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Heavyweight · Golden Age (1920–1959)

Rocky Marciano

"The Brockton Blockbuster"

49
Wins
0
Losses
0
Draws
43
KOs
88%
KO %
Born
1923
Died
1969
Nationality
USA
Career
1947–1955

The only heavyweight champion to retire undefeated, with a relentless pressure style and devastating right hand.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1947–1955
  1. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Lee Epperson · W KO

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  2. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs Carmine Vingo · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  3. Signature fight

    vs Joe Louis

    W KO8 Joe Louis (1951) · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

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  4. Title history

    Title reign begins

    World Heavyweight Champion (1952–1956). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.

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  5. Signature fight

    vs Jersey Joe Walcott

    W KO13 Jersey Joe Walcott (1952) · Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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  6. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs Archie Moore · W KO. Not necessarily the retirement date.

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  7. Signature fight

    vs Archie Moore

    W KO9 Archie Moore (1955) · Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.

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Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

No freely licensed photographs of Rocky Marciano are available in this archive.

Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1947-03-17WLee EppersonKO3Valley Arena Gardens, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
1948-07-12WHarry BilazarianTKO1Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1948-07-19WJohn EdwardsKO1Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1948-08-09WBobby QuinnKO3Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1948-08-23WEddie RossKO1Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1948-08-30WJimmy WeeksTKO1Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1948-09-13WHumphrey JacksonKO1Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1948-09-20WBill HardemanKO1Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1948-09-30WGilbert CardoneKO1Uline Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S.
1948-10-04WBob JeffersonTKO2Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1948-11-29WJames Patrick ConnollyTKO1Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1948-12-14WGilley FerronTKO2Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1949-03-21WJohnny PretzieTKO5Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1949-03-28WArtie DonatoKO1Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1949-04-11WJimmy WallsKO3Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1949-05-02WJimmy EvansTKO3Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1949-05-23WDon MogardUD10Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1949-07-18WHarry HaftKO3Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1949-08-16WPete LouthisKO3New Page Arena, New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
1949-09-26WTommy DiGiorgioKO4Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1949-10-10WTed LowryUD10Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1949-11-07WJoe DominicKO2Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1949-12-02WPat RichardsTKO2Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1949-12-19WPhil MuscatoTKO5Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1949-12-30WCarmine VingoKO6Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1950-03-24WRoland La StarzaSD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1950-06-05WEldridge EatmanTKO3Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1950-07-10WGino BuonvinoTKO10Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1950-09-18WJohnny ShkorTKO6Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1950-11-13WTed LowryUD10Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1950-12-18WBill WilsonTKO1Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1951-01-29WKeene SimmonsTKO8Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1951-03-20WHarold MitchellTKO2Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
1951-03-26WArt HenriTKO9Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1951-04-30WWillis ApplegateUD10Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1951-07-12WRex LayneKO6Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1951-08-27WFreddie BeshoreKO4Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1951-10-26WJoe LouisTKO8Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1952-02-13WLee SavoldRTD6Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1952-04-21WGino BuonvinoKO2Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1952-05-12WBernie ReynoldsKO3Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1952-07-28WHarry MatthewsKO2Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
1952-09-23WJersey Joe WalcottKO13Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1953-05-15WJersey Joe WalcottKO1Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1953-09-24WRoland La StarzaTKO11Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.
1954-06-17WEzzard CharlesUD15Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
1954-09-17WEzzard CharlesKO8Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
1955-05-16WDon CockellTKO9Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1955-09-21WArchie MooreKO9Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.

Showing 49 of 49 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

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