Brockton, Massachusetts Library system. The main library is a Carnegie building and is located at 304 Main Street, and there are two branch libraries. Brockton, Massachusetts Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 95,314 in the 2015 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County. Brockton is the seventh largest city in Massachusetts and is sometimes referred to as the "City of Champions", due to the success of native boxers Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, as well as its successful Brockton High School sports programs. Two of the villages within the city
Steve Forbes (boxer) Steve Forbes (boxer) Stephen Felipe "Stevie" Forbes (born February 26, 1977) is an American professional boxer. He is a former IBF and USBA super featherweight champion. Forbes' nickname of "2 Pounds" was in recognition of the fact that he was born weighing only 2 pounds. Forbes began boxing when he was 10 years old, training at the Matt Dishman Community Center on the Knott ST Boxing Team. Forbes turned pro in 1996 at the age of nineteen, and ran off fifteen consecutive wins to begin his career before losing on March 11, 2000 against former WBC Featherweight champion, Mexican Alejandro