Sports History On This Day: May 15

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May 15, 1953 – Legendary boxer Rocky Marciano stepped into the ring in defense of his world heavyweight title for the first time in Chicago Stadium. This real Rocky took on former Champ Jersey Joe Walcott and it was no competition for the belt holder.

Marciano knocked Jersey Joe onto his keister, and the confused Walcott sat there as the referee did the count. The fight was over by Knock Out just after 2:25 in the first round. Many fight experts that witnessed the march said the Champ came out with much faster combinations and more energy than they had seen him in past fights.

Marciano remains the only boxer to have defeated every opponent he ever faced for the world heavyweight title, and holds the highest knockout-to-win ratio in world heavyweight title fights.

To find more great daily sports history make sure to check out the Sports Jersey Dispatch and Pigskin Dispatch.

black and white postcard of Rocky Marciano
The photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of a Black & White postcard of World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano, circa 1953 Special thanks to the resources of Newspapers.com and OnThisDay.com for the information obtained.

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