BROCKTON ― Louis "Sonny" Marciano who was a husband, a father, a semi-pro baseball player, businessman and the younger brother of Rocky Mariano − the only undefeated heavyweight champion of ...
IN 1944, aged just 16, Harry Haft was forced into a concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. To survive the Holocaust, the ...
Step back into the 1950s and 60s, when boxing reigned supreme in America. Legends like Rocky Marciano and Sugar Ray Robinson ...
I n the annals of combat sports history, the heavyweight division in boxing stands as the pinnacle of fighting, marked by ...
New England Super Featherweight & Lightweight Champion "King" Kevin Walsh looks to add another title to his collection this ...
Owney Madden served time in Sing Sing, worked the bootlegging gangs during Prohibition, romanced Mae West and hung out with ...
"(Marvin) Hagler's gotta be No. 1, right? ... "All-time, (Dybantsa) he's rising. Wasn't Rocky Marciano from Brockton? Marciano and Hagler are No. 1 and 2." "Over my shoulder, these two bobble ...
Tragedy is no stranger to the sports world as fans have mourned the deaths of many players and coaches in plane and helicopter crashes over the years.
In June 1954, unbeaten heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano defended his title against former champion Ezzard Charles at Yankee Stadium in New York.
And Brockton is famous for producing legendary boxers Rocky Marciano and "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler as well as maverick NFL coach/owner Al Davis. Buddy Teevens' name might not ring the same bell.