Rocky Marciano

On September 1, 1923, Pierino Marche Giano of Blockton, Massachusetts and his wife became parents of a lively 12 pound boy. The child was named Rocco Marchegiano, but one day the world called him legendary boxer Rocky Marciano. When "bambino Rocco" was 18 months, he developed pneumonia. The infection almost killed him, but his very strong constitution made it possible for him to survive without damage. As a former teenager, Loki likes his mother's Italian cuisine very much.

At the same time Clyde remembers Ali, Loki remembers Loki Mashino. The name is the most obvious, but it is not the only connection. Rocky has pictures of Marciano in his apartment, his character is similar to that Marciano said. A sports journalist stated that Marciano is not violent but gentle, married his lover, and was with her for the rest of his life. Even Rocky 's boxing style is similar to Marciano. This emphasizes not aggressive footwork like Ali's trademark but resistance to punishment in aggressiveness and long-term trading. Markciano broke "Jersey" in 1952 and became the first white heavyweight champion since 1937 Excluding the short-term control of Ingmar Johnson in 1959, this is the last. . In April 1956, after Rosa Parks caused a boycott of the Montgomery bus and a free movement in the south for about four months, Marciano retired undefeated.

Rocky Balboa's name, portrait and battle style is based on Blockton's Massachusetts legendary heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano and five world champion Roberto Manos de Piedra (Hands of Stone) Duran, I am inspired by the official currency. Balboa is also inspired by the legend of other battles. Victory against his Philadelphia pedigree, training method, and Muhammad Ali (Apollo Creed inspiration), and Jake Ramotta can absorb a lot of blows for his Italian city roots. His competition with Sugar Ray Robinson is very similar to Rocky and Apollo. However, it was Chuck Weppner who is not this legend that influenced this movie and the weak character of Balboa.

In reassessing past myths and symbols, ROCKY used the role of two major boxers in boxing history, Mohammed Ali and Rocky Marciano. For many, Ali's battle has the same racial and ideological importance as the historical battle of the past. His opponent is also black, but Ali thinks they are blacks and will succumb to white people. Malcolm X can be said that the struggle between Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston was "modern Crusade". The rise of Clay-Ali is coming from the fact that the civil rights movement is accelerating to an era when part of it is becoming a so-called "black power" campaign. Liberal, who previously supported "civil rights", was skeptical that the black people stick to their movements