http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/rocky_marciano/75550 Recent articles about Rocky Marciano en-us Floyd Mayweather Jr. hurt his right hand while battering an outclassed Robert Guerrero for 36 minutes on Saturday night in “Sin City.” Fortunately, although noticeably swollen and discolored, the 36-year-old Mayweather (44-0, 26 KOs) didn’t severely damage his power paw and still intends to scrap on September 14. Dismissing concerns of aging, inactivity and a stint behind bars, Mayweather used an impenetrable defense to keep the 30-year-old Guerrero (31-2-1-2, 18 KOs) off balance and stinging jabs and rights to bloody the poor sap’s mug. A five-division, eight-belt winner who was named The Ring “Fighter of the Year” in 1998 and … Continue reading → Mon, 06 May 2013 21:17:09 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/with_a_healthy_right_hand_floyd_mayweather_is_destined_to_equal_rocky_marcianos_49_0_mark_and_retire_as_an_unbeaten_titlist/13563641 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/with_a_healthy_right_hand_floyd_mayweather_is_destined_to_equal_rocky_marcianos_49_0_mark_and_retire_as_an_unbeaten_titlist/13563641 With a healthy right hand, Floyd Mayweather is destined to equal Rocky Marciano’s 49-0 mark and retire as an unbeaten titlist http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/with_a_healthy_right_hand_floyd_mayweather_is_destined_to_equal_rocky_marcianos_49_0_mark_and_retire_as_an_unbeaten_titlist/13563641 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/7/b7333988125c87d28be14fb07c4dbbec6e4a9f93/mini/Ed_And_Rocky_6dfd.jpg This is a standard Floyd Mayweather interview. Mayweather is one of the best boxers of all-time, but the greatest of all-time is a bit of stretch. The undefeated record carries a lot of weight, but Rocky Marciano was undefeated too and not many people say he is the best boxer or even heavyweight of all-time. From 2009 to the second Pacquiao was put to sleep by Marquez, I covered everything that was going on between a possible Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight. I can confidently say there were times when both fighters were at fault, but in the end, it is going to haunt Mayweather more than it does Pacquiao. Mayweather says he doesn’t care and if that is true that’s fine, but he had an opportunity to slay the dragon. No one would have been able to say anything negative about him if he did that, no matter what happened afterwards in his career. It would have been like LeBron James getting that 1st ring. LeBron was the best player in the NBA for years previous to that, but he was missing something. Unlike basketb Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:50:22 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/floyd_mayweather_says_hes_the_greatest_of_all_time_video/13512467 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/floyd_mayweather_says_hes_the_greatest_of_all_time_video/13512467 Floyd Mayweather Says He’s The Greatest of All Time (Video) http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/floyd_mayweather_says_hes_the_greatest_of_all_time_video/13512467 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png BOXING FANS , BASKETBALL  FANS, AND BASEBALL FANS  ALSO THE FANS WHO LOVE THE ITALIAN BOXERS OF THE WORLD  READY TO RUMBLE SHOW SHOW CASES LITTLE ITALY OF CLEVELAND OH. ON THIS SUNDAY,S SHOW APRIL 21, 2013 Hey sports fans world wide its time again tommorow for another edition of my Ready To Rumble show Ill be really hosting this time going into deep indepth anaylsis of all sports Im covering the N.B.A. playoffs which starts tonight round one April 20th of the Eaestern  confrence also Western confrence of Professional Mens Basketball then we are already into the month of April with the M.L.B. season on the way Ill show photos as I give in detail whos leading in thier division in the American and National Major League Baseball confrence but the show will begin with my main story Boxing and other contact sports of Clevelands Italian community Little Italy Murray Hill plus we will visit the past to highlight great Italian Boxers the lives of Rocky Marciano , then The Raging Bull Jake La... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:43:03 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/boxing_fans_basketball_fans_and_baseball_fans_also_the_fans_who_love_the_italian_boxers_of_the_world_ready_to_rumble_show_show_cases_little_italy_of_cleveland_oh_on_this_sundays_show_april_21_2013/13443328 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/boxing_fans_basketball_fans_and_baseball_fans_also_the_fans_who_love_the_italian_boxers_of_the_world_ready_to_rumble_show_show_cases_little_italy_of_cleveland_oh_on_this_sundays_show_april_21_2013/13443328 BOXING FANS , BASKETBALL FANS, AND BASEBALL FANS ALSO THE FANS WHO LOVE THE ITALIAN BOXERS OF THE WORLD READY TO RUMBLE SHOW SHOW CASES LITTLE ITALY OF CLEVELAND OH. ON THIS SUNDAY,S SHOW APRIL 21, 2013 http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/boxing_fans_basketball_fans_and_baseball_fans_also_the_fans_who_love_the_italian_boxers_of_the_world_ready_to_rumble_show_show_cases_little_italy_of_cleveland_oh_on_this_sundays_show_april_21_2013/13443328 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the alleged Boston Marathon bombing suspect killed on Thursday night, was an aspiring amateur boxer who hoped to try out for the United States Olympic team. Tsarnaev came to the U.S. from Chechnya in 2003, and won a Golden Gloves novice fight in the 178-pound weight division in 2004. He told the Lowell Sun (via ESPN) at the time, “I wanted to fight in the Gloves to see how I would do. So far, so good.” He went on to say, “I like the USA…America has a lot of jobs. That’s something Russia doesn’t have. You have a chance to make money here if you are willing to work.” He was 26 years old when he died Thursday night after a shootout with police. Tsarnaev had a lot of success as an amateur boxer. According to reports he took part in regional bouts and even won the prestigious Rocky Marciano trophy as the New England heavyweight champion several years later. Tsarnaev was studying engineering at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, but took a leave of absence to tra... