Rocky Marciano's Professional record
49 Wins...0 Losses...0 Ties
"He must be good. He always beats the other fellow." Charlie Goldman (Marciano's trainer).
"Well, let’s face it. He never got licked. Undefeated heavyweight champion of the world. I mean, how much better can you do than that?" Angelo Dundee.
"Even today when people are fighting all those balloney fights…nobody gets to it. Even with easy fights they don’t get to it." Ferdie Pacheco on 49 wins.
"It’s a record that will stand for all time." Bert Sugar.
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DATE............OPPONENT.............RESULT........LOCATION
March 17, 1947 Lee Epperson W KO 3 Holyoke, Massachusetts
July 12, 1948.... Harry Bilazarian... W KO 1 Providence, Rhode Island
July 19, 1948 .... John Edwards... W KO 1 Providence, Rhode Island
Aug. 9, 1948.... Bobby Quinn... W KO 3 Providence, Rhode Island
Aug. 23, 1948.... Eddie Ross... W KO 1 Providence, Rhode Island
Aug. 30, 1948.... Jimmy Weeks... W KO 1 Providence, Rhode Island
Sept. 13, 1948.... Jerry Jackson... W KO 1 Providence, Rhode Island
Sept. 20, 1948.... Bill Hurdeman... W KO 1 Providence, Rhode Island
Sept. 30, 1948.... Gil Cardione... W KO 1 Washington, DC
Oct. 4, 1948.... Bob Jefferson... W KO 2 Providence, Rhode Island
Nov. 29, 1948.... Patrick Connolly... W KO 1 Providence, Rhode Island
Dec. 14, 1948.... Gilley Ferron... W KO 2 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
--------1949------------
March 21, 1949.... Johnny Pretzie... W KO 5 Providence, Rhode Island
March 28, 1949.... Artie Donato... W KO 1 Providence, Rhode Island
April 11, 1949.... James Walls... W KO 3 Providence, Rhode Island
May 2, 1949.... Jimmy Evans... W KO 3 Providence, Rhode Island
May 23, 1949.... Don Mogard... W PTS 10 Providence, Rhode Island
July 18, 1949.... Harry Haft... W KO 3 Providence, Rhode Island
Aug. 16, 1949.... Pete Louthis... W KO 3 New Bedford, Massachusetts
Sept. 26, 1949.... Tommy DiGiorgio... W KO 4 Providence, Rhode Island
Oct. 10, 1949.... Ted Lowry... W PTS 10 Providence, Rhode Island
Nov. 7, 1949.... Joe Dominic... W KO 2 Providence, Rhode Island
Dec. 2, 1949.... Pat Richards... W KO 2 New York City
Dec. 19, 1949.... Phil Muscato... W KO 5 Providence, Rhode Island
Dec. 30, 1949.... Carmine Vingo... W KO 6 New York City
---------1950-----------
March 24, 1950.... Roland LaStarza... W PTS 10 New York City
June 5, 1950.... Eldridge Eatman... W KO 3 Providence, Rhode Island
July 10, 1950.... Gino Buonvino... W KO 10 Boston, Massachusetts
Sept. 18, 1950.... Johnny Shkor... W KO 6 Providence, Rhode Island
Nov. 13, 1950.... Ted Lowry... W PTS 10 Providence, Rhode Island
Dec. 18, 1950.... Bill Wilson... W KO 1 Providence, Rhode Island
----------1951----------
Jan. 29, 1951.... Keene Simmons... W KO 8 Providence, Rhode Island
March 20, 1951.... Harold Mitchell... W KO 2 Hartford, Connecticut
March 26, 1951.... Art Henri... W KO 9 Providence, Rhode Island
April 30, 1951.... Red Applegate... W PTS 10 Providence, Rhode Island
July 12, 1951.... Rex Layne... W KO 6 New York City
Aug. 27, 1951.... Freddie Beshore... W KO 4 Boston, Massachusetts
Oct. 26, 1951.... Joe Louis... W KO 8 New York City
----------1952----------
Feb. 13, 1952.... Lee Savold... W KO 6 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 21, 1952.... Gino Buonvino... W KO 2 Providence, Rhode Island
May 12, 1952.... Bernie Reynolds... W KO 3 Providence, Rhose Island
July 28, 1952.... Harry 'Kid' Matthews... W KO 2 New York City
Sept. 23, 1952.... Jersey Joe Walcott... W KO 13 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(Wins Undisputed World Title)
----------1953----------
May 15, 1953.... Jersey Joe Walcott... W KO 1 Chicago Stadium, Illinois
Sept. 24, 1953.... Roland LaStarza... W RSF 11 Polo Grounds, New York City
----------1954----------
June 17, 1954.... Ezzard Charles... W PTS 15 Yankee Stadium, New York City
Sept. 17, 1954.... Ezzard Charles... W KO 8 Yankee Stadium, New York City
----------1955----------
May 16, 1955.... Don Cockell... W RSF 9 Kezar Stadium, California
Sept. 21, 1955.... Archie Moore... W KO 9 Yankee Stadium, New York City
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April 27, 1956.... Announces Retirement
Summary:
Rocky's opponents lasted this long:
Round 1 : 11
Round 2 : 7
Round 3 : 8
Round 4 : 2
Round 5 : 2
Round 6 : 4
Round 7 : 0
Round 8 : 3
Round 9 : 3
Round 10 : 6 (5 on points)
Round 11 : 1
Round 12 : 0
Round 13 : 1
Round 14 : 0
Round 15 : 1 (points)
Records of Some of Rocky's Opponents
( More to be added as found. And a special thanks to Dan Muscato for his help with these records. )
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