He was four months shy of turning 33 years old and was sitting on top of the boxing world in 1956. Rocky Marciano owned a 49-0 record and had defended the world heavyweight championship six times ...

When Rocky hung up his gloves for good the following ... fighting till the very end of his life. Rocky Marciano was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990; ironically ...

Rocky Marciano was a heavyweight boxing champion. He retired as the only ... A year later, he returned to amateur status to compete in the Golden Gloves All-East Championship Tournament and ...

Rocky Marciano had two goals in mind while ... the only heavyweight champion to exit undefeated. The odds of Marciano succeeding in boxing seemed about the same as him reaching the major leagues.

Rocky Marciano said goodbye to the ring on this date in 1956 when he retired at age 31 as the undefeated heavyweight champion. He finished his boxing career with a 49-0 record that included six ...

Kirk Wilmot first picked up boxing gloves in college. He now works out regularly at ... The gym’s longevity comes as no shock to Peter Marciano, Rocky’s brother and the youngest of six children. The ...

It also elevated Mayweather's professional boxing record to a perfect 50-0. So no, Rocky Marciano did not beat Floyd Mayweather's record - it's the other way around as Marciano hung up the gloves ...

Editor's note: This is the last part of a seven-part series. He was four months shy of turning 33 years old and was sitting on top of the boxing world in 1956. Rocky Marciano owned a 49-0 record and ...