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Rocky Is Hopeful Of More FightsBy JACK HANDNEW YORK Rocky Marciano Is in town today for a physical exam and a conference that probably will result in a Sept. 16 Yankee Stadium rematch with exchamp Ezzard Charles.The heavyweight champion has been vacationing at Cape Cod and Grossinger, N. Y. since he won a unanimous decision over Charles Ln a rousing 15-round bout at the Stadium, June 17. Charles fought a courageous battle but was well battered at the final bell.In the hours after that battle with Charles, Dr. Vincent Nardi-ello operated on Marciano’s eye, removing old scar tissue from a fight of years ago. He had been cut again early in the Charles bout and bled freely throughout the contest.Rocky still wears a slight scar over the eye as the result of that operation but believes he will beready to start boxing in a week t or 10 days.“I’d like to fight again this year,” he said yesterday. “The long layoff (nine months 1 was too much. I need more fights.”A1 Weill, Rocky’s manager, has been holding out on a definite sign-ing with the excuse that he want- ' i ed to be sure that the eye had o healed perfectly.Vr V — —-----—— • — - - - — — —- w. ....
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Big Spring Weekly Herald
Big Spring, Texas, US
Fri, Jul 16, 1954
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