American heavyweight boxing champion (1923-1969)
The only heavyweight champion in history to retire undefeated, and the only one to stop every opponent he faced for the title. Forty-nine fights, forty-nine wins, forty-three by knockout.
Rocco Francis Marchegiano fought as a professional from 1947 to 1955, a span that ended with a record no one has matched. He took the world heavyweight championship from Jersey Joe Walcott in 1952 and defended it six times — Walcott again, Roland La Starza, Ezzard Charles twice, Don Cockell, Archie Moore — stopping all of them. His style was relentless, his chin famously durable, his power formidable enough to rank him #14 on The Ring's list of the greatest punchers ever. He walked away in 1956 with an 85.71% knockout rate in title fights and a career mark of 87.8%, among the highest in heavyw…
Sourced, dated quotes from Rocky Marciano
What could be better than walking down any street in any city and knowing you're the heavyweight champion of the world?
Why waltz with a guy for 10 rounds if you can knock him out in one?
I don't want to be remembered as a beaten champion.
Roland La Starza was tough, but Ezzard Charles was the toughest man I ever fought. I learned what pain was all about when I fought him.
The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.
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