Rocky Castellani

Rocky Castellani

Infobox Boxer
name=Rocky Castellani
realname=Attillio Castellani
nickname=
weight=Middleweight
nationality= American
birth_date=May 26, 1926
birth_place=Luzerne, Pennsylvania
death_date=August 31, 2008
death_place=
style=Orthodox
total=83
wins=65
KO=16
losses=14
draws=4
no contests=0|

Attilio N. "Rocky" Castellani (May 26, 1926 - August 31, 2008), was an American boxer. [ [http://www.josportsinc.com/catalog/view.php?id=4016 Jo Sports Inc ] ] He was born in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, to Attilio Castellani (1889-1974) and Rose Isopi Castellani (1896-1938), who later moved to Margate City, formerly South Atlantic City, in Atlantic County in eastern New Jersey. [ [http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi Social Security Death Index Interactive Search ] ] He fought in the battle of Iwo Jima during World War II as a Marine.

The highlight of Castellani's career was probably his 1955 bout with Hall of Famer Sugar Ray Robinson. Castellani lost a close split decision and knocked Robinson down in the sixth round. A year earlier, he had lost a fight to Carl "Bobo" Olson for the middleweight title. He also lost to Gene Fullmer, Kid Gavilan, and Joey Giambra, but defeated Tony DeMarco, Joey Giardello, Johnny Bratton, and Ralph 'Tiger' Jones

He finished his career with a 65–14–4 record. After he retired, Castellani operated "Rocky's," a bar in Atlantic City. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9506E7D81238F934A35755C0A967948260 Lisa A. Castellani Engaged to Marry - New York Times ] ]

A biography of Castellani is entitled "Young Rocky: A True Story of Attilio "Rocky" Castellani" by Joe Kinney. [ [http://www.amazon.com/Young-Rocky-Story-Attilio-Castellani/dp/0828319022 Amazon.com: Young Rocky: A True Story of Attilio Rocky Castellani: Books: Joe Kinney ] ]

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