On Sept. 23, 1952, at 43 seconds of the 13th round with an atomic right to the jaw, Rocky Marciano knocked out reigning heavyweight champ, Jersey Joe Walcott, to claim the World Heavyweight title ...

In the history of boxing, few names are as revered as Larry Holmes and Rocky Marciano. Despite their very distinct ...

Mike Tyson's career is full of light and shade, as one of the most fearsome heavyweight champions, but also with marked ups and downs that led him to the brink of losing everything ...

Corrections/clarifications: A previous version of this story included inaccurate information about the cause of death for Rocky Marciano Sr. Rocky Marciano Jr. said ...

At the time of filming, Muhammad Ali was still serving his three-year suspension from boxing, and Rocky Marciano had long since retired from the sport, his last fight having been in 1955.

LAS VEGAS — After scoring a technical knockout against Conor McGregor on Saturday night, Floyd Mayweather resisted taking jabs at critics who questioned the historical value of his victory at T ...

Born Rocco Francis Marchegiano in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Sept. 1, 1923, Marciano won the heavyweight championship by defeating Jersey Joe Walcott for the title on Sept. 23, 1952. Drafted into ...

It went into effect on July 1, 1903. Rocky Marciano is the “winner and still champion” as throngs of fans cheer after a one-round knockout of Jersey Joe Walcott on May 15, 1953, at Chicago ...