Unbeaten : Rocky Marciano's fight for perfection in a crooked world / Mike Stanton.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2018]Description: xii, 385 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781627799195 (hardcover)
- 1627799192 (hardcover)
- 796.83092 B 23
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Book | Fort Scott Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Fort Scott Public Library | Adult Books | 796.83 Stan (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 35326000440394 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The son of poor Italian immigrants, with short arms and stubby legs, Rocky Marciano accomplished a feat that eluded legendary heavyweight champions like Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson: He never lost a professional fight. His record was a perfect 49-0. Unbeaten is the story of this remarkable champion who overcame injury, doubt, and the schemes of corrupt promoters to win the title in a bloody and epic battle with Jersey Joe Walcott in 1952. Rocky packed a devastating punch with an innocent nickname, “Suzie Q,” against which there was no defense. As the champ, he came to know presidents and movie stars – and the organized crime figures who dominated the sport, much to his growing disgust. He may have “stood out in boxing like a rose in a garbage dump,” as one sportswriter said, but he also fought his own private demons.
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