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Anthony Florian Zaleski (May 29, 1913 – March 20, 1997), known professionally as Tony Zale, was an American boxer. Zale was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, a steel town, which gave him his nickname, "Man of Steel", reinforced by his reputation of
May 25, 2024 · Tony Zale was an American professional boxer, world middleweight (160 pounds) champion during the 1940s. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.) Zale began his professional boxing career in 1934, but to make a living he spent much of 1935 and 1936 working in the steel mills of Gary.
Mar 21, 1997 · Tony Zale was a middleweight champion who fought Rocky Graziano three times in the 1940s. He was known for his honesty, toughness and friendly personality outside the ring.
May 26, 2021 · Tony Zale is best remembered for his three fights over a 21-month period with Rocky Graziano for the World Middleweight Championship. Their three fights were among the most brutal and exciting middleweight championship matches of all-time.
Mar 24, 1997 · Anthony Florian Zaleski (Tony Zale), boxer: born Gary, Indiana 29 May 1913; world middleweight boxing champion 1940-47 and 1948; twice married (two daughters); died Portage, Indiana 20 March 1997.
Tony Zale, also known as "The Man of Steel", was a tough and durable boxer who fought in three epic battles with Rocky Graziano. He won and lost the NBA middleweight title twice and served in the Navy during World War II.
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Mar 22, 1997 · Tony Zale, who brawled his way to the middleweight championship twice during a Hall of Fame boxing career punctuated by three memorable -- if not legendary -- title bouts with Rocky Graziano,...
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