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	Rocky Graziano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rocky Graziano, born Thomas Rocco Barbella in New York City (January 1, 1922–May 22, 1990), was an American boxer.
		Graziano was world Middleweight champion, and he fought Tony Zale in one of boxing's most storied rivalries ever.
		Graziano is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rocky_Graziano (415 words)

	Doghouse Boxing
		Rocky Graziano was born Rocco Barbella on January 1st 1919 in New York.
		Rocky later said, "I got a medal which I hocked for $15 and thought this can't be too bad a racket." A true New York fighter was born.
		Rocky Graziano was to face Tony Zale at Yankee Stadium in the first of their three fights.
	www.doghouseboxing.com /Trabucco/Trabucco051904.htm (734 words)

	ESPN Classic - Rocky was a champ...and a character
		Rocky Graziano was the middleweight champion for 11 months during the late forties, but his three wars with Tony Zale plus his winning personality have contributed to making the Rock a ring legend.
		At 12, Rocky and his pals were caught jimmying a gum machine and it was off to the first of several stints in reform school.
		Graziano, though, was allowed to fight in other states and on July 16, 1947, he had his rematch with Zale in Chicago Stadium.
	espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Graziano_Rocky.html (1384 words)

	Rocky (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rocky is a 1976 film starring Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa.
		Rocky the Flying Squirrel (full name Rocket J. Squirrel), from the television series Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show.
		Rocky Mountains, often called the "Rockies", a broad mountain range in western North America.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rocky_(disambiguation) (190 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Graziano, He Knew the Ropes
		Rocky thrived on this kind of new public exposure, even though he confessed to needing a quick, remedial reading course to understand the cue cards.
		Rocky was a 5-foot 7-inch flailer whose style was to walk in and swat the other guy, with the hand that was handiest.
		Rocky was a badly beaten fighter, his roundhouse swings missing widely, one eye reduced to a narrow slit and a Zale right sending him to the floor in Round 3.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/longterm/general/povich/launch/rocky.htm (837 words)

	Zale and Graziano - Boxing's Greatest Trilogy \| TheSweetScience.com Boxing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was in 1945 that Rocky Graziano made a name for himself, having fought six fights that year, winning each fight by KO or TKO, all but two fights lasting four rounds or less.
		Graziano was at the height of his career at the time, with 32 knockouts to his credit.
		Graziano went on fighting until 1952, though he never again was in "A War" like the three he fought with Tony Zale.
	www.thesweetscience.com /boxing-article/649/zale-graziano-boxing-greatest-trilogy (1455 words)

	Boxing Insider : Columns : Rocky Graziano: Remembering Da Rock
		Rocky was a rambunctious kid with a rap sheet by the age of ten.
		His three explosive bouts with Tony Zale - Rocky lost the first in 1946, won the rematch and middleweight title in 1947, and lost the 1948 rubber match - are touchstones in the sweet science of bruising.
		Rocky Graziano retired from boxing in 1952 with a 67-10-6 (52 KOs) record and commenced his career in showbiz.
	www.boxinginsider.com /columns/stories/115823587.php (723 words)

	Daily Celebrations ~ Rocky Graziano, Whole Thing Just Grows ~ June 7 ~ Ideas to motivate, educate, and inspire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In a career marked by comebacks, Hall of Fame boxer Rocky Graziano (1922-1990) was born Thomas Rocco Barbella in New York City.
		With a tough upbringing on the mean streets of the Lower East Side, he was a scrappy street fighter who turned to professional boxing at a young age.
		Graziano was ever-popular, appearing in television shows and movies as a goofy comedian.
	www.dailycelebrations.com /06070a.htm (306 words)

	ESPN Classic - Graziano fought epic battles with Zale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rocky fought one Sonny Horne in Ohio for a purse of $1, winning an uninspiring decision and all was forgiven.
		Rocky dutifully avoided any confrontation with his buddy LaMotta when they were both among the leading middleweights.
		Graziano was banned by the New York Boxing Commission in February 1947 for failing to report a bribe offer.
	espn.go.com /classic/s/grazianorockyadd.html (739 words)

	Boxing - Tony Zale: The Man of Steel By Tom Donelson
		Tony Zale's three wars with Rocky Graziano, in which he captured two, were the three of the most bloodiest wars in boxing history.
		Rocky could be a primitive fighter, and never was a smooth executor of the sweet science.
		Now the defending champ, Graziano was the favorite to win the rubber match but it was not to be as Zale out boxed and knocked Graziano out in the third.
	www.boxingscene.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=227 (864 words)

