Word: heavyweight
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Yale's varsity heavyweight crew will rate the favorite in its expected battle with the Crimson, Cornell and Princeton at the Eastern Sprints in Washington Saturday as a result of weekend rowing activity...
...awkward, hardheaded slugger, willing to take a punch to land one. But when he landed, his opponent usually dropped. Rocky never really bothered to learn how to box; he never really had to. Without losing a fight, he battered his way up through the heavyweight ranks. It took him only eight rounds to dispose of Joe Louis and ruin the comeback of that puffy remnant of a great champ. Later, he won the title by flattening Heavyweight Champion Joe Walcott in the 13th round, after being knocked down in the third for the first time in his professional life...
...Bother. There was no one around to bother the new champ. Roland La Starza, Ezzard Charles and Don Cockell, challengers of minor talents, tried, and they all came to pieces under Rocky's ham-handed macing. Last year Light Heavyweight Champion Archie Moore managed to put Rocky on the canvas for the second time in his pro career, but the champ righted himself as solidly as a hogshead of ale, and in the ninth round knocked Moore out. He was 31, and he still couldn't box, but there was still no one around to bother...
With time and money to relax, Rocky found that he enjoyed being a family man. Last week, after breaking the news to his manager, Al Weill, he announced that he was going to quit the ring while he still had his title and his health. He is the only heavyweight champion ever to retire without a defeat on his record...
Coach Harvey Love, who left yesterday with his heavyweight crews, has made no changes since last week's impressive victory. Stroked by Fritz Schwarz, the varsity eight has overcome early uncertainty and now is working effectively as a unit...