![]() ![]() I received this book from I gave it 5 stars. Overall this book was everything that I was expecting and a little more, a good book. A book that has its moments of happiness when he wins but also sadness even after he wins and of course after the plane crash. Did Rocky know the difference who knows all he wanted to do is fight, box and the rest he just felt at times that he was taken advantage of by some people who said that they were looking out for him. He will take you through each fight and the cast of characters behind the man. The author takes you through his years growing up and then how he got into boxing and into professionally boxing late. His generation boxing was a sport a way of life and every Friday night I would sit with him and we would watch any fight that would come on. No I had never seen Rocky fight other than a few old black and white films at times, but I grew up with a dad that was into boxing. ![]() I think if you are into boxing or the history of boxing or sports then this is a book for you. Like Suzie Q, it will knock you off your feet. 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. In the hands of the award-winning journalist and biographer Mike Stanton, Unbeaten is more than just a boxing story. 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. 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. Rocky packed a devastating punch with an innocent nickname, "Suzie Q," against which there was no defense. 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. 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. From the bestselling author of The Prince of Providence, a revelatory biography of Rocky Marciano, the greatest heavyweight champion of all time. ![]()
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