Casieri still has a heavy bag hanging from that tree, ... The house at 168 Dover St. shows that an entire culture and neighborhood made Rocky Marciano a champion.

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 ...

Sept. 23, 1953: Rocky wins heavyweight boxing championship. April 10, 1975: Lena Marchegiano sells 168 Dover St. to Alice Pereira. June 23, 1982: Pereira sells house to Louis Marciano.

Rocky Marciano is the only heavyweight champ to retire undefeated (49-0). ESPN Network: ... He was able to punch from that position, come straight up from the bag and hit a heck of a shot. . . .

Football star, politician, pride of Brockton. Peter Marciano seemed primed to outshine his legendary uncle, Rocky, in fame. Then he got clobbered by the hit he never saw coming.

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.