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Rocky,” I say. “You can call me Rocky.”
“As in Balboa?” Augie asks with a smirk.
Joe throws his head back and groans. If my dad heard that he’d have a fit. I shake my head. “As in Rocky Marciano.
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Cheryl McIntyre (Getting Dirty (Dirty, #1))
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I think you’re born with the ability to hit. Rocky Marciano didn’t start boxing until after the war when he was already twenty-six, but he was a natural hitter. You need leverage, but a lot of your power comes from your forearm down into your wrist. There’s a snap to your punch that comes from your wrist to your fist, and that’s what knocks the other guy out. You can actually hear that snap; it sounds like a pistol shot when it’s working to perfection. Joe Louis had that famous six-inch punch. He’d knock a guy out with a punch that only traveled six inches. His power came from the snap. It’s like snapping a towel at somebody’s butt. There’s no power in your arms. Then
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Charles Brandt ("I Heard You Paint Houses", Updated Edition: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa)
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There was no talking allowed at the supper table, a policy which Pierino firmly enforced. "Enjoy your food," he would say. "There is plenty of time for talk afterward.
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Everett M. Skehan (Rocky Marciano)