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Rocky Marciano John Jarrett

Rocky Marciano By John Jarrett

Rocky Marciano by John Jarrett


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Summary

Say hello to the world's only undefeated heavyweight champion, a guy called Rocky Marciano, who defied physical limitations - 'He's too small, too short, too light, too old.' Hard-hitting Marciano blasted his way to 49 wins, 43 inside the distance. His mantra was, `If you want to live a full life, then live dangerously.' Rocky did that, all right!

Rocky Marciano Summary

Rocky Marciano: The Brockton Blockbuster by John Jarrett

Say hello to the world's only undefeated heavyweight champion, a guy called Rocky Marciano, who defied physical limitations - `He's too small, too short, too light, too old.' With just a 67-inch reach, two left feet and under six feet tall, tough, hard-hitting Marciano blasted his way to 49 wins, 43 inside the distance. He was impervious to pain: you could knock him down but you couldn't knock him out. Marciano KO'd Jersey Joe Walcott in a 1952 thriller to become world champion. Defending his title five times, he brought the million-dollar gate back to boxing in 1955 when he crushed Archie Moore in his final fight. He then criss-crossed America making public appearances, for cash only. He built a network of friends, businessmen and Mob guys who willingly paid his way, fed him, dressed him and flew him around. And that's how he died, hitching a ride in a plane that crashed in an Iowa cornfield in 1969, on the eve of his 46th birthday. His mantra was, `If you want to live a full life, then live dangerously.' Rocky did that, all right!

About John Jarrett

John Jarrett is the author of eight boxing books, having written about the sport since 1951 when his first article - about Rocky Marciano - was published in Boxing News. He also wrote for International Boxing and Boxing Pictorial, and was a regular contributor to the British Boxing Board of Control Yearbook. In 1978 Jarrett was appointed Northern Area Secretary for the British Boxing Board of Control, a position he still holds today.

Additional information

GOR010357762
9781785313813
1785313819
Rocky Marciano: The Brockton Blockbuster by John Jarrett
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pitch Publishing Ltd
20180515
256
N/A
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