ROCKY MARCIANO EXHIBIT HITS THE OLYMPICS
After having achieved great success in Italy, the exhibit “From Rocco Marchegiano to Rocky Marciano” made it to the Olympic Games. It was hosted by “Casa Italia”, the village where all the Italian national teams spend most of their time. Panels with photos of the most important Rocky Marciano’s fights were put in front of the Business Lounge, so that all the athletes, officers, journalists and guests will be able to see them. Every panel is made of a giant photo with a few lines in Italian and English to explain who Rocky was fighting, when and where.
Being at the Olympics, the Rocky Marciano exhibit also hosted photos of 10 Italian fighters who won medals in the previous editions of the Games (since 1948): Ernesto Formenti, Aureliano Bolognesi, Nino Benvenuti, Franco Musso, Franco De Piccoli, Fernando Atzori, Cosimo Pinto, Patrizio Oliva, Maurizio Stecca e Giovanni Parisi.
The Chinese exhibit has been promoted by Francesca Mancini, with the support of the Province of Chieti, the Italian Boxing Commission (FPI) and the Italian Olympic Commission (CONI). Rocky Marciano’s father was from Ripa Teatina, close to Chieti, and that’s why the Province was willing to finance both the Italian and Chinese exhibitions.
The exhibit will move to New York and Baltimore, next September. That’s what Miss Mancini has to say about it:
“In New York we choose a location which should be perfect, but we don’t have a written agreement yet. Everything else has already been decided. The exhibit will be made of 4 sections about Rocky Marciano, the Italian-American immigration, the most important fights of the past 60 years and major boxing articles on the press.
Every section will have panels made of forex, with giant photos and the explaination in Italian and English. We’ll also have some memorabilia and tapes to be shown on video. We’ll have at least two press conferences: one at Gleason’s Gym, the second one at the location. My press agent, Luca De Franco, has the right connections in New York and will provide a lot of publicity. In Baltimore, the Italian Consul is working to bring the exhibit to his city. On August 14, I will leave China and go back to Italy. I hope to be in New York before the end of the month, to sign the contracts with the location, the insurance company and the people who will help me.”
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