| WHO'S WHO: ROCKY MARCIANO |
| REAL NAME: Rocco Francis Marchegiano |
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| MATCH RECORDS, MENTIONS, OR APPEARANCES IN GEORGIA
MAY 28, 1965 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – PONCE de LEON BALL PARK [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Buddy Fuller defeated Mario Galento* to win title Notes: Rocky Marciano was the special referee for the match between Buddy Fuller and Mario Galento. Mario Galento had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Sputnik Monroe on November 13, 1964, in Atlanta. It was reported that Stanley Weston and Bob Verlin of Wrestling Illustrated magazine would be in attendance. JUNE 4, 1965 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – PONCE de LEON BALL PARK [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Georgia Heavyweight Title Ten-Round Boxing Match: Buddy Fuller* defeated Mario Galento Notes: Rocky Marciano and Al Galento were the special referees for the match between Buddy Fuller and Mario Galento. Buddy Fuller had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Mario Galento on May 28, 1965, in Atlanta. |