- 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 inLuzerne 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 easternNew Jersey . [ [http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi Social Security Death Index Interactive Search ] ] He fought in the battle ofIwo Jima duringWorld 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 closesplit 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 toGene Fullmer ,Kid Gavilan , andJoey Giambra , but defeatedTony DeMarco ,Joey Giardello ,Johnny Bratton , andRalph '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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