Forty-Three to Nothing

"Forty-Three to Nothing," track number 5 from ... UNDEFEATED: THE STORY OF ROCKY MARCIANO Rocky Marciano: The only undefeated heavyweight champion in boxing history (49-0) and his journey from working-class Brockton to boxing immortality. 01. Brockton Boy 02. Almost Wasn't 03. Suzie's Eyes 04. The Rock 05. Forty-Three to Nothing 06. Jersey Joe 07. The Brockton Blockbuster 08. Don't Lean on the Ropes 09. Ezzard's Respect 10. September '55 11. The Crash (August 31, 1969) 12. Still Undefeated ⁨‪‪@F.HarryStowe‬ Lyrics: Lee Epperson, round three Gilley Ferron hit the floor Jimmy Weeks couldn’t find the door Bobby Quinn, goodnight at one This is how legends get begun Names you won’t remember, nights they can’t forget Every single one of them’s a stepping stone I set Forty-three to nothing, climbing up the ladder Forty-three to nothing, hear the canvas shatter Every town, every ring, every single fight Forty-three to nothing, I’m the dynamite Count it! One, two, three, four— Forty-three and heading for more! Providence to Philly, back to Brockton’s home Ted Lowry in round ten, referee stopped the show Roland LaStarza gave me hell, went the full fifteen Closest thing to losing that these people ever seen "Ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen" But a win’s a win’s a win’s a win And zeros in that loss column Rex Layne in six, they said he was the future Future’s on the canvas, that’s the truth, sir! Forty-three to nothing, climbing up the ladder Forty-three to nothing, hear the canvas shatter Every town, every ring, every single fight Forty-three to nothing, I’m the dynamite Count it! One, two, three, four— Forty-three and heading for more! Harry Bilazarian - ("Down!") Carmine Vingo - ("Down!") Gino Buonvino - ("Down!") Don Mogard - ("Down!") Bernie Reynolds - ("Down!") Keene Simmons - ("Down!") Artie Donato, Tiger Ted Lowry Harold Mitchell, Johnny Pretzie ALL OF THEM DOWN, NONE OF THEM UP FORTY-THREE TO NOTHING IN THE CUP! Then Joe Louis came, the Brown Bomber himself Hero of my childhood, now broken on the shelf Thirty-seven years old, twenty pounds too heavy October twenty-sixth, Madison Square ready I didn’t want to do it, didn’t want it this way But the old king fell in round eight that day That’s when they knew, that’s when they saw The Rock was coming for the champion’s jaw [Final Chorus - Triumphant, full ensemble power] Forty-three to nothing, climbing up the ladder Forty-three to nothing, hear the canvas shatter Every town, every ring, every single fight Forty-three to nothing, I’m the dynamite [Outro - Building to crescendo] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight… Twenty, thirty, forty, FORTY-THREE! And Jersey Joe is waiting for me!