Bibliograph

Unbeaten, Rocky Marciano's fight for perfection in a crooked world, Mike Stanton

Type

Label

Unbeaten, Rocky Marciano's fight for perfection in a crooked world, Mike Stanton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Unbeaten

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Mike Stanton

Series statement

Thorndike Press Large Print Bill's bookshelf

Sub title

Rocky Marciano's fight for perfection in a crooked world

Summary

"The son of poor Italian immigrants, with short arms and stubby legs, Rocky Marciano accomplished a feat that eluded heavyweight champions like Louis, Dempsey, Ali, and Tyson: He never lost a professional fight. A classic American tale of immigrant dreams, exceptional talent wedded to exceptional ambitions, compromises in the service of a greater good, astounding success, disillusionment, and a quest to discover what it all meant."--Goodreads.com

Table Of Contents

Prologue : two funerals -- The terrific three -- Brawler in the brig -- Rocky Mack -- Suzie Q's Broadway debut -- Timmmberrr! -- A good dream and a hard fall -- The octopus -- Requiem for a heavyweight -- Twelve inches to glory -- The lion and the lamb -- The mongoose and the mob -- America's guest -- The fiftieth fight -- Epilogue : ghosts -- Appendix : Rocky Marciano's professional ring record

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