| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 385 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : photographs, charts ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Two funerals -- The terrific three -- Brawler in the brig -- Rocky Mack -- Suzie Q's Broadway debut -- Timmmberrr! -- A good dream and a hard fall -- The octopus -- Requiem for a heavyweight -- Twelve inches to glory -- The lion and the lamb -- The mongoose and the mob -- America's guest -- The fiftieth fight -- Epilogue: Ghosts -- Appendix: Rocky Marciano's professional ring record. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Audience |
Adult Brodart. |
| Subject |
Marciano, Rocky, 1923-1969.
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| Subject(S) |
Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.
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Sports -- Boxing.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781627799195 (hardcover) |
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1627799192 (hardcover) |
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