Sport: A Simple Idea

Roland LaStarza, 26, a shifty boxer who went to college (C.C.N.Y.), had figured out, after a course of thoughtful study, just how he was going to beat Rocky Marciano to become heavyweight champion of the world. "I'm more muscular than Marciano, and I expect to move faster," he said. "I figure I can cut him up so that the referee will have to stop it!"* Rocky Marciano, 29, more of a cave than a college type, had less to say in advance. When the bell rang for the start of their 15-round experiment at...

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