Rocky Beats His Boyhood Idol Joe Louis On this day, in 1951 undefeated Rocky Marciano knocked out 37 year-old Joe Louis in the eighth round of their fight at Madison Square Garden in New York. October 26, 1951 Sport: Boxing Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Boxing tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine
