Rocco Francis Marchegiano, known as Rocky Marciano, was an American professional boxer who lived from 1923 to 1969 and held the world heavyweight championship from 1952 to 1956. He retired with a professional record of 49 wins and no losses, 43 of them by knockout, and remains the only heavyweight champion in history to finish a career undefeated. He is also the only fighter to have stopped every opponent he faced in a world heavyweight title bout, finishing his championship fights with an 85.71 percent knockout rate.
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Career HighlightOnly heavyweight champion in history to finish his career undefeated 1 Classification
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How many times did Rocky Marciano defend the world heavyweight title?
He defended the title six times.
Rocky Marciano defended the world heavyweight title six times. He won it by beating Jersey Joe Walcott in 1952 and retired in 1956.
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Rocco Francis Marchegiano (September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969; Italian pronunciation: [markeˈdʒaːno]), better known as Rocky Marciano (, Italian: [marˈtʃaːno]), was an American professional boxer who competed from 1947 to 1955.
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Rocco Francis Marchegiano (September 1, 1923 - August 31, 1969; Italian pronunciation: [markeˈdʒaːno]), better known as Rocky Marciano (, Italian: [marˈtʃaːno]), was an American professional boxer who competed from 1947 to 1955.
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was an American professional boxer who competed from 1947 to 1955.
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held the world heavyweight championship from 1952 to 1956, and remains the only heavyweight champion to finish his career undefeated.
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