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Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World

Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Mike StantonPublish date:2019-08-27Pages:416
Language:EnglishPublisher:Picador USAISBN-13:9781250210876ISBN-10:1250210879UPC:9781250210876Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Sports, BoxingSize:8.20 x 5.30 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCDX3PTCP8

From the bestselling author of The Prince of Providence, a revelatory biography of Rocky Marciano, the greatest heavyweight champion of all time.

The son of poor Italian immigrants, with short arms and stubby legs, Rocky Marciano accomplished a feat that eluded legendary heavyweight champions like Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson: He never lost a professional fight. His record was a perfect 49-0.

Unbeaten is the story of this remarkable champion who overcame injury, doubt, and the schemes of corrupt promoters to win the title in a bloody and epic battle with Jersey Joe Walcott in 1952. Rocky packed a devastating punch with an innocent nickname, "Suzie Q," against which there was no defense. As the champ, he came to know presidents and movie stars - and the organized crime figures who dominated the sport, much to his growing disgust. He may have "stood out in boxing like a rose in a garbage dump," as one sportswriter said, but he also fought his own private demons.

In the hands of the award-winning journalist and biographer Mike Stanton, Unbeaten is more than just a boxing story. It's 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. Like Suzie Q, it will knock you off your feet.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Picador USAISBN-13:9781250210876ISBN-10:1250210879UPC:9781250210876Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Sports, BoxingSize:8.20 x 5.30 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCDX3PTCP8
Mike Stanton is the author of The Prince of Providence: The Rise and Fall of Buddy Cianci, America's Most Notorious Mayor, which was a New York Times bestseller. He is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Connecticut, having previously headed the investigative team at the Providence Journal, where he shared a Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children.
Publisher: Picador USA

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