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:48:59 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/tamerlan_tsarnaev_was_an_amateur_boxer/13439197 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/tamerlan_tsarnaev_was_an_amateur_boxer/13439197 Tamerlan Tsarnaev was an amateur boxer http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/tamerlan_tsarnaev_was_an_amateur_boxer/13439197 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png READY TO RUMBLE SHOW CASES BOXING IN CLEVELAND,S LITTLE ITALY,S MURRAY HILL COMMUNITY THIS SUNDAY APRIL 21st. Hey sport boxing fans world wide this Sunday on my Ready To Rumble show Im doing a special segement on Italian Style Boxing in Cleveland,s Little Italy,s Murray Hill Ill be showing photos and discussing and taking phone calls from Boxing fans from all over especially Italian Boxing Fans we will go all the way back to the beginning with Italian Boxer,s like Jake The Snake Lamotta and Heavyweight Knockout Sensation Rocky Marciano then The Little Hands of Stone Micheal Carbarral Then Youngstown Ohio,s own Boom Boom Mancini  and more plus ill have special guest to be announce later in this week but I have all of Cleveland,s Boxing Gyms and Recreation Centers on deck for interview and visits to my Ready To Rumble show so log-in to internet Television every Sunday at 8pm. est. to www.streamingsportstalk.com to my Ready To Rumble sports show Thankyou reporting and writting Mr. Clev... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:51:15 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ready_to_rumble_show_cases_boxing_in_clevelands_little_italys_murray_hill_community_this_sunday_april_21st/13411789 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ready_to_rumble_show_cases_boxing_in_clevelands_little_italys_murray_hill_community_this_sunday_april_21st/13411789 READY TO RUMBLE SHOW CASES BOXING IN CLEVELAND,S LITTLE ITALY,S MURRAY HILL COMMUNITY THIS SUNDAY APRIL 21st. http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/ready_to_rumble_show_cases_boxing_in_clevelands_little_italys_murray_hill_community_this_sunday_april_21st/13411789 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Casual boxing fans might look at the heavyweight division today and think that to be a champion a boxer must be pushing seven feet tall. However hardcore enthusiasts understand that size isn't the only quality that matters in boxing's biggest division. In fact, many fight followers will tell you that the average-sized big men are the real killers among heavyweights. There's an old adage of the sport that states, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall". Until recently, this saying certainly was the case. Throughout the history of boxing, some of the heavyweights with the biggest reputations were not in the same league, height-wise, as the current crop of boxing behemoths. Credit: Rich Graessle Ring kings like Joe Louis, Sonny Liston and Larry Holmes all barely broke the six-foot mark, while Mike Tyson, Rocky Marciano, and Joe Frazier were less than six feet tall. Evander Holyfield, always considered relatively small, ruled the heavyweight roost after movin... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:10:35 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/czar_glazkov_plans_to_be_heavyweight_divisions_giant_killer/12901366 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/czar_glazkov_plans_to_be_heavyweight_divisions_giant_killer/12901366 Czar Glazkov plans to be heavyweight division’s giant killer http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/czar_glazkov_plans_to_be_heavyweight_divisions_giant_killer/12901366 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Rocky Marciano retired 49-0 in April 1956, the only heavyweight champion to hang up the gloves with both the title around his waist and a perfect record. In the decades that followed, many revisionist critics would deride Marciano as a crude slugger who fought only old guys and little guys. The latter point ignores the undeniable fact that Marciano himself never tipped the scales above 190 lbs, and in general it can be said that the Rock fought the best guys who were available at the time. One way Marciano could have headed off the critique that he fought only those who were past their best (Louis, Charles, Walcott, Moore) was to have stayed in the game just one year longer, and taken on the rising young lion who would stand center stage in the heavyweight division from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s: Floyd Patterson. [Also See: Rocky Marciano vs. Muhammad Ali Fantasy Fight] The Backstory Credit: Estate of Rocky Marciano - c/o CMG Worldwide Instead of retiring, Rocky ... