Rocky Marciano was a heavyweight boxing champion. He retired as the only heavyweight champion in boxing history never to lose a professional fight. His thunderous right - which he nicknamed Suzie ...

Rocky Balboa of "Rocky" fame claimed Marciano as his hero. When Larry Holmes had a chance to match Marciano's 49-0 professional record, he said, "I'm 35 fighting young men and he was 25 fighting ...

It's a well-worn route, and one Rocky used when he'd run home-cooked lunch over to his dad at the Stacey Adams Shoe Factory. This is the Rocky Marciano family home at 168 Dover St. in Brockton.

Had he lived he would have celebrated his 87th birthday this Wednesday. If he had not boarded that airplane in 1969, the plane that crashed in Iowa ending his life the day before his 46th birthday,… ...

Stephen Marciano saw this as the fight that propelled his uncle into winning the heavyweight championship in 1952, before retiring from boxing in 1955 to be with his family. Rocky Marciano was ...

If Floyd Mayweather, as expected, beats Andre Berto in Las Vegas on September 12, his professional record of 49 wins from 49 fights will equate to that of the late, great Rocky Marciano. But some ...

Rocky Marciano grew up in the city and became the only heavyweight boxing champion to retire undefeated, with a record of 49-0. Maria Papadopoulos can be reached [email protected].

The photographs accompanying this article are from Rocky Marciano’s brother, Peter. Also seen in the phots are Rocky Jr and his family. The WBC was represented by Mike George and Jim Mercante.