"the head coach of Archbiship Williams, and 220 wins as the head coach of Brockton. The school's mascot is the Boxer. The actual mascot is a dog, but the name is a pun in reference to Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, two famous boxers from Brockton. The stadium in which the Boxers' football, field hockey, soccer and outdoor track teams compete is named Rocky Marciano Stadium in honor of the legendary boxer. With a capacity of approximately 10,000 people, Marciano Stadium is one of the largest high school stadiums in Massachusetts and is one of the premier facilities in the"
"Buster Keaton Joseph Frank Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966), known professionally as Buster Keaton, was an American actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression which earned him the nickname ""The Great Stone Face"". Critic Roger Ebert wrote of Keaton's ""extraordinary period from 1920 to 1929"" when he ""worked without interruption"" on a series of films that make him ""the greatest actor-director in the history of the movies"". His career declined afterward with a loss"
"Buster Douglas James ""Buster"" Douglas (born April 7, 1960) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1990, and 1996 to 1999. He is best known for his stunning upset of Mike Tyson on February 11, 1990, in Tokyo to win the undisputed heavyweight title. At the time Tyson was undefeated and considered to be the best boxer in the world, as well as one of the most feared heavyweight champions in history due to his domination of the division over the previous three years. The only casino to make odds for the fight (all others declining"
"Fred Fulton Fred Tobias Fulton, nicknamed ""The Rochester Plasterer"", (April 19, 1891 – July 7, 1973) was an American heavyweight professional boxer. He was born in Blue Rapids, Kansas on April 19, 1891. Fulton made his professional debut in 1913 and did not retire from boxing until 1933. Fulton began his boxing career in the early twentieth century. His final record was 83 wins (72 by KO), 17 losses and 4 draws. In 2003 he was named to Ring magazine's' list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. Fulton, although possessing a strong punch, had a checkered career against the"
"Joe Beckett Joseph Beckett (4 April 1892 – 12 March 1965), also known by the nickname of ""Joe"", born in Wickham, Hampshire was an English professional light heavy/cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1910s and early 1920s, who won the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British heavyweight title, and British Empire heavyweight title, and challenged for the NSC British Light heavyweight title, and European Boxing Union (EBU) heavyweight title. Joe Beckett's first professional boxing bout was a knockout defeat by Packy Mahoney (Ireland) at the National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London on 18"
"London on 1 October 1923. Joe Beckett Joseph Beckett (4 April 1892 – 12 March 1965), also known by the nickname of ""Joe"", born in Wickham, Hampshire was an English professional light heavy/cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1910s and early 1920s, who won the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British heavyweight title, and British Empire heavyweight title, and challenged for the NSC British Light heavyweight title, and European Boxing Union (EBU) heavyweight title. Joe Beckett's first professional boxing bout was a knockout defeat by Packy Mahoney (Ireland) at the National Sporting Club,"
"Jack Johnson (boxer) John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). Among the period's most dominant champions, Johnson remains a boxing legend, with his 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries dubbed the ""fight of the century"". According to filmmaker Ken Burns, ""for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African-American on Earth"". Transcending boxing, he became part of the culture and the history of"
"Jack Britton Jack Britton (October 14, 1885 – March 27, 1962) was three-time world welterweight boxing champion. Born William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York, his professional career lasted for 25 years beginning in 1905. He holds the world record for the number of title bouts fought in a career with 37 (18 of which ended in no decisions), many against his arch-rival Ted ""Kid"" Lewis, against whom he fought 20 times. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Britton as the #6 ranked welterweight of all time while ""The Ring Magazine"" founder Nat Fleischer placed him at #3. He was inducted"
"""The New York Times"". Also featuring comedian Rip Torn, the film featured a number of cameo appearances from well-known boxers such as Randall ""Tex"" Cobb, Ray Mancini, Vito Antuofermo, and Sean O'Grady. Bruce Strauss Bruce Strauss (born February 6, 1952 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American retired boxer who is more known for his losses than for his wins. His nickname is The Mouse or simply Mouse. He achieved notoriety in the 1970s and 1980s after fighting, and generally losing, to a wide variety of opponents, with him also being known for his cheery, easy-going personality. His life was made"
