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The referee almost stopped the second fight in the third round because of a severe cut over Graziano's left eye, but Graziano's cutman, Morris ("Whitey") Bimstein, was able to stop the bleeding. Battered around the ring, his eye closed and appearing ready to lose by a knockout, Graziano rallied to knock Zale out in the sixth, earning the title. [5]
Anthony Florian Zaleski (May 29, 1913 – March 20, 1997), known professionally as Tony Zale, was an American boxer. [2] Zale was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, a steel town, which gave him his nickname, "Man of Steel", [3] reinforced by his reputation of being able to take fearsome punishment and still rally to win.
Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta (July 10, 1922 – September 19, 2017) was an Italian-American professional boxer who was world middleweight champion between 1949 and 1951. Nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" or "Raging Bull" for his technique of constant stalking, brawling and inside fighting, he developed a reputation for being a "bully"; he was what is often referred to today as a swarmer and a slugger.
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)
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 .
Little Guido & Sal E. Graziano: 2010: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling: Guido Maritato, Tony Luke, Tracy Smothers, and Sal E. Graziano: 2010: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling: Guido Maritato & Tony Luke: 2010–2018: Various independent promotions: Little Guido & Tony Mamaluke: 2011: Elite Xtreme Wrestling: Johnny Stamboli, Vito, and Chuck Palumbo ...
Salvatore Valente is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sal E. Graziano. For three years in the Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1998 to 2001, he was a member of The Full Blooded Italians and mainly managed Little Guido .
Ezzard Mack Charles (July 7, 1921 – May 28, 1975), was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1959. Known as the Cincinnati Cobra, Charles was respected for his slick defense and precision, and is often regarded as the greatest light heavyweight of all time, and one of the greatest fighters pound for pound, [1] having defeated numerous Hall of Fame fighters in three ...