ONE OF the most compelling things about a boxing match is that when a puncher is in the ring, a fight really is never over ...

Result: KO 13 Background: One of the hardest-punching, most-durable heavyweights of all time was also one of the smallest. Of course, most of his opponents weren’t much bigger than he was, including ...

For a few breathless moments it looked as though Jersey Joe Walcott might finish off Rocky Marciano in the first round. With unexpected boldness, the heavyweight champion moved right in on Challenger ...

Rocky Marciano, of Brockton, Massachusetts, battled heavyweight champ Jersey Joe Walcott for 13 rounds at the Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia the evening of Sept. 23. And in the 13th, Marciano ...

Jersey Joe Walcott "unretired" yesterday to set up a return bout with Rocky Marciano. The fighters already are signed to an agreement calling for a rematch within 90 days. The 90 days clause will ...

Frank Wakefield, a retired Buffalo Evening News sports reporter who covered the Buffalo Bisons professional baseball team when it won the national pennant in 1933 and also covered the Rocky ...