Rocky Graziano

“The Rock”

Boxing · Deceased

67-10-6RECORD

52WINS BY KO / TKO

15WINS BY DECISION

83PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Thomas Rocco Barbella
Nickname	The Rock
Date of birth	1 Jan 1919
Died	22 May 1990
Nationality	American
Birthplace	New York City, US
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Middleweight, Welterweight
Trainers	Not added yet
Height	170 cm (5′7″)
Reach	174 cm (69″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1942–1952
Status	Deceased
Pro debut	31 Mar 1942
Last fight	Loss vs Chuck Davey, 17 Sep 1952

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Titles and honours

NBA and The Ring middleweight champion (1947–1948)

Background

Born Thomas Rocco Barbella, he grew up on the streets of Manhattan's East Village and spent years in reform schools and jails before boxing. Managed by Irving Cohen, he became one of the sport's great knockout punchers and won the middleweight title from Tony Zale in 1947.

Fight history

83 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Chuck Davey	Decision (unanimous)	10		17 Sep 1952	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
Loss	Sugar Ray Robinson	KO	3	1:53	16 Apr 1952	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US	For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles
Win	Roy Wouters	TKO	1	2:45	27 Mar 1952	Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Win	Eddie O'Neill	TKO	4	2:21	18 Feb 1952	Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, Kentucky, US
Win	Tony Janiro	TKO	10	2:45	19 Sep 1951	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US
Win	Chuck Hunter	Disqualification	2		6 Aug 1951	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US
Win	Cecil Hudson	TKO	3		10 Jul 1951	Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, US
Win	Freddie Lott	KO	5	2:17	18 Jun 1951	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, US
Win	Johnny Greco	KO	3	1:56	21 May 1951	Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	Reuben Jones	KO	3	1:18	19 Mar 1951	Miami Stadium, Miami, Florida, US
Win	Honeychile Johnson	KO	4	0:48	27 Nov 1950	Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Tony Janiro	Decision (unanimous)	10		27 Oct 1950	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Win	Pete Mead	KO	3		16 Oct 1950	Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Win	Gene Burton	KO	7	2:10	4 Oct 1950	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	Henry Brimm	KO	4	2:14	16 May 1950	Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US
Win	Vinnie Cidone	TKO	3	3:00	9 May 1950	Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Win	Danny Williams	KO	3	1:03	24 Apr 1950	Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, US
Draw	Tony Janiro	Decision (split)	10		31 Mar 1950	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Win	Joe Curcio	KO	1	2:21	6 Mar 1950	Miami Stadium, Miami, Florida, US
Win	Sonny Horne	Decision (majority)	10		6 Dec 1949	Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US
Win	Charley Fusari	TKO	10	2:04	14 Sep 1949	Polo Grounds, New York City, US
Win	Joe Agosta	KO	2	2:19	18 Jul 1949	Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, US
Win	Bobby Claus	KO	2	0:46	21 Jun 1949	Wilmington Park, Wilmington, Delaware, US
Loss	Tony Zale	KO	3	1:08	10 Jun 1948	Ruppert Stadium, Newark, New Jersey, US	Lost NBA and The Ring middleweight titles
Win	Sonny Horne	Decision (unanimous)	10		5 Apr 1948	Uline Arena, Washington, DC, US
Win	Tony Zale	TKO	6	2:10	17 Jul 1947	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US	Won NBA and The Ring middleweight titles
Win	Jerry Fiorello	TKO	5	2:14	16 Jun 1947	Swayne Field, Toledo, Ohio, US
Win	Eddie Finazzo	TKO	1	2:14	10 Jun 1947	Fairgrounds Horse Show Arena, Memphis, Tennessee, US
Loss	Tony Zale	KO	6	1:43	27 Sep 1946	Yankee Stadium, New York City, US	For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles
Win	Marty Servo	TKO	2	1:52	29 Mar 1946	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Win	Sonny Horne	Decision (unanimous)	10		18 Jan 1946	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Win	Harold Green	KO	3	1:49	28 Sep 1945	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Win	Freddie 'Red' Cochrane	KO	10	2:37	24 Aug 1945	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Win	Freddie 'Red' Cochrane	KO	10	0:16	29 Jun 1945	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Win	Al 'Bummy' Davis	TKO	4	0:44	25 May 1945	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Win	Solomon Stewart	KO	4		17 Apr 1945	Uline Arena, Washington, DC, US