"Buster Drayton Buster Drayton (born March 2, 1952 in Philadelphia, PA) is an American former boxer who won the IBF world title at light middleweight (154lb). Drayton turned pro in 1978 and won the vacant IBF light middleweight title with a decision win over Carlos Santos in 1986. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Matthew Hilton the following year. In 1988 he took on WBA light middleweight titleholder Julian Jackson, but was defeated via TKO in the third round. He retired in 1995 at the age of 43. Drayton returned to the ring in an exhibition in"
"Jackson. It premiered in March 2016 at Lincoln Center Theater directed by Rachel Chavkin, and was nominated for a Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Play, Outstanding Director of a Play, and a Special Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble. 87. Papa Jack, Jack Johnson and the Era of the White Hopes, Randy Roberts, Macmillan, 1983, Chapter 8. Jack Johnson (boxer) John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). Among the period's"
"longevity in the ring, Drayton was 9 years younger in 2012 than The Galveston Giant, legendary former World Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, who last appeared in a charity exhibition for U.S. War Bonds at age 66 in 1945. Also, former Junior Welterweight champion Saoul Mamby fought a professional bout at age 60 in 2008, but lost his comeback attempt by ten round decision. Buster Drayton Buster Drayton (born March 2, 1952 in Philadelphia, PA) is an American former boxer who won the IBF world title at light middleweight (154lb). Drayton turned pro in 1978 and won the vacant IBF light"
"into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1960 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a first-class member in 1990. Ernest Hemingway's short story ""Fifty Grand"" is based on the Jack Britton/Mickey Walker fight in Madison Square Garden on November 1, 1922. Other sources link this story to the Britton/Benny Leonard fight the previous June in the Bronx Hippodrome where Leonard lost in what appeared to be an intentional foul. Leonard was specifically mentioned in the first draft of Hemingway's short story. Jack Britton Jack Britton (October 14, 1885 – March 27, 1962) was three-time world welterweight boxing"
"Ronnie Clayton (boxer) Ronnie Clayton (9 February 1923 – 8 December 1999) was a British boxer, born in Blackpool, Lancashire whose career highlight was winning the European Featherweight championship in 1947. Clayton was one of three brothers all who were boxers. All three brothers once boxed on the same boxing show held at Blackpool tower. He became a professional boxer in 1941 and was trained by his brother, Jackie at their gym in Blackpool. He was managed throughout his thirteen-year boxing career by George Dingley. In total he had thirteen Championship bouts against boxers including, World Champion Jackie Patterson, South"
"by Harry Wills in 3 rounds on July 26, 1920. At the time of his retirement Fulton had compiled a professional record of 84–19–4, with 70 wins coming by knockout. He died in Park Rapids, Minnesota on July 7, 1973. Fred Fulton Fred Tobias Fulton, nicknamed ""The Rochester Plasterer"", (April 19, 1891 – July 7, 1973) was an American heavyweight professional boxer. He was born in Blue Rapids, Kansas on April 19, 1891. Fulton made his professional debut in 1913 and did not retire from boxing until 1933. Fulton began his boxing career in the early twentieth century. His final"
"Possibly Bostice's greatest claim to fame is his being featured as a boxer on the line up of EAs Knockout Kings 2001 for the PlayStation and PS2. David Bostice David Bostice (born April 3, 1972, in Los Angeles, California) is an American heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed ""The Boss"", Bostice is known for being a regular fighter on ESPN fight cards, and is a heavyweight clubfighter who fought several significant fighters of his era. Bostice turned pro in 1996 and was relegated to being a heavyweight journeyman after a loss to Wladimir Klitschko in 2000. Bostice is often used as a gatekeeper"
"Richie Giachetti Richie Giachetti (April 20, 1940 – February 3, 2016) was an American boxing trainer who has worked with a number of world champions including Larry Holmes and Mike Tyson. He was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Giachetti first began working in boxing in 1961 and also helped Don King in his first promotion with Muhammad Ali. Most famous for guiding Holmes to the heavyweight championship, he trained many other top fighters of the 1970s and 1980s including Earnie Shavers, Aaron Pryor and Greg Page. When Mike Tyson was dethroned of his heavyweight crown by James ""Buster"" Douglas in 1990"
