Title: Harry "Kid" Matthews Description: The July 28, 1952 boxing match between Harry "Kid" Matthews (1922-2003) (Left) and "The Brockton Blockbuster" Rocky Marciano (Rocco Francis Marchegiano; 1923-1969) (Right). Marciano would knockout Matthews in the second round of their bout, setting up a match with Heavyweight Champion Jersey" Joe Walcott (Arnold Raymond Cream; 1914-1994) (Not Shown). Marciano, or "The Rock from Brockton" would retire from boxing with an unblemished professional record of (49-0), with forty-three victories by knockout; 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, boxing matches. Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 2175 x 1267 (2.76 MPixels) (1.72) Print Size: 18.4 x 10.7 cm; 7.3 x 4.2 inches File Size: 7.89 MB (8,277,538 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000300903 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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