Product Description

Spirited, fast-paced, and rich in detail, Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times is the first book to tell the full story of the man, his sport, and his era. Emerging from obscurity to win the heavyweight crown in the early 1950s, Marciano fought until 1955, retiring with a perfect 49-0 record - a feat still unmatched today. Yet as much as he embodied the wholesome, rags-to-riches patriotism of a true American hero, Marciano also reflected the racial and ethnic tensions festering beneath the country's benevolent facade. In this captivating portrait of a complex American sports legend, Russell Sullivan confirms Rocky Marciano's place as a symbol and cultural icon of his era. Russell Sullivan lives in the Boston area and is senior vice president and general counsel of Linkage, Inc., a corporate education company headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of several books and articles on business-related topics. A volume in the series Sport and Society, edited by Benjamin G. Rader and Randy Roberts

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #45060 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 392 pages

Customer Reviews

A must read for all sports fans.
I feel that this book provides a breath of fresh air to boxing biographys' it is an unbiased detailed account of marcianos' outstanding career that provides a well structured easy to read investigative look at not only the hard hitting italians in ring domination, but also an image evoking look at the era itself in which the 'great white hope' laid down (or rather laid his opponents down) on route to creating his legacy as the aptly titled 'Rock of his times'.

Like Marciano, almost perfect
This is a must have book for all fans of both Marciano and boxing in general, as an overview of his life it is the best I have yet read, and I have read most, but it still seems to skirt his retirement years and most importantly his formative years in the forces where the real Marciano is to be found.