Rocky Marciano undefeated Heavy Weight Champion of the World

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The real Rocky the Italian Stallion

American professional boxer and world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano beat Jersey Joe Walcott for the title and won an unrivaled 49 straight fights.


Rocky Marciano was born on September 1, 1923, in Brockton, Massachusetts. He started fighting as a professional boxer in 1948, winning a fight against Harry Bilizarian. He then went on to win his first 16 fights. In 1952, he beat Jersey Joe Walcott for the world heavyweight championship. Marciano defended his title six times. He retired in 1956 and died on August 31, 1969, near Newton, Iowa.

American professional boxer and world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano was born as Rocco Francis Marchegianon on September 1, 1923 in Brockton, Massachusetts, to Italian immigrants Pierino Marchegiano and Pasqualina Picciuto. Marciano and his three sisters and two brothers lived across the street from the James Edgar Playground, where Marciano spent countless hours playing baseball. At a young age, he worked out on homemade weights and did chin-ups until he "was totally fatigued."

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He had a boxing era from 1897 to 1945 he was the first American heavy weight champion before Roy Jones and Mohammad Ali. He was unbeatable for more than 10 years and he used to humiliate the opponents by not letting them knock out so that he can continuously beat them in the ring. The presses used to abuse and discredit him but he still was unbeaten. For more than 10 years, he was the most hated and the most famous African American on the earth. He had a record of 73 wins out of which 40 were knockout wins and lost 13 matches.

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“the Man Who Beat the Hitlor”. He is referred to as the brown bomber and was considered as an American Icon. He has a record of wining 66 matches; losing 3 and 52 knock out winnings. He was a shining star for sure with a great record. He was a national hero for the peoples America and also a symbol of pride. During the world war he was more than just a boxer and his fights had social, political and international significance. he is No 1 in list of Top 10 Greatest Boxers Of All Time.

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Top 10 Greatest Boxers Of All Time

01- Joe Louis
02- Mohammad Ali
03- Sugar Ray Robinson
04- Jack Johnson
05- Jack Dempsey
06- Mike Tyson
07- Julio Cesar Chavez
08- Rocky Marciano
09. Henry Armstrong
10. Willie Pep

http://sporteology.com/top-10-greatest-boxers-time/

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How is Rocky Marciano a "Latest Happening" ?

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The ONLY undefeated Heavyweight Champion of the World beat them all and never ducked anyone


Just took that championship off Walcott, the champ knocked marciano to the canvass first round and he got up and beat his brains in for the remainder. NEVER count your chickens before their hatched

The end for joe
Walcott stands stiffly against the ropes as Rocky Marciano punches away



The end of the great Joe Louis' career the onslaught of the Italian Stallian was brutal and final





Ezzard Charles gets hammered by the Italian Stallion.



Archie Moore Feeling the Power

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Rocky Marciano the only undefeated heavyweight of all time. His Knockout percentage is one of the highest if not the highest in history and he was the SMALLEST OF ALL HEAVYWEIGHTS. On his climb for a title shot he knocked out every top contender he fought.

CANT CHANGE HISTORY grin

Rocky Marciano (born Rocco Francis Marchegiano; September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969) was an American professional boxer who held the world heavyweight title from September 23, 1952 to April 27, 1956. Marciano went undefeated in his career and defended his title six times, against Jersey Joe Walcott, Roland La Starza, Ezzard Charles (twice), Don $#@!ell, and Archie Moore.
Known for his relentless fighting style, stamina, and an iron chin, Marciano has been ranked by many boxing historians as one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} His knockout percentage of 87.75 is one of the highest in heavyweight history.

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Rocky Marciano was 5'11 and weight 185 lbs all the while he was champion.
In comparison Lennox Lewis fought at 6'5 and weighed 245.

Marcianos record and knockouts dwarf his.

Statistics

Real name	Rocco Francis Marchegiano
Nickname(s)	The Brockton Blockbuster The Rock from Brockton
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Reach	67 in (170 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	September 1, 1923 Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	August 31, 1969 (aged 45) Near Newton, Iowa, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	49
Wins	49
Wins by KO	43
Losses	0

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Rocky Marciano was a Great Fighter, I'm not taking anything away from him.