    
Title: The Brockton Blockbuster" Rocky Marciano" Description: Former Heavyweight Champion of the World " The Brockton Blockbuster" Rocky Marciano (Rocco Francis Marchegiano; 1923-1969) (Far Right) with his wife Barbara (Left) and daughter Mary Ann (Center). Marciano won the title by knocking out the Heavyweight Champion Jersey" Joe Walcott (Arnold Raymond Cream; 1914-1994) in the thirteenth round of their September 23, 1952 boxing match. 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. Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 1650 x 1086 (1.79 MPixels) (1.52) Print Size: 14.0 x 9.2 cm; 5.5 x 3.6 inches File Size: 5.14 MB (5,384,614 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000300915 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