Win	Billy Arnold	TKO	3		9 Mar 1945	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Loss	Harold Green	Decision (majority)	10		22 Dec 1944	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Loss	Harold Green	Decision (unanimous)	10		3 Nov 1944	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Win	Bernie Miller	KO	2	0:44	24 Oct 1944	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, US
Draw	Danny Kapilow	Decision (points)	10		6 Oct 1944	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, US
Draw	Frankie Terry	Decision (points)	8		15 Sep 1944	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, US
Win	Jerry Fiorello	Decision (split)	8		14 Aug 1944	Queensboro Arena, New York City, US
Win	Tony Reno	Decision (unanimous)	8		21 Jul 1944	Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, US
Win	Frankie Terry	TKO	6		27 Jun 1944	Dexter Park Arena, New York City, US
Win	Larney Moore	TKO	2		7 Jun 1944	MacArthur Stadium, New York City, US
Win	Tommy Mollis	TKO	7		29 May 1944	Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC, US
Win	Freddie Graham	KO	3		9 May 1944	Turner's Arena, Washington, DC, US
Win	Bobby Brown	KO	5		10 Apr 1944	Turner's Arena, Washington, DC, US
Win	Ray Rovelli	Decision (points)	8		14 Mar 1944	Broadway Arena, New York City, US
Win	Harold Gary	Decision (points)	6		8 Mar 1944	Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US
Win	Leon Anthony	KO	1		4 Mar 1944	Ridgewood Grove, New York City, US
Win	Nick Calder	KO	4		24 Feb 1944	Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, US
Loss	Steve Riggio	Decision (points)	6		9 Feb 1944	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Win	Phil Enzenga	TKO	5		18 Jan 1944	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, US
Win	Jerry Pittro	TKO	1		7 Jan 1944	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Win	Harold Gary	Decision (points)	8		4 Jan 1944	Grotto Auditorium, Jersey City, New Jersey, US
Win	Milo Theodorescu	TKO	1		27 Dec 1943	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, US
Win	Charley McPherson	Decision (points)	6		6 Dec 1943	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, US
Win	Freddie Graham	Decision (points)	8		30 Nov 1943	Grotto Auditorium, Jersey City, New Jersey, US
Loss	Steve Riggio	Decision (points)	6		12 Nov 1943	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Draw	Charley McPherson	Decision (points)	6		27 Oct 1943	Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US
Win	Jimmy Williams	TKO	2		13 Oct 1943	Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US
Win	Freddie Graham	KO	1		5 Oct 1943	Broadway Arena, New York City, US
Win	George Wilson	Decision (points)	8		21 Sep 1943	Broadway Arena, New York City, US
Loss	Joe Agosta	Decision (points)	6		10 Sep 1943	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Win	Tony Grey	KO	6		24 Aug 1943	Queensboro Arena, New York City, US
Win	Ted Apostoli	Decision (points)	4		20 Aug 1943	Madison Square Garden, New York City, US
Win	Charley McPherson	Decision (points)	6		12 Aug 1943	Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, US
Win	Randy Drew	KO	1		27 Jul 1943	Queensboro Arena, New York City, US
Win	George Stevens	KO	1		22 Jul 1943	Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, US
Win	Johnny Atteley	TKO (corner retirement)	2		8 Jul 1943	Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, US
Win	Frankie Falco	KO	5		24 Jun 1943	Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, US
Win	Joe Curcio	TKO	4		16 Jun 1943	Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US
Win	Gilberto Ramirez Vasquez	KO	1		11 Jun 1943	Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, US
Draw	Lou Miller	Decision (points)	6		25 May 1942	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, US
Win	Godfrey Howell	TKO	4		12 May 1942	Broadway Arena, New York City, US
Win	Eddie Lee	KO	4		4 May 1942	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, US
Loss	Charles Ferguson	Decision (points)	4		28 Apr 1942	Broadway Arena, New York City, US
Draw	Godfrey Howell	Decision (points)	4		20 Apr 1942	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, US
Win	Kenny Blackmar	KO	1	1:50	14 Apr 1942	Broadway Arena, New York City, US
Win	Mike Mastandrea	KO	3	1:40	6 Apr 1942	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, US
Win	Curtis Hightower	TKO	2	0:40	31 Mar 1942	Broadway Arena, New York City, US	Pro debut

Record source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).