Boxer Rocky Marciano honored in Brockton

BROCKTON, Mass. -- It's been 40 years since he died, but the city of Brockton continues to pay homage to boxing legend Rocky Marciano.

On Sunday, a post office on Commercial Street will be formally renamed the Rocky Marciano Post Office. During the same ceremony, Marciano will become the first individual to posthumously receive the Brockton Historical Society's Historic Citizen Award.

Marciano's brother, Peter Marciano of Plymouth, will accept the award and other members of the boxer's family are expected to attend the ceremony.

Marciano is the only heavyweight champ to retire undefeated, with a 49-0 record.

The effort to rename the post office for the fighter was spearheaded by Rep. Stephen Lynch, who said Marciano was "the personification of the American dream."

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