After 12 rounds, the 38-year-old Walcott was in total control, ahead by four rounds from one official, three by another and two by the third. Marciano needed a knockout to take the title.

The Alabama native won the rematch by eleventh-round KO. Walcott then lost by unanimous ... His final fight was a first-round loss to Rocky Marciano on May 15, 1953. The New Jersey native retired ...

Marciano needed a knockout to take the title. Though battered and bloodied, The Rock wouldn't give in to defeat. Thirty seconds into the 13th round, with Walcott backed into the ropes, the ...