Rocky Graziano
Rocky Graziano 
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| Birth Name | Thomas Rocco Barbella |
| Weight class | medium weight |
| nationality |
 US-american
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| birthday | January 1, 1919 |
| place of birth | New York City |
| Date of death | May 22, 1990 |
| Place of death | New York City |
| style | Left delivery |
| size | 1.70 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 83 |
| Victories | 67 |
| Knockout victories | 52 |
| Defeats | 10 |
| draw | 6th |
| Profile in the BoxRec database | |
Rocky Graziano (born January 1, 1919 in New York City , New York as Thomas Rocco Barbella, † May 22, 1990 ibid) was an American boxer of Italian origin.
Graziano won in 1947 in a fight against Tony Zale , who had defended his title against him in 1946, the middleweight championship. On 10 June 1948, however, he lost that title back, also against Tony Zale, of him in the third round knockout. Struck.
On April 16, 1952, he was sent in a fight for the middleweight title by Sugar Ray Robinson in the 3rd round on the boards. However, Sugar Ray later admitted in a comment: "No one ever hit me harder than Rocky (Graziano)."
The Ring Magazine certified that he had a big fighter heart ("ons of heart"), but also suspected contacts to the boxing mafia ("well protected and connected"). In his 83 professional fights, he won 52 times by knockout. In 1991 Graziano was accepted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame .
Trivia
In the 1956 film Hell is in me (original title: Somebody Up There Likes Me ) Graziano was portrayed by Paul Newman .
Web links
- Rocky Graziano in the BoxRec database
- List of fights
- English bio
- Rocky Graziano in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Graziano, Rocky |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | The Rock (nickname); Barbella, Thomas Rocco (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 22, 1990 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |