Joe Calzaghe, Barry is one of only five boxing champions to retire undefeated.

José Basora

Well past his prime, however, he lost five of his next six bouts, including one against Holly Mims and another one against Rocky Marciano rival, Harry Matthews.