Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BROCKTON — For a "wax museum" school project, 9-year-old Zelly Perez studied hometown hero Rocky Marciano. She even played him in ...

BROCKTON — Hanging onto every jab, an audience of Brockton residents and boxing fans from near and far gathered to watch a fight of which they already knew the outcome. Despite the foregone conclusion ...

In 1970, moviegoers could watch Muhammad Ali and Rocky Marciano square off in the ring..."live." Sort of (ToonIsALoon/Wikimedia Commons) It’s 1967. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, The Supremes and the ...

WRENTHAM – Surrounded by walls painted with a mural of a seaside Italian village, the movie producer made an announcement during a celebratory dinner at Luciano's Restaurant, revealing how a family ...

Fifty years ago Saturday, Rocky Marciano died in a plane crash in Iowa. It was the day before his 46th birthday, and the news of his death came as a shock to everyone, especially those who knew him in ...

From the 1910s to the 1950s, baseball and boxing ruled the sports world. Both sports were thoroughly democratic: In the ring, Rex Layne fought Jersey Joe Walcott, Rocky Graziano took on Tony Zale. As ...

The movie about undefeated heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano is being made with the cooperation of the boxer's family By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor, East Coast The real-life inspiration for ...

Pulitzer Prize winner Mike Stanton profiles the pride of Brockton, heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano, in his biography Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano’s Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World. Pulitzer Prize ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Now that is has been determined Don Cockell was an insufficient if game opponent for Rocky Marciano, the big question is: Who has even an outside chance to beat The Rock? Archie Moore?

CYNTHIA SWEENEY editor@weeklycalistogan.com May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021 It was estimated the entire town of 1,400 lined the streets and rooftops to see boxing champion Rocky Marciano ride into town in the ...

Corrections/clarifications: A previous version of this story included inaccurate information about the cause of death for Rocky Marciano Sr. Rocky Marciano Jr. said ...

BROCKTON — For a "wax museum" school project, 9-year-old Zelly Perez studied hometown hero Rocky Marciano. She even played him in class, complete with an embroidered boxing robe her mom got on Amazon.