#442: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

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🗓️ 19 September 2018

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Rocky Marciano was a slow, stocky kid, with short arms and stubby legs. He wasn’t the kind of kid you’d pick to one day be an elite boxer, yet he went on to become the only undefeated heavyweight champion in boxing history. In the process, Marciano became a cultural icon in 1950s America, rubbing shoulders with presidents, movie stars, and gangsters. How did someone who got a late start in the sport, become one of boxing's greatest athletes? And what happens to a man when fame and fortune are suddenly thrust upon him? My guest today explores those questions in his new book Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano’s Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World. His name is Mike Stanton and today on the show Mike shares how grit, discipline, and fate led Rocky to become the only undefeated heavyweight fighter in boxing history. Mike then shares the challenges Rocky faced with his newfound fame — from balancing work and family, to managing a huge influx of money, to navigating the crooked world of organized crime that controlled the sport of boxing. We end by talking about how Rocky is both an inspiring and tragic figure. Get the show notes at aom.is/marciano.

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1:18.9	Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness podcast Rocky Marciano was a slow
1:24.0	Stockie kid with short arms and stubby legs. He wasn't the kind of kid you'd pick to one day be an elite boxer yet
1:29.7	He wanted to become the only undefeated headway champion boxing history in the process
1:33.9	Marciano became a cultural icon in 1950s America rubbing shoulders with presidents movie stars and gangsters
1:39.8	How did someone who got a late star at the sport become one of boxing's greatest athletes and what happens to a man when
1:45.0	Famine fortune or suddenly thrust upon him my guest to explore those questions in his new book
1:49.0	Unbeaten Rocky Marciano's fight for perfection in a crooked world
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