Roadside Attraction: Boxing Champion Rocky Marciano Memorial - Springfield, MA

Boxing Champion
Rocky Marciano Memorial

Springfield, MA

N 42° 05.898 W 072° 34.991

Short Description: 

A memorial dedicated to undefeated heavyweight boxing legend, Rocky Marciano, is located in the South End neighborhood of Springfield.

Long Description:

Italian immigrants to Springfield settled in Springfield's South End neighborhood. Although later generations have move on, the area is still home to a variety of Italian specialty shops. At the southeast corner of Main and William Street, at the edge of a parking lot for a popular store at 889 Main Street, is a monument to Rocky Marciano. The inscription reads:

{Image of Rocky Marciano boxing}

In Memory Of

Rocky Marciano

Undefeated Heavyweight

Champion 1952-1956

49-0 43-KO's

Sept. 1, 1923 -- August 31, 1969

Dedicated Aug. 31, 1989