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My Take
Rocky Graziano is the kind of fighter whose legend feels almost too cinematic, which figures given his story became a movie. The Brooklyn-born middleweight, all 170cm of him, held the world title from 1947 and earned a reputation as one of boxing's great knockout artists, the sort who could end a fight with a single punch. I'm drawn to that raw, all-or-nothing style, the antithesis of cautious point-scoring. His 1991 induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame confirms he was no mere brawler but a genuine champion. He represents an old, scrappier New York that I find endlessly compelling.
Overview
Thomas Rocco Barbella (January 1, 1919 – May 22, 1990), 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 title from 1947 to 1948. 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rocky Graziano
- Name (Japanese)
- ロッキー・グラジアノ
- Reading
- ろっきー・ぐらじあの
- Born
- January 1, 1919 – May 22, 1990
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Goat
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 170 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1974 No. 1 Award of the National Cartoonists Society
- 1991 International Boxing Hall of Fame
- WBA World Middleweight Champion
- The Ring World Middleweight Champion
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Boxer — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.