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:45:07 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/rocky_marciano_vs_floyd_patterson_fantasy_fight/12218785 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/rocky_marciano_vs_floyd_patterson_fantasy_fight/12218785 Rocky Marciano vs. Floyd Patterson fantasy fight http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/rocky_marciano_vs_floyd_patterson_fantasy_fight/12218785 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/7/b7333988125c87d28be14fb07c4dbbec6e4a9f93/mini/Ed_And_Rocky_6dfd.jpg BST&N Salutes All Vets Past & Present The BST&N staff would like to THANK ALL our military veterans PAST & PRESENT. You are the REASON why we can write about sports. You are the TRUE HEROES….THANK YOU! We would like to take a look back at some of the athletes from Boston/New England Sports history that served our country. Ted Williams-Boston Red Sox  Besides being the BEST hitter to play the game of baseball, Ted Williams never forgot was truly important…HIS DUTY TO HIS COUNTRY. Williams served not just one, but TWO tours as a Navy pilot. He served in WWII & Korea while flying 39 combat missions. He sacrificed FIVE years of the PRIME of his career. If you could be a DOUBLE HERO, “Teddy Ballgame” was just that!  Rocky Marciano-Professional Boxer  The Pride Of Brockton, Massachusetts, Rocky Marciano discovered his boxing skills when he as drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943. He honed his craft in the military as he won the 1946 armed forces tournament. As a profe... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:30:07 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/bst_n_salutes_all_veterans_past_present_boston_athletes_that_served_in_the_military/12189256 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/bst_n_salutes_all_veterans_past_present_boston_athletes_that_served_in_the_military/12189256 BST&N Salutes ALL Veterans Past & Present: Boston Athletes That Served In The Military http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/bst_n_salutes_all_veterans_past_present_boston_athletes_that_served_in_the_military/12189256 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Not many know of "Tiger" Ted Lowry.  A shame, given that Lowry was the only boxer to twice survive the distance with one of the all-time great heavyweights, Rocky Marciano. Lowry (68-68-10, 45 KOs) fought from 1939 to 1955, taking time off from the ring to serve his country during World War II with the all-black 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, known as the Triple Nickles. His unit was certainly no less courageous for having served on the home front.  Little known even today, the Japanese sent balloons toward the Pacific Northwest that released incendiary devices over heavily wooded areas.  It was the job of Lowry and his fellow smoke jumpers to put out the resultant fires, as well as disarm and retrieve the bombs. As both he and Joe Louis served in the military at the same time, they once had the opportunity to put on an exhibition match.  Louis won, of course, but the experience served Lowry well.  "From then on, I never had fear in the ring again,&q... Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:32:39 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/tiger_ted_lowry_the_only_man_to_take_rocky_marciano_the_distance_twice/12066778 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/tiger_ted_lowry_the_only_man_to_take_rocky_marciano_the_distance_twice/12066778 Tiger Ted Lowry: The only man to take Rocky Marciano the distance twice http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/tiger_ted_lowry_the_only_man_to_take_rocky_marciano_the_distance_twice/12066778 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Fifty-seven years ago today -- September 21, 1955 -- Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano successfully defended his title for the sixth and final time by stopping Archie Moore in the ninth round. The only heavyweight champ to retire undefeated (49-0), the Brockton Blockbuster gained the coveted title at age 29 by defeating Jersey Joe Walcott on September 23, 1952, which coincidentally, occurred 60 years ago this coming Sunday. Credit: Estate of Rocky Marciano - c/o CMG Worldwide Marciano took the crown in the 13th round by delivering an up close and personal right (deemed one of the hardest hits in the history of the sport) to the hapless Walcott.  In the immortal words of boxing writer A.J. Liebling, Walcott "flowed down like flour out of a chute." The new champ first defended his title in 1953 by knocking out Jersey Joe in the first round of a rematch.  A few months later, Marciano defeated Roland LaStarza by technical knockout in the 11th.  