Boxing’s Dark Secret: Senators Seek to Tame the Wild West of the Ring

Washington D.C., May 31, 1961 – In a shocking move, two boxing legends stepped forward to support a federal crackdown on the sport’s notorious underworld. Rocky Marciano, the retired undefeated heavyweight champion, and Gene Fullmer, the National Boxing Association middleweight champion, testified before a Senate subcommittee, pleading for regulation of the boxing industry.