2025 It was estimated the entire town of 1,400 lined the streets and rooftops to see boxing champion Rocky Marciano ride into town in the back of a white Cadillac convertible. Marciano had been ...

Boxing has always been more than just a sport; it is a reflection of the struggles and triumphs of the American worker. In the early 20th century, as labor movements gained momentum, boxing emerged as ...

Louis 'Sonny' Marciano, younger brother of Rocky Mariano, the only undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, died Monday.

In June 1954, unbeaten heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano defended his title against former champion Ezzard Charles at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Rocky Marciano had two goals in mind while growing ... The odds of Marciano succeeding in boxing seemed about the same as him reaching the major leagues. He was a crude, barroom-brawler type.

That was the catalyst for Haft to launch a professional boxing career that culminated in a bout with future heavyweight world champion, Rocky Marciano in 1949. Haft, who died of cancer in 2007 ...

He helped create the Rocky Marciano stamp, he opened Marciano Gym in New Jersey and is even credited in an HBO special titled "In this Corner" Boxing Legend's Heavyweights, as well as his younger ...