Sport & Note

Rocky Graziano

Male

"The Rock"
(Tommaso Rocco Barbella)
Middleweight, USA, New York City, New York
Born: June 7, 1922, New York City, New York, USA
Died: May 22, 1990, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 5ft 7in, mt 1,69
Weight: 148, 152, 155, 158, 160 lbs

Italian-American

He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1941
Ridgewood Grove, New York, Metropolitan AAU Novice winner, 147 lbs
+ Oct. 24	Stanley Tuckett	Ridgewood Grove, New York	WKO 2
+ Oct. 31	Gus Jones	Ridgewood Grove, New York	WPTS 3
+ Nov. 14	Stanford Tuckett	Ridgewood Grove, New York	WTKO 2
+ Nov. 24	Fred Wilhelmy	Jamaica Arena, New York	WPTS 5

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1942
+ Mar. 31	Curtis Hightower	Brooklyn, USA	TKO 2
+ Apr. 6	Mike Mastandrea	New York, USA	KO 3
+ Apr. 14	Kenny Blackmar	Brooklyn, USA	KO 1
= Apr. 20	Godfrey Howell	New York, USA	Draw 4
- Apr. 28	Charles Ferguson	Brooklyn, USA	L 6
+ May 4	Eddie Lee	New York, USA	KO 4
+ May 12	Godfrey Howell	Brooklyn, USA	KO 4
= May 25	Lou Miller	New York, USA	Draw 6
1943
+ June 11	Gilberto Ramirez Vasquez	Brooklyn, USA	KO 1
+ June 16	Joe Curcio	Elizabeth, USA	KO 4
+ June 24	Frankie Falco	Brooklyn, USA	KO 5
+ July 8	Johnny Atteley	Brooklyn, USA	TKO 2
+ July 22	George Stevens	Brooklyn, USA	KO 1
+ July 27	Randy Drew	Long Island City, USA	KO 1
+ Aug. 12	Charley McPherson	Brooklyn, USA	W 6
+ Aug. 20	Ted Apostoli	New York, USA	W 4
+ Aug. 24	Tony Grey	Long Island City, USA	KO 6
- Sept. 10	Joe Agosta	New York, USA	L 6
+ Sept. 21	George Wilson	Brooklyn, USA	W 8
+ Oct. 5	Freddie Graham	Brooklyn, USA	KO 1
+ Oct. 13	Jimmy Williams	Elizabeth, USA	TKO 2
= Oct. 27	Charley McPherson	Elizabeth, USA	Draw 6
- Nov. 12	Steve Riggio	New York, USA	L 6
+ Nov. 30	Freddie Graham	Paterson, USA	W 8
+ Dec. 6	Charley McPherson	New York, USA	W 6
+ Dec. 27	Milo Theodorescu	Newark, USA	TKO 1
1944
+ Jan. 4	Harold Gary	Jersey City, USA	W 8
+ Jan. 7	Jerry Pittro	New York, USA	TKO 1
+ Jan. 18	Phil Enzenga	White Plains, USA	TKO 5
- Feb. 9	Steve Riggio	New York, USA	L 6
+ Feb. 24	Nick Calder	Highland Park, USA	KO 4
+ Mar. 4	Leon Anthony	Brooklyn, USA	KO 1
+ Mar. 8	Harold Gary	Elizabeth, USA	W 6
+ Mar. 14	Ray Rovelli	Brooklyn, USA	W 8
+ Apr. 10	Bobby Brown	Washington, USA	KO 5
+ May 9	Freddie Graham	Washington, USA	KO 3
+ May 29	Tommy Mollis	Washington, USA	TKO 7
+ June 7	Larney Moore	Brooklyn, USA	KO 2
+ June 27	Frankie Terry	Woodhaven, USA	TKO 6
+ July 21	Tony Reno	Brooklyn, USA	W 8
+ Aug. 14	Jerry Fiorello	Long Island City, USA	W 8
= Sept. 15	Frankie Terry	New York, USA	Draw 8
= Oct. 6	Danny Kapilow	New York, USA	Draw 10
+ Oct. 24	Bernie Miller	Brooklyn, USA	TKO 2
- Nov. 3	Harold Green	New York, USA	L 10
- Dec. 22	Harold Green	New York, USA	L 10
1945
+ Mar. 9	Billy Arnold	New York, USA	TKO 3
+ Apr. 17	Solomon Stewart	Washington, USA	KO 4
+ May 25	Al Bummy Davis	New York, USA	TKO 4
+ June 29	Freddie Cochrane	New York, USA	KO 10
+ Aug. 24	Freddie Cochrane	New York, USA	KO 10
+ Sept. 28	Harold Green	New York, USA	KO 3
1946
+ Jan. 18	Sonny Horne	New York, USA	W 10
+ Mar. 29	Marty Servo	New York, USA	TKO 2
- Sept. 27	Tony Zale	Bronx, USA	KO by 6
(For World Middleweight Title)
1947
+ June 10	Eddie Finazzo	Memphis, USA	TKO 1
+ June 16	Jerry Fiorello	Toledo, USA	TKO 5
+ July 16	Tony Zale	Chicago, USA	TKO 6
(Won World Middleweight Title)
1948
+ Apr. 5	Sonny Horne	Washington, USA	W 10
- June 10	Tony Zale	Newark, USA	KO by 3
(Lost World Middleweight Title)
^ Oct. 10	Dom Youvella	Jersey City, USA	Exh 5
1949
+ June 21	Bobby Claus	Wilmington, USA	KO 2
+ July 18	Joe Agosta	West Springfield, USA	KO 2
+ Sept. 14	Charley Fusari	New York, USA	TKO 10
+ Dec. 6	Sonny Horne	Cleveland, USA	W 10
1950
+ Mar. 6	Joe Curcio	Miami, USA	KO 1
= Mar. 31	Tony Janiro	New York, USA	Draw 10
+ Apr. 24	Danny Williams	New Haven, USA	KO 3
+ May 9	Vinnie Cidone	Milwaukee, USA	TKO 3
+ May 16	Henry Brimm	Buffalo, USA	KO 4
+ Oct. 4	Gene Burton	Chicago, USA	KO 7
+ Oct. 16	Pete Mead	Milwaukee, USA	KO 3
+ Oct. 27	Tony Janiro	New York, USA	W 10
+ Nov. 27	Honeychile Johnson	Philadelphia, USA	KO 4
1951
+ Mar. 19	Reuben Jones	Miami, USA	KO 3
+ May 21	Johnny Greco	Montreal, Canada	KO 3
+ June 18	Freddie Lott	Baltimore, USA	KO 5
+ July 10	Cecil Hudson	Kansas City, USA	TKO 3
+ Aug. 6	Chuck Hunter	Boston, USA	WDQ 2
+ Sept. 19	Tony Janiro	Detroit, USA	TKO 10
1952
+ Feb. 18	Eddie O'Neill	Louisville, USA	TKO 4
+ Mar. 27	Roy Wouters	Minneapolis, USA	TKO 1
- Apr. 16	Sugar Ray Robinson	Chicago, USA	KO by 3
- Sept. 17	Chuck Davey	Chicago, USA	L 10

Summary

Total bouts: 83, Won: 67 (52 inside the limit), Lost: 10 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 6, NC: 0