Unbeaten

Mike Stanton brings back Marciano, and with him, a whole era in American social, industrial and athletic historyDavid Margolick, Wall Street Journal

Unbeaten is one of the best sports books I’ve read in years. It’s an irresistible story told with beautiful writing and a keen eye for detail. Like Rocky Marciano, this book hits hard and won’t be easily put downJonathan Eig, author of Ali, A Life

[A] hero whose portrait, complete with his fight-by-fight record, has hung behind the espresso machine in Soho’s Bar Italia for as long as anyone can remember . . . No subsequent heavyweight champion has matched Marciano’s record of going through a career without defeatRichard Williams, Guardian

A meticulously researched and eminently readable account of the only heavyweight champion who exited a savage sport with a perfect professional recordBoston Globe