Rocky marciano bio biography book

'Unbeaten is one of the best sports books I’ve read in years.' – Jonathan Eig, author of Ali: A Life.

Rocky Marciano accomplished a feat that eluded legendary champions like Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson: he never lost a professional fight.

When he retired in 1956, his record was a perfect 49-0.

Unbeaten is the revelatory biography of one of the greatest heavyweights of all time.

Everett M. Skehan has produced a biography rich in detail about Rocky Marciano's boxing career and his life out of the ring.

Everett M. Skehan has produced a biography rich in detail about Rocky Marciano's boxing career and his life out of the ring.

Rocco Francis Marchegiano better known as Rocky Marciano was an American professional boxer who competed from to He held the world heavyweight.

This is Rocky Marciano most complete bio (part one , part two will be out in ).

Rocky Marciano.

Rocky Marciano: Biography of a First Son. Skehan, Everett M. ISBN Seller: Bingo Books 2, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.

Marciano rose from abject poverty and a life of petty crime to become heavyweight champion and one of the most famous faces of his era. He dominated boxing in the decade following the Second World War with a devastating punch, which he nicknamed the ‘Suzie Q’.

But perfection came at a price.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Mike Stanton tells the story of Marciano’s pursuit of greatness through the era of guys and dolls, hustlers and gamblers, glamorous celebrities and notorious mobsters.

But boxing had its dark side, particularly at a time when Mafia mob bosses like Blinky Palermo and Fran