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Graziano was the son of Ida Scinto and Nicola Barbella. The elder Barbella, nicknamed Fighting Nick Bob, was a boxer with a brief fighting record.Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Rocky later moved to an Italian enclave centered on East 10th Street, between First Avenue and Avenue A in Manhattan's East Village.
Rocky Marciano dropped Vingo in the first and second round, but by the fifth Vingo was gaining momentum. At 1:46 in the sixth round Marciano knocked out Vingo with a right uppercut. [ 21 ] Vingo was unconscious and taken to the hospital on a stretcher , as there were no ambulances available.
She was a television star very early in its history. She starred in the short-lived (28 episodes) The Martha Raye Show (1954–1956), opposite retired middleweight boxer Rocky Graziano, who played her boyfriend. The writer and producer was future The Phil Silvers Show creator Nat Hiken.
[43] [44] He helped Graziano start a professional boxing career and throughout the following years was viewed as a de facto boxing manager. [44] [45] In the late 1940s, Coco was suspected of placing wagers and taking bets on fights while Graziano was accused of taking bribes. [46] These accusations continued until Graziano retired in 1952.
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Franzese (left) with boxer Rocky Graziano (center) and Sebastian Aloi (right) in the 1940s. Franzese operated out of New York City and New Jersey and was involved in racketeering, fraud, and loansharking. He was also a regular at the Copacabana and met such stars as Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. on a frequent basis.