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Undefeated: The Fighter Who Refused to Lose | 
 enlarge | Authors: Everett M. Skehan, Peter Louis, Mary Anne Marciano
Creator: Stanley Bauman
Publisher: Rounder Books
Category: Book
List Price: $27.95
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 190233
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 292
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.7 x 1.3
ISBN: 1579401066
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.83
EAN: 9781579401061
ASIN: 1579401066
Publication Date: December 25, 2005
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Product Description
This is the story of Rocky Marciano, who remains today the world's only undefeated heavyweight boxing champion. Marciano didn't turn to boxing until age 25, and was considered too small to get into the ring with heavyweights. This compelling portrait is enhanced with 50 photographs.
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 An uppercut to the jaw! May 21, 2007
S. Sager (Benton Harbor, MI.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After finishing this book, I thought I had a real good idea of who Rocky Marciano really was. The book contains a lot of details of his post career life. It provided good information on his unique training habits, his lack of trust in other people especially involving money and his unbelievable confidence in himself in and out of the ring. I wanted more details on his marriage, which seemed "rocky" (sorry) at best and more on his psychological makeup (what made him train so hard and refuse to lose). After reading the book, I watched some oldtime filmclips on some of his fights. He is criticized for not fighting any worthwhile opponents, but I think Charles, Moore and Walcott would all easily dominate todays heavyweight division. Give this book a chance - you won't be disappointed.
 Rocky Marciano March 26, 2007
Peter J. Edwards (Australia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Absolutely a wonderful book to read, it is very absorbing, exciting, and clearly outlines the life of Rocky in great manner.
A "MUST" Have for any classic fight fan! January 16, 2007
B. Kimble (San Diego)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this book for Christmas for my Dad (Who just turned 88 the other day). In his eyes, there was only "one champion", and that was Rocky Marciano! The smile Pop had on his face was brighter than our tree.
The print (font) is easy on his eyes, and the pictures are clear;
(He hasn't read an entire book in many years, but he's reading this one!)
KUDOS to the author, the editor, the publisher and AMAZON for letting me find it!
Rocco! August 1, 2006
J. Swift (New Castle, IN United States)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Rocky Marciano was a character so full of grit and power that he seems fictional. I was born in 76. Im used to pretty boys and pretenders. My hero growing up in the 80's was Tyson. I never seen Mike come off the deck to win. Or fight hurt and come from behind to win.
Contrast that with my Dad's hero growing up. The great Rocky Marciano. When you look up heart in the dictionary you see a picture of the Rock. He fought them all, he was undefeated, he came off the deck to win. He fought behind on all the scores cards, with his nose hanging off his face, his own corner begging him to quit. Yet he never relented, he never stopped, no man alive can say that he bested Marciano in a pro fight.
Its uncool today to put Marciano on a pedestal. People always downgrade the Rock's competition, or say he was to small. But at the end of the day we only have one champion that went undefeated. One man that faced them all, and always ended the day with his hand raised. That man was the Brockton Blockbuster Rocky Marciano. This is a great book!
 Has good and bad points April 16, 2006
Jeffrey Jenkins (Providence, RI)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This was a decent biography. It had a nice picture section, some interesting interviews with famous trainers like Angelo Dundee, and it focused on all the most interesting aspects of Marciano's life. However, I felt it was a little one-sided in its sympathy for Marciano, and the fictional dialouge exchanges that appear throughout the book got a little corny at times. Though it is a little drier, I reccomend Russell Sullivan's "Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times" over Skehan's book. Sullivan's book was more thorough and offered a more balanced perspective on Marciano. However, if your a big Marciano fan, you should get Skehan's book, too.
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