The bones of LaSta... Fri, 21 Sep 2012 08:18:17 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/celebrating_the_60th_anniversary_of_rocky_marcianos_championship_win/11772403 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/celebrating_the_60th_anniversary_of_rocky_marcianos_championship_win/11772403 Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Rocky Marciano’s championship win http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/celebrating_the_60th_anniversary_of_rocky_marcianos_championship_win/11772403 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/3/93a71ac7067db457b0296b828a26a3074c816f3a/mini/Heavyweights_7f8e.jpg Boxing is known for its brutality, and many fans pay to see knockouts. Some knockouts are renowned strictly for their violent nature. However, other knockouts are remembered for their historical significance. Marciano vs. Walcott Rocky Marciano defeated Jersey Joe Walcott … Continue reading → Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:07:44 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/the_ten_greatest_knockouts_in_the_history_of_prizefighting/11478448 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/the_ten_greatest_knockouts_in_the_history_of_prizefighting/11478448 The ten greatest knockouts in the history of prizefighting http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/the_ten_greatest_knockouts_in_the_history_of_prizefighting/11478448 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/3/93a71ac7067db457b0296b828a26a3074c816f3a/mini/Heavyweights_7f8e.jpg I guess the name Metta World Peace did  not mean much? Picture yourself in the line at the grocery store. At the last gasp you have forgotten that one crucial ingredient for Thanksgiving Dinner. In a rush, your turn face and promptly bump into the man behind you. Instead of doing what any sane human being would do and apologizing before keeping on, you wind up like Rocky Marciano and drive the bulk of your elbow into the side of his head, knocking him flat. Battery? Imagine sitting in church. You’re already agitated. You don’t want to be there. An alter boy spills communion wine all over your slacks. What do you do? Reassure the young man he is ok, and wash the slacks at home. Right? If you are Metta World Peace, you leap over ever pew en route to beating random onlookers who are physically inferior to you. Because that’s who you are. How many times has Metta World Peace attacked someone and never saw a day in jail? Really? It must be nice, being paid millions to play (... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:49:39 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/metta_world_peace_should_be_arrested_not_suspended/10621654 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/metta_world_peace_should_be_arrested_not_suspended/10621654 Metta World Peace should be arrested, not suspended http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/metta_world_peace_should_be_arrested_not_suspended/10621654 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Popular cruiserweight Rich Gingras, one of the stars of The Contender, Season IV reality television show, returns to the ring March 9 after a 2 ½-year layoff in a six-round bout on the Who's Next? card at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. Who's Next? - presented by Big Six Entertainment - is headlined by an eight-round heavyweight fight between 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason "Big Six" Estrada (17-4, 4 KOs), fighting out of Providence, and veteran "Diamond" Dominique Alexander (22-13-1, 10 KOs). Credit: Big Six Entertainment Gingras (10-2, 6 KOs), who was an amateur standout in New Hampshire, faces Worcester (MA) veteran Adam Harris (10-4, 7 KOs) in a six-rounder.  Gingras' boxing career has come full circle. He didn't start boxing until he was 23, captured the 2006 Ringside World Championship, and was a two-time New England Golden Gloves and Rocky Marciano Tournament winner. Rich turned pro in December of 2006 and two years later, ... Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:22:55 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/the_contender_alum_rich_gingras_returns_after_2_year_absence_from_the_ring/10203676 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/the_contender_alum_rich_gingras_returns_after_2_year_absence_from_the_ring/10203676 The Contender alum Rich Gingras returns after 2 year absence from the ring http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/the_contender_alum_rich_gingras_returns_after_2_year_absence_from_the_ring/10203676 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jim RacaltoI recently was completely baffled after seeing the legendary computer fight between Muhammad Ali and Rocky Marciano, in which Marciano was declared the winner. I’ll tell you now, that’s unrealistic. [...]Sports-Kings - The Kings of Sports Lists Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:59:36 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/who_would_have_won_muhammad_ali_vs_mike_tyson/8404183 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/who_would_have_won_muhammad_ali_vs_mike_tyson/8404183 Who would have won? Muhammad Ali vs. Mike Tyson http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/who_would_have_won_muhammad_ali_vs_mike_tyson/8404183 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png “He beat Joe Louis!” 60 years ago, Rocky Marciano knocked out Joe Louis in the 8th round at Madison Square Garden in a non-title fight. Marciano improved his record to 38-0, while the Brown Bomber would never fight again. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:58:41 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/this_day_in_history_rocky_marciano_knocked_out_joe_louis/7669711 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/this_day_in_history_rocky_marciano_knocked_out_joe_louis/7669711 This Day in History: Rocky Marciano Knocked out Joe Louis http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/this_day_in_history_rocky_marciano_knocked_out_joe_louis/7669711 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/3/93a71ac7067db457b0296b828a26a3074c816f3a/mini/Heavyweights_7f8e.jpg