muhammad ali vs rocky marciano

Marciano was an Italian-American, born and raised in Brockton, Massachusetts to Pierino Marchegiano and Pasqualina Picciuto. Both of his parents were immigrants from Italy: his father was from Ripa Teatina, Abruzzo, while his mother was from San Bartolomeo in Galdo, Campania. Rocky had three sisters - Alice, Concetta, and Elizabeth - and two brothers - Louis and Peter. When he was about eighteen months old, he contracted pneumonia, from which he almost died.

In his youth, he played baseball, worked out on homemade weightlifting equipment, and used a stuffed mail bag that hung from a tree in his back yard as a heavy bag. He attended Brockton High School, where he played on the American football and baseball teams. However, he was cut from the school baseball team because he had joined a church league, violating a school rule forbidding players from joining other teams. He dropped out of school after finishing tenth grade.

Marciano then worked as a chute man on delivery trucks for the Brockton Ice and Coal Company. He also worked as a ditch digger and as a shoemaker. Rocky was also a resident of Hanson, Massachusetts; the house he lived in still stands on Main Street.

In March 1943, Marciano was drafted into the army for a term of two years. Stationed in Wales, he helped ferry supplies across the English Channel to Normandy. After the war ended, he completed his service in March 1946 at Fort Lewis, Washington.[

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[Dpal93]

It's Wladimir

[shaqpopcorn34]

vitali klitschko is better than vladimir.....that's a fact

[theonlysaltspring]

Of course there are some who cling to their misconceptions. These Marciano types have to have a hero. It's kinda of like the Germans of WW2 had to have a superman..The Aryan. So now it's 2013 and that has been replaced by Marciano but I doubt Marciano would want any part of these racist types but I stray..Ali bust Marciano up.

[Dpal93]

You are no boxing expert. Maybe in your own mind, but not in reality.

[swaggeringrebel]

Us true Boxing experts know that Marciano would beat clay like a red headed step child. Clay would be considered a handicapped ain't never been after facing Marciano, kinda like that Cleveland Williams fellow that clay faced in '66.

[crembert85]

Moore, H.Johnson, Charles, Maxim, Charles, etc...were all very crafty.

[theonlysaltspring]

really?...name some.

[crembert85]

Moore was his best win???? Debateable.

The 50s had some of the best/craftiest fighters of all time.

[rmorrissey11]

I think the vladimir klitchko beats them both.

[theonlysaltspring]

Archie was Marciano's best win...how many fights did Moore have before Marciano? Didn't Archie start at welter? Sooo old AND light. I love these guys...having to constantly defend the hype...the hype from the 50's.... suckers!!!!!!!!