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  1.                                  would take a punch from
  2.                                  an opponent just to land 
  3.                                  one of his harder punches.
  4.                                  Rocky never gloated at a
  5.                                  fellow fighter. When he
  6. knocked out Joe Louis, ending that great
  7. championΓÇÖs career, Rocky called it ΓÇ£the 
  8. saddest punch of my life." 
  9.  
  10. After he knocked out light heavyweight 
  11. champion Archie Moore, in September 1955, 
  12. Rocky decided to retire. He was still at the 
  13. top of his career, but he wanted to spend
  14. more time with his family. 
  15.  
  16. During his professional boxing career, 
  17. Rocky won all 49 of his fights -- 43 by
  18. knockout. It is still the longest winning