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Marciano Fight Record

1948
07/12	Harry Bilazarian	W KO 1	Providence, RI
07/19	John Edwards	W KO 1	Providence, RI
08/09	Bobby Quinn	W KO 3	Providence, RI
08/23	Eddie Ross	W KO 1	Providence, RI
08/30	Jimmy Weeks	W KO 1	Providence, RI
09/13	Jerry Jackson	W KO 1	Providence, RI
09/20	Bill Hurdeman	W KO 1	Providence, RI
09/30	Gil Cardione	W KO 1	Washington, DC
10/04	Bob Jefferson	W KO 2	Providence, RI
11/29	Patrick Connolly	W KO 1	Providence, RI
12/14	Gilley Ferron	W KO 2	Philadelphia, PA
1949
03/21	Johnny Pretzie	W KO 5	Providence, RI
03/28	Artie Donato	W KO 1	Providence, RI
04/11	James Walls	W KO 3	Providence, RI
05/02	Jimmy Evans	W KO 3	Providence, RI
05/23	Don Mogard	W PTS 10	Providence, RI
07/18	Harry Haft	W KO 3	Providence, RI
08/16	Pete Louthis	W KO 3	New Bedford, MA
09/26	Tommy DiGiorgio	W KO 4	Providence, RI
10/10	Ted Lowry	W PTS 10	Providence, RI
11/07	Joe Dominic	W KO 2	Providence, RI
12/02	Pat Richards	W KO 2	New York City
12/19	Phil Muscato	W KO 5	Providence, RI
12/30	Carmine Vingo	W KO 6	New York City
1950
03/24	Roland LaStarza	W PTS 10	New York City
06/05	Eldridge Eatman	W KO 3	Providence, RI
07/10	Gino Buonvino	W KO 10	Boston, MA
09/18	Johnny Shkor	W KO 6	Providence, RI
11/13	Ted Lowry	W PTS 10	Providence, RI
12/18	Bill Wilson	W KO 1	Providence, RI
1951
01/29	Keene Simmons	W KO 8	Providence, RI
03/20	Harold Mitchell	W KO 2	Hartford, CT
03/26	Art Henri	W KO 9	Providence, RI
04/30	Red Applegate	W PTS 10	Providence, RI
07/12	Rex Layne	W KO 6	New York City
08/27	Freddie Beshore	W KO 4	Boston, MA
10/26	Joe Louis	W KO 8	New York City
1952
02/13	Lee Savold	W KO 6	Philadelphia, PA
04/21	Gino Buonvino	W KO 2	Providence, RI
05/12	Bernie Reynolds	W KO 3	Providence, RI
07/28	Harry "Kid" Matthews	W KO 2	New York City
09/23	Jersey Joe Walcott	W KO 13	Philadelphia, PA
1953
05/15	Jersey Joe Walcott	W KO 1	Chicago, IL
09/24	Roland LaStarza	W RSF 11	New York City
1954
06/17	Ezzard Charles	W PTS 15	New York City
09/17	Ezzard Charles	W KO 9	New York City
1955
05/16	Don Cockell	W RSF 9	San Francisco, CA
09/21	Archie Moore	W KO 9	New York City

Rocky Marciano

Rocco Francis Marchegiano is better known as Rocky Marciano, the only Heavyweight Champion of the World to retire undefeated. Marciano was born into a very poor family September 21, 1923 in Brockton, Massachusetts. He was once asked if it was the memories of coal dust and the putrid smell of factory shoe leather that fired him up with unrelenting determination to succeed as a boxer, especially after he had been knocked down, was badly cut or was losing a fight. "The one thing I thought about most," he said, "was the hardship my father and mother faced throughout their lives. I knew that if I didn't overcome the challenge at hand, I and they would surely never get another chance to escape poverty and oblivion."

On September 23, 1952, after a momentous victory over Joe Louis, Rocky fought Jersey Joe Walcott for the heavyweight title. Although Rocky was knocked down in the final round and was behind in the scoring for the first seven rounds, he knocked out Walcott in the 13th with a powerful and strategically placed right.

Marciano won an unprecedented 49 straight fights, 43 by knockout. 1956, he retired undefeated at age 33.

In 1969, 13 years after retiring, the 46-year-old Marciano was bald, depressed and had grown to over 300 pounds. Although he had made enough money to support himself and his family, he desperately missed the challenge, glory and the excitement of the ring. Life without a challenge did not mean much to Rocky; he needed a reason to live.

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