PODCAST. Marcel Cerdan, the king of the ring with a broken destiny

Marcel Cerdan, the greatest French boxer in history, died tragically at the age of 33. FREE NOON

In this new episode of "Incredible destinies", Catherine Unac recounts the life of the legendary boxer, immortal champion, popular and romantic figure, who died tragically at the age of 33, on October 28, 1949.& nbsp;

This is the story of the greatest French boxer of all time, legendary incarnation of an era.

A virtuoso with golden hands and a tender heart, who, as a child, loved the football fields more than the rings. Marcel Cerdan is a footballer prevented by the hopes of a father passionate about boxing. Marcel Cerdan is a footballer prevented by the hopes of a father passionate about boxing. When the latter learns that as a child, his Marcellino prefers leg kicks to uppercuts, he hangs him by his feet from a tree. A brutal punishment from another time, obviously totally in vain.

The Cerdan family, originally from Spain, chose Morocco after the birth of Marcellino in Sidi-Bel-Abbes in Algeria. Marcel father hopes that this country will be the salvation from their life of poverty and dreams that boxing will bring glory and wealth to his boys. Vincent, the eldest, is a very good pugilist. Antoine and Armand manage. But Marcellino is something else. He boxes better than his brothers and has a string of victories at middleweight…