BROCKTON – Sixty years ago tonight, he stepped into a boxing ring for the 49th time in a perfect professional career. Undefeated Rocky Marciano of Brockton put his heavyweight championship on the line ...

Rocky Marciano had two goals in mind while growing up in Brockton, Mass. He didn't want to follow in his father's footsteps and work in a shoe factory. He wanted to be a major league catcher. Marciano ...

Rocky Marciano retired undefeated, but nearly tasted defeat when he was knocked down in his first world title fight. The Brockton Blockbuster was only knocked down twice in his 49-fight career and ...

As a child, after both of his parents had died, one special person encouraged Rocky Marciano Jr. to get involved in sports: his older sister, Mary Anne. When he played baseball, Mary Anne Marciano, 15 ...

Most people who remember former Iowa Sen. John Culver, who passed away in late December at age 86, know he was a great storyteller. He showcased that talent in 2009 at the memorial service for his ...

Rhode Island boxer Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade recently had a momentous victory against top-rated middleweight Maciej Sulecki in front of an electrified crowd here at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. It was ...

"He was relentless. The bell would ring, he would be on you. The bell would ring, he stopped. The bell would ring again, he'd be right back on you," said George Foreman about Rocky Marciano on ESPN ...

The project is currently looking for a director. By Mia Galuppo Jeremy Renner is stepping into the ring for a Rocky Marciano biopic. Marciano is the only heavyweight champion to retire from his ...

What is it with boxing right now? Everyone wants to step into the ring and try their hand – or fist – at the noble art of pugilism. The latest actor signing up to full boxing shorts is Jeremy Renner, ...