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About this book
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of
The Prince of Providence, a revelatory biography of greatest heavyweight champion of all time.
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Boston Globe and Library Journal
A Wall Street Journal 2018 "Reader Favorite"
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.
"One of the best sports books I've read in years." —Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of King
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Boston Globe and Library Journal
A Wall Street Journal 2018 "Reader Favorite"
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.
"One of the best sports books I've read in years." —Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of King
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Information
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co.Year
2024eBook ISBN
9781627799201Subtopic
Historical BiographiesTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Notice
- Dedication
- Epigraphs
- Prologue: Two Funerals
- Chapter 1: The Terrific Three
- Chapter 2: Brawler in the Brig
- Chapter 3: Rocky Mack
- Chapter 4: Suzie Q’s Broadway Debut
- Chapter 5: Timmmberrr!
- Chapter 6: A Good Dream and a Hard Fall
- Chapter 7: The Octopus
- Chapter 8: Requiem for a Heavyweight
- Chapter 9: Twelve Inches to Glory
- Chapter 10: The Lion and the Lamb
- Chapter 11: The Mongoose and the Mob
- Chapter 12: America’s Guest
- Chapter 13: The Fiftieth Fight
- Epilogue: Ghosts
- Photographs
- Appendix: Rocky Marciano’s Professional Ring Record
- A Note on Sources
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Illustration Credits
- Index
- Also by Mike Stanton
- Additional Praise for Unbeaten
- About the Author
- Newsletter Sign-up
- Contents
- Copyright