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SUZIE Q - the legend of Vittorio “Rocco” Palmieri
The son of a baker and a woman who hand-stitched shirts for the town’s men, Vittorio “ROCCO” Palmieri grows up with the strength of his land: rough, authentic, unstoppable. From childhood, boxing is his destiny.
He has no gym, no ring: he trains his punches against flour sacks in the back of the bakery, runs at dawn through sun-scorched hills, and learns the rhythm of the fight in dusty alleys where boys challenge each other for fun.
He quickly grows up and becomes professional, defeating all his opponents—even those bigger than him—by knockout. The press starts talking about him, and soon his name echoes beyond his hometown.
SUZIE Q - A signature move feared by his opponents and adored by his supporters.
His punches, named "Suzie Q" by newspapers and fans, were a powerful and precise right-hand punch, often a knockout blow.
It became a signature move feared by his opponents and admired by his supporters, hitting with the same rhythm and force as the famous Suzie Q dance—fast, precise, and devastating.
His second home is BOTECA, a small shop nestled among the town’s narrow streets, a place suspended in time.
Here, people play cards, discuss soccer and politics, smoke slowly, and sip wine in small sips. It is here that Rocco finds refuge after training, welcomed by rough hands and warm voices that already treat him like a champion.
This collection is a tribute to Rocco’s dream, to the dust of the streets and the brightness of the spotlights, to the slow coffee at BOTECA and the speed of his punches. To the man of the town who pins newspapers pages on the walls, recounting his feats like the tales of heroes.
Every piece tells the story of an era when courage and ambition were stitched with the fabric of authenticity.
