On Sept. 23, 1952, at 43 seconds of the 13th round with an atomic right to the jaw, Rocky Marciano knocked out reigning heavyweight champ, Jersey Joe Walcott, to claim the World Heavyweight title ...

Rocky Balboa of "Rocky" fame claimed Marciano as his hero. When Larry Holmes had a chance to match Marciano's 49-0 professional record, he said, "I'm 35 fighting young men and he was 25 fighting ...

“I want to offer my apologies to Rocky Marciano’s family for remarks I made at the press conference,” said the 35-year-old Holmes said. “I have no hard feelings against Rocky Marciano.

Rocky Marciano’s record has been equalled but the love and awe he inspired will always leave him out of reach of others - Steve Bunce. STEVE BUNCE ON BOXING ...

Had he lived he would have celebrated his 87th birthday this Wednesday. If he had not boarded that airplane in 1969, the plane that crashed in Iowa ending his life the day before his 46th birthday,… ...

After a failed tryout with a Cubs minor league team, Rocky Marciano turned his attention to boxing and rose to the top of the heavyweight division. Marciano, who was born 86 years ago on Sept. 1 ...

After a failed tryout with a Cubs minor league team, Rocky Marciano turned his attention to boxing and rose to the top of the heavyweight division. Marciano, who was born 86 years ago on Sept. 1 ...

Sullivan said he plans to have another public showing next year, on Sept. 23, 2022, to show the fight between Rocky Marciano and Jersey Joe Walcott on the anniversary of that 1952 fight, the bout ...

Dan Henderson and Rocky Marciano are guys who began their careers doing well up close—Henderson with his clinch and Marciano with his soul sapping infighting.

“Rocky loved to tease her. He made up many names for my mother,” said Langway, who bears a likeness to his famous uncle, as he recalled family dinners at the Marciano homestead at 168 Dover St.