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On This Day 21st September 1955 Rocky Marciano had one of the hardest fights of his career beating Archie Moore at the Yankee Stadium. The 'Brockton Blockbuster', defending his heavyweight championship of the world, knocked out the 38-year-old reigning light-heavyweight champion Moore in the ninth round, but not before climbing off the canvas himself in the second. The champion came back to knock Moore down three times officially — one apparent knockdown was ruled a slip — before flooring Moore