Rocky Marciano

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Noun1.Rocky Marciano - United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship in 1952 (1924-1969)
Marciano, Rocco Marciano
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For months US troops had rehearsed the invasion on our beaches, 50,000 of them, including a certain Private Rocco Marchegiano, later Mr Rocky Marciano whose R&R in Swansea famously including the KO of an Australian sergeant - yes, Swansea, not Grangetown as myth would have it.
Great victory that sealed Hitler's fate... but what if?
At the time of his reputed visit the would-be champ, whose real name was Rocco Marchegiano, was a mere GI and just one among many US soldiers stationed in Wales.
World champ may have made mark in Welsh town; Writing on a wall may confirm that Rocky Marciano once lived in Pembrokeshire

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