Record details

Rocky Marciano

"The Brockton Blockbuster"

Heavyweight

Male

(Rocco Francesco Marchegiano)
(Rocco Francis Marchegiano)
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


1946
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Apr. 15	Henry Lester	Brockton, USA	LDQ 3
+ Aug. 22	Frederic Ross	Portland, USA	WKO 1
+ Aug. 23	Richard Jarvis	Portland, USA	WKO 1
- Aug. 24	Joe DeAngelis (USA)	Portland, USA	LPTS 3
Portland, USA, National AAU Championship 2nd place, +80 kg

1947
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 17	Jim Connolly	Boston, USA	WKO 1
- Jan. 18	Bob Girard	Boston, USA	LPTS 3
Boston, USA, Massachusetts State Championships, +80 kg

1948
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 2	Dan Solomont	Lowell, USA	WKO 1
+ Feb. 9	Charlie Mortimer	Lowell, USA	WKO 3
+ Feb. 17	Ralph Piscopo	Lowell, USA	WWO
+ Feb. 18	George McInnis	Lowell, USA	WKO 1
Lowell, USA, Massachusetts State and Rhode Island State Golden Gloves winner, +80 kg
- Mar. 1	Coley Wallace (USA)	New York City, New York	LPTS 3
New York City, New York, East Coast Golden Gloves preliminaries, +80 kg
+ Mar. 22	Salomont Fichera	Boston, Massachusetts	WKO 3
+ Mar. 23	George McInnis	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
Boston, Massachusetts, AAU New England Championships winner, +80 kg

Professional record


1947
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 17	Lee Epperson	Holyoke, USA	KO 3

1948
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ July 12	Harry Bilazarian	Providence, USA	TKO 1
+ July 19	John Edwards	Providence, USA	KO 1
+ Aug. 9	Bobby Quinn	Providence, USA	KO 3
+ Aug. 23	Eddie Ross	Providence, USA	KO 1
+ Aug. 30	Jimmy Weeks	Providence, USA	TKO 1
+ Sept. 13	Humphrey Jackson	Providence, USA	KO 1
+ Sept. 20	Bill Hardeman	Providence, USA	KO 1
+ Sept. 30	Gilbert Cardone	Washington, USA	KO 1
+ Oct. 4	Bob Jefferson	Providence, USA	TKO 2
+ Nov. 29	James Patrick Connolly	Providence, USA	TKO 1
+ Dec. 14	Gilley Ferron	Philadelphia, USA	TKO 2

1949
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 21	Johnny Pretzie	Providence, USA	TKO 5
+ Mar. 28	Artie Donato	Providence, USA	KO 1
+ Apr. 11	Jimmy Walls	Providence, USA	KO 3
+ May 2	Jimmy Evans	Providence, USA	TKO 3
+ May 23	Don Mogard	Providence, USA	W 10
+ July 18	Harry Haft	Providence, USA	KO 3
+ Aug. 16	Pete Louthis	New Bedford, USA	KO 3
+ Sept. 26	Tommy DiGiorgio	Providence, USA	KO 4
+ Oct. 10	Ted Lowry	Providence, USA	W 10
+ Nov. 7	Joe Dominic	Providence, USA	KO 2
+ Dec. 2	Pat Richards	New York, USA	TKO 2
+ Dec. 19	Phil Muscato	Providence, USA	TKO 5
+ Dec. 30	Carmine Vingo	New York, USA	KO 6

1950
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 24	Roland LaStarza	New York, USA	W 10
+ June 5	Eldridge Eatman	Providence, USA	TKO 3
+ July 10	Gino Buonvino	Boston, USA	TKO 10
+ Sept. 18	Johnny Shkor	Providence, USA	TKO 6
+ Nov. 13	Ted Lowry	Providence, USA	W 10
+ Dec. 18	Bill Wilson	Providence, USA	TKO 1

1951
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 29	Keene Simmons	Providence, USA	TKO 8
+ Mar. 20	Harold Mitchell	Hartford, USA	TKO 2
+ Mar. 26	Art Henri	Providence, USA	TKO 9
+ Apr. 30	Willis Applegate	Providence, USA	W 10
+ July 12	Rex Layne	New York, USA	KO 6
+ Aug. 27	Freddie Beshore	Boston, USA	KO 4
+ Oct. 26	Joe Louis	New York, USA	KO 8

1952
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 13	Lee Savold	Philadelphia, USA	TKO 6
+ Apr. 21	Gino Buonvino	Providence, USA	KO 2
+ May 12	Bernie Reynolds	Providence, USA	KO 3
+ July 28	Harry Matthews	Bronx, USA	KO 2
+ Sept. 23	Jersey Joe Walcott	Philadelphia, USA	KO 13
(Won World Heavyweight Title)

1953
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 15	Jersey Joe Walcott	Chicago, USA	KO 1
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 24	Roland LaStarza	New York, USA	TKO 11
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

1954
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ June 17	Ezzard Charles	Bronx, USA	W 15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 17	Ezzard Charles	Bronx, USA	KO 8
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

1955
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 16	Don Cockell	San Francisco, USA	TKO 9
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 21	Archie Moore	Bronx, USA	KO 9
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

Summary