"welterweight, and on 4 February 1980, beat Terry Peterson on points to claim the BBBofC central area welterweight title. On 17 April 1980, he challanged Jørgen Hansen for the European welterweight title, losing by a unanimous decision. On 26 October 1980 he successfully defended his central area welterweight title by beating Lee Hartshorn on ponits. Joey Singleton Joey ""The Jab"" Singleton (born 2 June 1951) is a former British professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1982. He is a former British light-welterweight champion. Singleton was born on 2 June 1951 in Kirkby, Liverpool, England. He won a full set"
"Bleeder"" and was considered a washed-up contender with a mediocre record. Don King selected Wepner as a ""tomato can"" to provide an easy victory for Ali after his famous win over George Foreman. In a surprising turn of events, Wepner scored a disputed knockdown in the ninth round, and survived 19 seconds short of the distance, before losing by TKO in the 15th round. Wepner's bout with Ali provided the inspiration for Sylvester Stallone's movie ""Rocky"". In a fight on February 11, 1990, Mike Tyson lost his championship to James ""Buster"" Douglas in Tokyo. The victory over Tyson, the previously"
"Les Ralston Leslie John Ralston (born November 13, 1980 in Buffalo, New York) is an American boxer. Known as ""Lightning"" Les, Ralston began his professional career in 2002, and lost to Sergio Mora in 2004 before Mora's appearance on The Contender. On May 4, 2012, police report that Leslie Ralston struck Zachary Zorechak, 18, and Brittany Cain, 17, as they crossed the street in front of police headquarters in the City of Tonawanda, New York. Ralston did not stop, even though one of the victims clung to the hood of his car for nearly 200 feet. Ralston was charged with"
"sets, boxing ring playsets, and limited edition exclusive figures. Rocky Balboa Robert ""Rocky"" Balboa is the title character of the ""Rocky"" film series. The character was created by Sylvester Stallone, who also portrayed him in all eight ""Rocky"" films. He is depicted as an everyman who started out by going the distance and overcoming obstacles that had occurred in his life and career as a professional boxer. While he is loosely based on Chuck Wepner, a one-time boxer who fought Muhammad Ali and lost on a TKO in the 15th round, the inspiration for the name, iconography and fighting style"
"title with the first being Troy Ross when he won it in 2007. Denton Daley Denton Daley (born March 18, 1982) is a Canadian boxer who competes as a Cruiserweight. Daley, also known as the ""Brampton Bomber"" won 26 amateur fights before turning pro while running his own businesses. Daley won the North American Boxing Federation cruiserweight title by defeating Richard Hall. Denton defeated Jean Marc Monrose to retain the WBA-NABA Crusierweight Title. Daley lost to Youri Kayembre Kalenga for the interim World Boxing Association cruiserweight title. In 2016, Denton defeated Sylvera Louis winning the NCC crusierweight and the vacant"
"Buster Keaton, Myrna Loy, Ruth Roman, Irving Berlin and Heavyweight Champion James J. Corbett. At the turn of the century, the store was inherited by Ebenezer's son Everett. Everett Smith died in 1940, and the store was taken over by his father-in-law Karl Ericson, who continued to operate it until he was 90 years old. Despite the suburbanization of much of Long Island, the store has remained functional. In 1959, Louise and Andrew Havrisko kept it open and prevented it from becoming a local residence, determined to maintain the historical nature of the store. Structurally unchanged since 1894, it was"
"the man known as the ""Boxing Marvel,"" Jack Britton, for the Welterweight title. Lewis won in a twelve-round decision, becoming World Welterweight Champion and beginning an historic rivalry. Lewis became the first English boxer to cross the Atlantic and beat an American for a world title. From 1915 to 1921 Lewis and Britton fought 20 times, a total of 224 rounds. On 24 April 1916, in New Orleans, Lewis lost the title to Britton. He reclaimed it on 25 June 1917, at Westwood Field, Dayton, Ohio. He lost the title for the last time on 17 March 1919, in Canton,"
"Buster Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield Buster Douglas vs Evander Holyfield, billed as ""The Moment of Truth"", was a professional boxing match contested on October 25, 1990 for the WBA, WBC, IBF, ""The Ring"" and lineal Heavyweight championships. The bout took place at The Mirage in Paradise, Nevada, USA and saw Douglas making the first defense of the titles he won from Mike Tyson in February 1990. After becoming the first boxer in history to win all three major sanctioning organizations' world titles in the cruiserweight division, Evander Holyfield decided to move up in class and take on the top heavyweights."
