BROCKTON ― Louis "Sonny" Marciano who was a husband, a father, a semi-pro baseball player, businessman and the younger brother of Rocky Mariano − the only undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, ...
The bell would ring, he stopped. The bell would ring again, he'd be right back on you," said George Foreman about Rocky Marciano on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. Rocky Marciano had two ...
Step back into the 1950s and 60s, when boxing reigned supreme in America. Legends like Rocky Marciano and Sugar Ray Robinson ...
Tragedy is no stranger to the sports world as fans have mourned the deaths of many players and coaches in plane and ...
And Brockton is famous for producing legendary boxers Rocky Marciano and "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler as well as maverick NFL ...
For example, Tyson Fury's ability to get up and fight harder after getting knocked out, Canelo Alvarez's devastating body punches and Rocky Marciano's ability to take a punch are all captured in ...
Perfection is hard to achieve in sports. Nearly impossible, actually. That’s why it is such a big deal when an athlete is perfect, even for one game. Pitchers throwing perfect games in ...
Rocky Marciano had two goals in mind while growing up in Brockton, Mass. He didn't want to follow in his father's footsteps and work in a shoe factory. He wanted to be a major league catcher.