Don Cockell
Born, Battersea, London England. September 22,1928
At the weigh-in with Rocky watching.
62 Wins (36 by KO) 13 Losses
Don Cockell was the British and Empire Champion when he challenged Marciano for the title on May 16th, 1955. He had already fought and defeated three of the same men as Rocky; Freddie Beshore (W10), Harry Mathews 3 times (W10 X 2, KO 8), and Roland LaStarza (W 10).
He was 25 years old to Rocky's 31, 5' 11" tall and 205 pounds. He had a 71 inch reach to Marciano's 67. He was ranked #2 at the time of the fight.
1946
J u n 2 6 T r e v o r L o w d e r H i g h W y c o m b e K O 5
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A u g 2 8 R o n B a k e r W a t f o r d K O 3
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S e p 2 3 T r e v o r L o w d e r R u g b y K O 3
O c t 7 J i m m y S a l l e s H i g h W y c o m b e K O 2
O c t 1 0 J o c k T a y l o r W a t f o r d L 8
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F e b 1 7 J i m m y C a r r o l l T u n b r i d g e W e l l s K O 4
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M a y 1 8 J o h n n y W i l l i a m s C o v e n t r y W 8
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A p r 4 J i m m y C a r r o l l A l b e r t H a l l K O 7
O c t 1 7 M a r k H a r t H a r r i n g a y K O 1 4
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F e b 2 7 L l o y d M a r s h a l l H a r r i n g a y K O 1
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M a y 1 2 J o h n n y W i l l i a m s H a r r i n g a y W 1 5
( B r i t i s h a n d E m p i r e h e a v y w e i g h t t i t l e s )
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J a n 3 0 J o h n n y A r t h u r J o h a n n e s b u r g W 1 5
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M a y 1 6 R o c k y M a r c i a n o S a n F r a n c i s c o K O b y 9
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A p r 2 4 K i t i o n e L a v e E a r l s C o u r t K O b y 2
( A n n o u n c e d r e t i r e m e n t f r o m b o x i n g . )
Special thanks to Dan Muscato for providing Don Cockell's record, as well as other information he has provided for this site. Thanks Dan!