"John Keeton John 'Buster' Keeton (born 19 May 1972) is a British professional boxer fighting out of Sheffield in England, he competes in the cruiserweight division and is a former British cruiserweight champion and three time British title challenger. Keeton had his first professional contest on 11 August 1993, scoring a stoppage win over Tony Colclough in Mansfield. For the first three years of his career Keeton's results were a mixture of victories and defeats losing to the likes of Julius Francis, Bruce Scott and Nicky Piper. Following the Piper defeat on 7 July 1995, Keeton scored a run of"
"a television movie based upon the life of Mike Tyson. Douglas was portrayed by actor Duane Davis. Douglas is one of the few non-students to be honored by Ohio State University with the opportunity to dot the ""i"" during the performance of the Script Ohio by The Ohio State University Marching Band. Buster Douglas James ""Buster"" Douglas (born April 7, 1960) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1990, and 1996 to 1999. He is best known for his stunning upset of Mike Tyson on February 11, 1990, in Tokyo to win the undisputed heavyweight title."
"Jake LaMotta Giacobbe ""Jake"" LaMotta (July 10, 1922 – September 19, 2017) was an American professional boxer, former world middleweight champion, and stand-up comedian. Nicknamed ""The Bronx Bull"" or ""Raging Bull"", LaMotta was a rough fighter who was not a particularly big puncher, but he would subject his opponents to vicious beatings in the ring. With use of constant stalking, brawling and inside fighting, he developed the reputation for being a 'bully'; he was what is often referred to today as a swarmer and a slugger. Due to his hard style of fighting, LaMotta often got as much as he"
"as the 12th greatest heavyweight boxer in history. His knockout-to-win percentage of 87.76% remains one of the highest in heavyweight boxing history. Marciano was born and raised on the south side of Brockton, Massachusetts, to Pierino Marchegiano and Pasqualina Picciuto. Both of his parents were emigrants from Italy. His father was from Ripa Teatina, Abruzzo, while his mother was from San Bartolomeo in Galdo, Campania. Rocky had two brothers, Louis (aka Sonny) and Peter, and three sisters, Alice, Concetta and Elizabeth. When he was about 18 months old, Marciano contracted pneumonia, from which he almost died. In his youth, he"
"the Columbus boxing community. This moniker was affixed to Douglas because of a misinterpreted encyclopedia entry regarding Douglas MacArthur and Erwin Rommel. Several friends of Buster Douglas mistakenly believed that Douglas MacArthur was known as the ""Desert Fox"" and subsequently addressed the future heavyweight champion as such. However, Buster Douglas distanced himself from the ""Desert Fox"" label no later than 1985 because of clarification from his promotional team and the concern that he might be confused with Syrian boxer Ghiath Tayfour. Douglas made his debut on May 31, 1981, and defeated Dan O'Malley in a four-round bout. He won his"
"he starred in films such as ""Final Impact"" and ""Maximum Force"", and continued to work on films and television shows like ""Price of Glory"", ""Matlock"", ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", and ""Las Vegas"". His background in boxing came in handy as he was asked to train and coach Tommy Morrison in ""Rocky V"". Langton also appears in the movie itself as one of the fighters Tommy Gunn knocks out. In fact, his name appears in the marquee in a montage depicting Tommy Gunn rising through the ranks. Although in the video game, ""Rocky Legends"" his character looks nothing like him and"
"losing the title back to Galindez in 1979 (see below), his career declined as he lost several matches; he never again fought a title match. He fought into the early 1980s, and perhaps the biggest name he faced in post-championship status was the upstart Dwight Braxton (today known as Dwight Muhammad Qawi), who defeated him in seven rounds in May 1981. In February 1979, Rossman participated in what is sometimes considered one of professional boxing's most embarrassing moments (at least in modern times). At a scheduled rematch between Rossman and Galindez, Rossman was left waiting in the ring as Galindez"
"Joey Singleton Joey ""The Jab"" Singleton (born 2 June 1951) is a former British professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1982. He is a former British light-welterweight champion. Singleton was born on 2 June 1951 in Kirkby, Liverpool, England. He won a full set of titles as a talented amateur fighter, including National Schools, Junior ABA and then senior ABA crown in 1971. He represented Britain a dozen times, winning gold medals at two multi-national tournaments before turning professional under revered fight guru Charles Atkinson. Singleton made his professional debut on 27 March 1973, when he beat Barton McAllister"