Brockton native Rocky Marciano was a staple on Rhode Island’s boxing scene in the mid-20th Century, on his way to becoming U.S. heavyweight champion. Then he died in a plane crash in 1968.
Former Providence Journal investigative reporter Mike Stanton, now a journalism professor at the University of Connecticut, tell his story in his new book: “Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano and His Fight For Perfection In a Crooked World.”Listen to an extended version of an interview with Mike Stanton about his new Rocky Marciano book.
