Rocky Marciano
1923 – 1969 · aged 46
American heavyweight boxing champion (1923-1969)
- Born
- 1 Sept 1923 · Brockton
- Died
- 31 Aug 1969 · Newton
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 1 Sept 1923BornBorn in Brockton
- 1939 – 1945WarWorld War II
- 1952AwardThe Ring magazine Fight of the Year
- 1952 – 1956AwardThe Ring World Heavyweight Champion
- 1952 – 1956AwardWBA World Heavyweight Champion
- 1952AwardSugar Ray Robinson Award
- 1952AwardThe Ring magazine Fighter of the Year
- 1953AwardThe Ring magazine Fight of the Year
- 1954AwardThe Ring magazine Fight of the Year
- 1954AwardThe Ring magazine Fighter of the Year
- 1955AwardThe Ring magazine Fighter of the Year
- 31 Aug 1969DiedDied in Newton
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1923 – 1969).
- 1933 – 1945The Holocaust
- 19341934 FIFA World Cup
- 19361936 Summer Olympics
- 1937 – 1945Second Sino-Japanese War
- 19381938 FIFA World Cup
- 1938Munich Agreement
- 1939 – 1940Winter War
- 1940 – 1945Auschwitz concentration camp
- 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
- 1941 – 1945Eastern Front
- 1941Operation Barbarossa
- 1942 – 1943Battle of Stalingrad
- 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- 1945 – 1946Nuremberg trials
- 19501950 FIFA World Cup
- 1950 – 1953Korean War
- 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
- 19541954 FIFA World Cup
- 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
- 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
- 1956Suez Crisis
- 19581958 FIFA World Cup
- 1959Antarctic Treaty System
- 19621962 FIFA World Cup
- 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
- 19661966 FIFA World Cup
- 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
- 1968Prague Spring
- 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
Biography
Rocco Francis Marchegiano (September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969; Italian pronunciation: [markeˈdʒaːno]), better known as Rocky Marciano (Italian: [marˈtʃaːno]), was an American professional boxer who competed from 1947 to 1955. He held the world heavyweight championship from 1952 to 1956, and remains the only heavyweight champion to finish his career undefeated. His six title defenses were against Jersey Joe Walcott (from whom he had taken the title), Roland La Starza, Ezzard Charles (twice), Don Cockell and Archie Moore.
Known for his relentless fighting style, formidable punching power, stamina, and exceptionally durable chin, Marciano is considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. Marciano remains the only fighter to have stopped every opponent he ever faced for the world heavyweight title, and holds the highest knockout-to-win percentage in world heavyweight title fights at 85.71%. His career knockout-to-win percentage of 87.8% remains one of the highest in heavyweight boxing history. Marciano is ranked #14 in The Ring magazine's list of the 100 greatest punchers of all time.
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