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THE boring bargaining over the Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder unification fight seems to be lasting as long as the Brexit negotiations. Which is a good enough reason to recall the good old days when Rocky Marciano was the one and only world heavyweight champion and everyone from Afghanistan to Zanzibar knew who he was. Getty Rocky Marciano is the only heavyweight to retire undefeated with a perfect 49-0 record Marciano held the title from 1952-55 and is the only heavyweight champion in history to retire undefeated with a perfect 49-0 record that included no less than 43 knockouts. There have been many books written about the life and times of one of America’s most revered sporting heroes. Rocky was killed fifty years ago next month when the light aircraft he had cadged a lift on crashed on its way to Des Moines on the eve of his 46th birthday. That’s an excuse for more books to be published about him on both sides of the Atlantic. News Group Newspapers Ltd Remember Rocky Marciano d...