News

In the history of boxing, few names are as revered as Larry Holmes and Rocky Marciano. Despite their very distinct ...
Muhammad Ali considered Marciano "the toughest". Mike Tyson's career is full of light and shade, as one of the most fearsome heavyweight champions, but also with marked ups and downs that led him to ...
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.
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 ...
LAS VEGAS — After scoring a technical knockout against Conor McGregor on Saturday night, Floyd Mayweather resisted taking jabs at critics who questioned the historical value of his victory at T ...
It went into effect on July 1, 1903. Rocky Marciano is the “winner and still champion” as throngs of fans cheer after a one-round knockout of Jersey Joe Walcott on May 15, 1953, at Chicago ...
BROCKTON, Mass. -- It’s at least a 45-minute drive from his home in Plymouth, Mass., to his hometown of Brockton, a city in Boston’s south suburbs. The next birthday will be the 80th for Peter ...