Title: "Jersey" Joe Walcott Description: The September 23, 1952 boxing match between Heavyweight Champion of the World, "Jersey" Joe Walcott (Arnold Raymond Cream; 1914-1994) (Right) and "The Brockton Blockbuster", Rocky Marciano (Rocco Francis Marchegiano; 1923-1969) (Left). Marciano won the title by knocking out the Jersey" Joe Walcott (Arnold Raymond Cream; 1914-1994) in the thirteenth round of the bout. Marciano, or "The Rock from Brockton" would retire from boxing with an unblemished professional record of (49-0), with forty-three victories by knockout; Category: Sports Keywords: prizefighters, pugilists, boxing, boxers, boxing, fighters, fighting, prizefighting, pugilism, ring, Heavyweight Champions of the World, World Heavyweight Champions, World Boxing Champions, WBA Heavyweight Boxing Champions, Heavyweights, Ring Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, American Boxers, American Heavyweight Boxers, Boxers from America, Italian American Boxers, World War II Veterans, African American boxers, African American athletes, boxing matches Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 2400 x 2028 (4.87 MPixels) (1.18) Print Size: 20.3 x 17.2 cm; 8.0 x 6.8 inches File Size: 13.95 MB (14,629,776 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000301828 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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