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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.
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 ...
Thomas Rocco Barbella (January 1, 1919 [1] – May 22, 1990), better known as Rocky Graziano, was an American professional boxer and actor who held the World Middleweight title. [2] 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.
1 Steele stripped of the title. 6 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
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16 Jul 1947 1 Zale was defeated by Rocky Graziano however, Graziano was not recognized by the NYSAC because his license was revoked due to failure of reporting an attempted bribe.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
Leonard S. Riggio was the eldest son of a prize fighter (who twice defeated Rocky Graziano) turned cab driver and a dress maker. Even in childhood, he advanced quickly, skipping two grades and ...
Tony Zale: NYSAC 1947-07-16 1948-06-10 Rocky Graziano: NBA 1948-06-10 1948-09-21 Tony Zale: NBA 1948-09-21 1949-06-16 Marcel Cerdan: NBA 1949-06-16
1 15 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)