Unbeaten : Rocky Marciano's fight for perfection in a crooked world
by Stanton, Mike, 1957- (Author)
Summary
From the bestselling author of The Prince of Providence, a revelatory biography of Rocky Marciano, the greatest heavyweight champion of all time. The son of poor Italian immigrants, with short arms and stubby legs, Rocky Marciano accomplished a feat that eluded legendary heavyweight champions like J... Full description
- 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.