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 ...