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  1. Thomas Rocco Barbella (January 1, 1919 – May 22, 1990), better known as Rocky Graziano, was an American professional boxer and actor who held the World Middleweight title. 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. May 18, 2024 · 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.)

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  3. 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.

  4. 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...

  5. 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.

    • January 1, 1919
    • May 22, 1990
  6. Feb 23, 2020 · Rocky Graziano, is considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history, having the capacity to take any of his opponents out with a single punch. Sugar Ray Robinson , who fought Graziano in 1952, said, "No one ever hit me harder than Rocky."

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  8. Rocky Graziano was a middleweight boxer who fought from 1942 to 1952. He won the world title in 1951 and had 67 wins, 10 losses and 6 draws in his career.

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