At the fifth time of asking, Walcott became the world heavyweight champion in 1951 when he knocked out Ezzard Charles in the ...

Jersey Joe and Louis met six months later at Yankee Stadium ... His final fight was a first-round loss to Rocky Marciano on May 15, 1953. The New Jersey native retired with a record of 49-20-1 ...

Rocky Marciano had two goals in mind while growing ... "Rocky couldn't box like (Gene) Tunney, and probably couldn't hit like (Joe) Louis, but in one respect he had no challenger," wrote Pulitzer ...