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 ...

Rocky Marciano owned a 49-0 record and had defended the world heavyweight championship six times, going the distance only once in title fights.

Undefeated Rocky Marciano of Brockton put his heavyweight championship on the line that night against light heavyweight champion Archie Moore with 61,574 fans on hand at Yankee Stadium.

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 ...

Boxing legend Rocky Marciano died in a plane crash near Newton in 1969 — one of three Marciano family connections to Iowa. Marciano was the undefeated heavyweight boxing champion from 1952 until ...

The house at 168 Dover St. shows that an entire culture and neighborhood made Rocky Marciano a champion. Meet the man who turned it into a shrine.

If Floyd Mayweather , as expected, beats Andre Berto in Las Vegas on September 12, his professional record of 49 wins from 49 fights will equate to that of the late, great Rocky Marciano ...

Marciano’s nephew, Peter Marciano Jr., a former Brockton High standout, played football at the University of Iowa from 1986-89. During his stay at college, Marciano traveled 90 minutes to the ...