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  1. Thomas Rocco Barbella (January 1, 1919 [1] – May 22, 1990), better known as Rocky Graziano, was an American professional boxer and actor who held the World Middleweight title. [2] Graziano is considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history, often displaying the capacity to take his opponent out with a single punch.

  2. Rocky Graziano (born January 1, 1919, New York, New York, U.S.—died May 22, 1990, New York) was an American boxer and world middleweight champion (1947–48). (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.) In his youth Graziano was close friends with future fighter Jake La Motta, and both troubled youths attended the same juvenile ...

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  3. On February 7, 1947, the NYSAC revoked Graziano's boxing license and threatened to bar him for life for his failure to report two $100, 000 bribe offers. The NBA, which controlled boxing virtually everywhere in the U.S. outside of New York, did not recognize NYSAC's decision. 1947 Fight of the Year - Ring Magazine.

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  4. May 23, 1990 · Rocky Graziano, the former middleweight boxing champion whose life was turned into a movie, died of cardiopulmonary failure last night at New York Hospital. He was 71 years old. Mr. Graziano had ...

  5. Rocky Graziano was the middleweight champion for 11 months during the late forties, but his three wars with Tony Zale plus his winning personality have contributed to making the Rock a ring legend ...

  6. Sep 21, 2017 · Highlights of the hard punching former Middleweight world champion.PayPal Donations: hanzagod@mail.comRocky Graziano - Was an American professional boxer who...

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  8. Rocky Graziano was a boxer, actor and writer, best known for his autobiography and biopic Somebody Up There Likes Me. He fought Sugar Ray Robinson, Tony Zale and Cowboy Shank, and was married to Norma Unger.

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