The World Boxing Council has unanimously approved the project to build a statue in honor of undefeated world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano. The decision was made on the eve of the pre-eminent ...
Rocky Marciano is famed for his legendary undefeated streak, although he almost blew his unbeaten record in his final fight. After winning his 48 previous fights, mostly by knockout, the legendary ...
Rocky Marciano’s childhood home on Dover Street has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, honoring the late ...
BROCKTON — For a "wax museum" school project, 9-year-old Zelly Perez studied hometown hero Rocky Marciano. She even played him in class, complete with an embroidered boxing robe her mom got on Amazon.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – 100 years ago today, one of the greatest boxers ever was born, and Friday afternoon, the City of Springfield honored the champion who spent much of his time in the South ...
In Brockton, Mass., size does matter. Host Jacki Lyden talks us through the controversy surrounding the size of a proposed Rocky Marciano statue to commemorate the hometown prize fighter. That was the ...
The World Boxing Council will honor undefeated former world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano in the hometown of his birth in Brockton, Massachusetts on September 28. The WBC announced that a statue ...
Pundits see peril in comparing eras. How would Koufax have fared against Ruth? Could Lombardi's Packers have tamed Joe Montana and Bill Walsh's West Coast Offense? Could Russell's Celtics stifle ...
The promoters tried to bill it as the “fight of the century,” and barred radio and television from ringside, but the fans were not fooled. Only 31,188 customers turned up in Yankee Stadium to see ...