Jersey Joe Walcott was 38 and looked older. That he was even champion was a bit of a surprise. He’d taken the title with an upset of Ezzard Charles the year before. Marciano on the other hand, was the ...

Rocky Marciano, of Brockton, Massachusetts, battled heavyweight champ Jersey Joe Walcott for 13 rounds at the Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia the evening of Sept. 23. And in the 13th, Marciano ...

The mission is a man.

For a few breathless moments it looked as though Jersey Joe Walcott might finish off Rocky Marciano in the first round. With unexpected boldness, the heavyweight champion moved right in on Challenger ...

Ali needed Frazier, Leonard needed Hearns, Robinson needed LaMotta, and Marciano needed Walcott, for “Jersey” Joe was great on a few occasions, especially the night he lost his title. Can we say that ...

Rocky Marciano holds one of the greatest records in boxing after ending his career early as an undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion at the age of 31. On April 27, 1956, Marciano and his ...

Closed-circuit television, which has already flashed a few big fights (Walcott v. Marciano) and the Metropolitan Opera (Carmen) on certain U.S. movie screens, will try symphonic music next January. In ...

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 ...