If he had not boarded that airplane in 1969, the plane that crashed in Iowa ending his life the day before his 46th birthday, Rocky Marciano would be sitting around today swapping fight stories ...

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 ...

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 ...

Marchegiano’s fighting name was Rocky Marciano and until Saturday night he held one of sport’s finest records, having retired as world heavyweight champion after 49 fights without suffering a ...

Floyd Mayweather and Rocky Marciano are two of the greatest boxers in history. 'Money' Mayweather vacated his boxing world titles after defeating Andre Berto on September 12, 2015, with a 49-0 ...

At the time of filming, Muhammad Ali was still serving his three-year suspension from boxing, and Rocky Marciano had long since retired from the sport, his last fight having been in 1955.

Born Rocco Francis Marchegiano in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Sept. 1, 1923, Marciano won the heavyweight championship by defeating Jersey Joe Walcott for the title on Sept. 23, 1952. Drafted into ...