SPORT & NOTE
Rocky Marciano

Male

"The Brockton Blockbuster"
(Rocco Francesco Marchegiano)
(Rocco Francis Marchegiano)
Heavyweight, USA, Brockton, Massachusetts
Born: September 1, 1923, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: August 31, 1969, in an airplane accident near Newton, Iowa, USA
Height: 5ft 10 1/4in, mt 1,77 1/2
Weight: 184-187 lbs

Reach: 67" - Chest (normal): 39" - Chest (expaned): 42"
Waist: 32" - Biceps: 14" - Neck: 16 3/4" - Wrist: 7 1/2"
Calf: 14 3/4" - Ankle: 10" - Thigh: 22" - Fist: 11 1/2" - Forearm: 12"

Manager: Al Weill
Trainer: C. Goldman, A. Colombo

Italian-American

Marciano is a member of
the International Boxing Hall of Fame
and the World Boxing Hall of Fame

ALL-TIME HEAVYWEIGHT COMPUTER TOURNAMENT
Gene Tunney W 15
Max Baer TKO 13
Jim Jeffries TKO 14
Jack Dempsey KO 13
ALL-TIME HEAVYWEIGHT COMPUTER BOUT
Muhammad Ali KO 13









Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1946
- Apr. 15Henry LesterBrockton, USA LDQ 3
+ Aug. 22Frederic RossPortland, USA WKO 1
+ Aug. 23Richard JarvisPortland, USA WKO 1
- Aug. 24Joe DeAngelisPortland, USA LPTS 3
Portland, USA, National AAU Championship 2nd place, +80 kg
1947
+ Jan. 17Jim ConnollyBoston, USA WKO 1
- Jan. 18Bob GirardBoston, USA LPTS 3
Boston, USA, Massachusetts State Championships, +80 kg
1948
+ Feb. 2Dan SolomontLowell, USA WKO 1
+ Feb. 9Charlie MortimerLowell, USA WKO 3
+ Feb. 17Ralph PiscopoLowell, USA WWO
+ Feb. 18George McInnisLowell, USA WKO 1
Lowell, USA, Massachusetts State and Rhode Island State Golden Gloves winner, +80 kg
- Mar. 1Coley WallaceNew York City, New York LPTS 3
New York City, New York, East Coast Golden Gloves preliminaries, +80 kg
+ Mar. 22Salomont FicheraBoston, Massachusetts WKO 3
+ Mar. 23George McInnisBoston, Massachusetts WPTS 3
Boston, Massachusetts, AAU New England Championships winner, +80 kg

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1947
+ Mar. 17Lee EppersonHolyoke, USAKO 3
1948
+ July 12Harry BilazarianProvidence, USATKO 1
+ July 19John EdwardsProvidence, USAKO 1
+ Aug. 9Bobby QuinnProvidence, USAKO 3
+ Aug. 23Eddie RossProvidence, USAKO 1
+ Aug. 30Jimmy WeeksProvidence, USATKO 1
+ Sept. 13Humphrey JacksonProvidence, USAKO 1
+ Sept. 20Bill HardemanProvidence, USAKO 1
+ Sept. 30Gilbert CardoneWashington, USAKO 1
+ Oct. 4Bob JeffersonProvidence, USATKO 2
+ Nov. 29James Patrick ConnollyProvidence, USATKO 1
+ Dec. 14Gilley FerronPhiladelphia, USATKO 2
1949
+ Mar. 21Johnny PretzieProvidence, USATKO 5
+ Mar. 28Artie DonatoProvidence, USAKO 1
+ Apr. 11Jimmy WallsProvidence, USAKO 3
+ May 2Jimmy EvansProvidence, USATKO 3
+ May 23Don MogardProvidence, USAW 10
+ July 18Harry HaftProvidence, USAKO 3
+ Aug. 16Pete LouthisNew Bedford, USAKO 3
+ Sept. 26Tommy DiGiorgioProvidence, USAKO 4
+ Oct. 10Ted LowryProvidence, USAW 10
+ Nov. 7Joe DominicProvidence, USAKO 2
+ Dec. 2Pat RichardsNew York, USATKO 2
+ Dec. 19Phil MuscatoProvidence, USATKO 5
+ Dec. 30Carmine VingoNew York, USAKO 6
1950
+ Mar. 24Roland LaStarzaNew York, USAW 10
+ June 5Eldridge EatmanProvidence, USATKO 3
+ July 10Gino BuonvinoBoston, USATKO 10
+ Sept. 18Johnny ShkorProvidence, USATKO 6
+ Nov. 13Ted LowryProvidence, USAW 10
+ Dec. 18Bill WilsonProvidence, USATKO 1
1951
+ Jan. 29Keene SimmonsProvidence, USATKO 8
+ Mar. 20Harold MitchellHartford, USATKO 2
+ Mar. 26Art HenriProvidence, USATKO 9
+ Apr. 30Willis ApplegateProvidence, USAW 10
+ July 12Rex LayneNew York, USAKO 6
+ Aug. 27Freddie BeshoreBoston, USAKO 4
+ Oct. 26Joe LouisNew York, USAKO 8
1952
+ Feb. 13Lee SavoldPhiladelphia, USATKO 6
+ Apr. 21Gino BuonvinoProvidence, USAKO 2
+ May 12Bernie ReynoldsProvidence, USAKO 3
+ July 28 Harry MatthewsBronx, USAKO 2
+ Sept. 23Jersey Joe WalcottPhiladelphia, USAKO 13
(Won World Heavyweight Title)
1953
+ May 15Jersey Joe WalcottChicago, USAKO 1
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 24Roland LaStarzaNew York, USATKO 11
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
1954
+ June 17Ezzard CharlesBronx, USAW 15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 17Ezzard CharlesBronx, USAKO 8
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
1955
+ May 16 Don CockellSan Francisco, USATKO 9
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 21Archie MooreBronx, USAKO 9
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

 

Summary

Total bouts: 49, Won: 49 (43 inside the limit), Lost: 0 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0