Rocky Graziano
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Thomas Rocco Barbella, better known as Rocky Graziano, was an American professional boxer and actor who competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions. He held the lineal World Middleweight t
Graziano, 1940s
Graziano, undated
Graziano, circa 1946
Tony Zale
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Anthony Florian Zaleski, known professionally as Tony Zale, was an American boxer. Zale was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, a steel town, which gave him his nickname, "Man of Steel", reinforced by h
Rocky Graziano
…of the scheduled eight-round bout. Following his loss to Graziano, Arnold was never the same. 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…
Zale in 1940
Tony Zale in 1941
Zale married Adeline Richwalski, in March 1942