On this day Rocky (The Brockton Blockbuster) Marciano announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 31 he had a professional record of 49 wins, no losses and 43 knockouts. He was the world champion for four years and is the only boxer to ever retire undefeated. After his retirement he invested in failed businesses and nightclubs, he tried standup comedy and public appearances but worked primarily as a referee for boxing and wrestling matches, until his death in a plane crash in 1969.
Marciano is the inspiration for movie Raging Bull this movie was Amazing, I think it was an excellent synopsis for the times when we are our own worst enemy, if we are lucky we can see it, however in the case of the Marciano’s character in the movie, his violence and hostility made him famous and provided for his family, and in the end they are the seeds of his misfortune and lead to his eventual downfall. In Rocky V there is a flashback of Mickey giving Rocky a necklace with a gold cufflink shaped like a boxing glove that he said was given to him by Rocky Marciano. I am often haunted by the same dream.
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