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Zale was a two-time world middleweight champion and made The Ring ' s list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. Zale is best remembered for his three bouts over a 21-month period with Rocky Graziano for the middleweight crown. These three bouts were among the most brutal and exciting middleweight championship matches of all time.
Graziano fought three middleweight title bouts against Tony Zale, losing the first before capturing then surrendering the championship. In their first match (September 27, 1946), after flooring Graziano in the first round, Zale took a savage beating from him and was on the verge of losing the fight by TKO.
June 10 – The final chapter of the Zale-Graziano trilogy, as Tony Zale defeats Rocky Graziano by knockout in round three to regain the world's Middleweight title, in Newark. June 25 – Joe Louis retains his world Heavyweight title for the twenty-fifth and final time, this time knocking out Jersey Joe Walcott in round eleven of their New York ...
Tony Zale (def. Georgie Abrams) 28 Nov 1941 – 16 Jul 1947 1 7 Rocky Graziano: 16 July 1947 – 10 Jun 1948 0 8 Tony Zale (2) 10 Jun – 21 Sep 1948 0 9 Marcel Cerdan: 21 Sep 1948 – 17 Jun 1949 0 10 Jake LaMotta: 17 Jun 1949 – 14 Feb 1951 2 11 Sugar Ray Robinson: 14 Feb – 10 Jul 1951 0 12 Randy Turpin: 10 Jul – 12 Sep 1951 0 13
Tony Zale (def. Georgie Abrams) 28 Nov 1941 – 16 Jul 1947 1 Zale was defeated by Rocky Graziano however, Graziano was not recognized by the NYSAC because his license was revoked due to failure of reporting an attempted bribe. [30] 12 Tony Zale (2) (def. Rocky Graziano) 10 Jun – 21 Sep 1948 0 13 Marcel Cerdan: 21 Sep 1948 – 16 Jun 1949 0 14
Somebody Up There Likes Me is a 1956 American drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Paul Newman and Pier Angeli, based on the life of middleweight boxing legend Rocky Graziano. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The supporting cast features Everett Sloane , Eileen Heckart , Harold J. Stone , and Sal Mineo .
Rocky Graziano: NBA 1948-06-10 1948-09-21 Tony Zale: NBA 1948-09-21 1949-06-16 Marcel Cerdan: NBA 1949-06-16 1951-02-14 Jake LaMotta: NBA 1950-07-12
Tony Zale: 19 Jul 1940 – 16 Jul 1947 4 16 Rocky Graziano: 16 Jul 1947 – 10 Jun 1948 4 17 Tony Zale (2) 10 Jun – 21 Sep 1948 0 18 Marcel Cerdan: 21 Sep 1948 – 16 Jun 1949 0 19 Jake LaMotta: 16 Jun 1949 – 14 Feb 1951 2 20 Sugar Ray Robinson: 14 Feb – 10 Jul 1951 0 21 Randolph Turpin: 10 Jul – 12 Sep 1951 0 22 Sugar Ray Robinson (2)