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Those 2 charlatains could NEVER break The Brockton Blockbuster's or The Brown Bomber's records.

IT WAS DESTINY.
Marciano officially lost three times after turning pro.
Marciano officially lost three times after turning pro.

Uhhhh........mmmmmm...........wtf??
I stand corrected, he lost twice. After turning pro in March 1947, beating Lee Epperson in three; he dropped a decision to Joe DeAngelis on August 23rd 1947 and then lost to Coley Wallace, again by decision, on March 1st 1948...
Yes, like I said before, Rocky was 8-4 as an Amateur, as Coley Wallace Joe DeAngelis Henry Lester & Bob Girard all beat him.

April 15, 1946 Henry Lester L-DQ 3
August 23, 1946 Joe DeAngelis L 3
January 17, 1947 Bob Girard L 3
March 1, 1948 Coley Wallace L 3

here are Rocky's PRO FIGHTS 1947 and 1948 fights. HOWEVER

12 1948-12-14 178 Gilley Ferron 198 3 4 0 Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA W TKO 2/6
time: 2:21
Marciano slashed Ferron's left eyebrow and floored him three times in the second round, to score a technical knockout in 2:21.
11 1948-11-29 185 James Patrick Connolly 213 8 5 0 Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, USA W TKO 1/8
time: 0:57 referee: Ben Maculan
A fast right to the head dropped Connolly for "nine," but he was in such bad shape that the referee then stopped the fight.
10 1948-10-04 178 Bob Jefferson 172 3 2 0 Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, USA W TKO 2/6
time: 2:30 referee: Ben Maculan
The fight was stopped after Jefferson was dropped twice for nine-counts.
9 1948-09-30 179 Gilbert Cardone 189 0 1 0 Uline Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, USA W KO 1/4
time: 0:36
Marciano ended the fight in just 36 seconds.
8 1948-09-20 182 Bill Hardeman 206½ 1 4 0 Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, USA W KO 1/6
7 1948-09-13 183 Humphrey Jackson 254 4 2 0 Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, USA W KO 1/6
time: 1:08
6 1948-08-30 184¼ Jimmy Weeks 190 debut Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, USA W TKO 1/6
time: 2:50 referee: Sharkey Buonanno
5 1948-08-23 184 Eddie Ross 175 15 0 1 Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, USA W KO 1/6
time: 1:03
According to B.R. Beardon, this was Marciano's first fight with Charley Goldman in his corner and Al Weill as manager.
4 1948-08-09 183 Bobby Quinn 183 8 0 0 Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, USA W KO 3/4
time: 0:22
3 1948-07-19 186¼ John Edwards 173½ 1 1 0 Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, USA W KO 1/4
time: 1:19
2 1948-07-12 185 Harry Bilazarian 175 3 5 0 Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, USA W TKO 1/4
1 1947-03-17 192 Lee Epperson 185 debut Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA W KO 3/4