	Rocky Graziano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rocky Graziano ONE OF the most popular fighters of any era, Rocky Graziano was an adored champion until the day he died.
		This is a story of Rocky Graziano, a boxing champion, who came from a poor family.
		Though Rocky Graziano often found himself embroiled in controversy during his boxing career, he emerged as one of the most popular fighters of the 1940's and early '50's.
	www.logicjungle.com /wiki/Rocky_Graziano (325 words)

	Rocky graziano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	Column: Boxing's Mightiest Myth by José "Chegüí" Torres (August 9, 2000) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Patterson was naturally shy and withdrawn, LaMotta was the exact opposite, Rocky was not very eloquent but loved to talk, and Wepner seemed too sober-minded for the type of interview I was expecting.
		Graziano bumped in and said: “Well, I couldn’t control myself when it came to women.
		Graziano -- whom we thought extinguished his thirst with one beer too many during the program -- was still trying to say his name.
	www.boxingranks.com /Articles/Article52.htm (1627 words)

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		Graziano's right eye was almost closed and he had a bad cut next to his left eye when he knocked Zale out in the 6th round.
		The third Graziano-Zale fight was held in Newark on June 10, 1948, and Zale regained the title with a 3rd-round knockout.
		Graziano won 20 of his next 21 fights, but he was knocked out in the 3rd round by Sugar Ray Robinson in a middleweight championship fight on April 16, 1952.
	www.ringwork.com /Bios.aspx?BioBoxer=66 (410 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Rocky Graziano
		The stories went from Monte Kiffin to Rocky Graziano to Jeff Ruland to Yankee Stadium to Bucknell University (where Valvano once coached) to various nooks and corners.
		Rocky Graziano KO'd Henry Brimm in the fourth round May 16, 1950, two years before losing to Sugar Ray Robinson in a middleweight championship bout.
		In the 1940s, Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano brought middleweight brutality to the forefront in three eye-popping fights that captivated the sports world.
	news.surfwax.com /sports/files/Rocky_Graziano.html (771 words)

	Rocky Graziano - Wikipedia
		Graziano holte 1947 in einem Kampf gegen Tony Zale, der 1946 seinen Titel gegen ihn verteidigt hatte, die Weltmeisterschaft im Mittelgewicht.
		Am 10.Juni 1948 allerdings verlor er diesen Titel wieder, ebenfalls vs Tony Zale, der ihn in der 3.
		Am 16.April 1952 wurde er in einem Kampf, um den Titel im Mittelgewicht, gegen Sugar Ray Robinson in der 3.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rocky_Graziano (144 words)

	Rocky Graziano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He appointed Don Fisk, founder of the Insight Technologies company of Grand Forks, and Rocky Graziano, a UND Aerospace assistant professor and former Air Force...
		Rocky Graziano, 67-10-6, 52 KO's) grew up robbing merchandise trucks and rolling drunks on the streets of New York City.
		They are Don Fisk of Insight Technologies and Rocky Graziano of UND's School of Aerospace Sciences.
	www.wikiverse.org /rocky-graziano (247 words)

	Facts about rocky graziano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Graziano was world Middleweight champion, and he foguth Tony Zale in one of boxing's most storied rivalries ever.
		After his retirement from boxing, he became a well known television comedian, participating in the Martha Raye Show for a number of years.
		Rocky Graziano pictures, photos, wallpapers, profile, news, and merchandise...
	www.portaljuice.com /rocky_graziano.html (112 words)

	Showtimetheband.com - Bios - Rocky Graziano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rocky also uses Salon Selectives "Controlled Substance" Hair Wax and LEI Jeans for Men to add to his arsenal of treats.
		After working with several musicians on various projects, he joined Showtime in July 2001, learning more than 30 songs in just a few hours on the morning of July 17th, the day which he made his debut at Hanna Park in Utica, NY.
		Rocky adds a guttural rhytm and backbone that compliments Joe's aggressive drumming, John's melodic accents, and Justin's guitar virtuosity.
	www.showtimetheband.com /rocky.html (239 words)

	IBHOF / Rocky Graziano, International Boxing Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Graziano, whose real name was Thomas Rocco Barbella, was a troubled youth growing up on the gritty Lower East Side of Manhattan.
		A crude puncher, Graziano mauled his opponents with a tireless attack and potent right hand.
		His opponents ultimately withered while trying to stop a man who appeared to made of Rock.
	www.ibhof.com /graziano.htm (281 words)

	Sweet Science-Boxing
		In Zale's case, his fight with Marcel Cerdan three months after he regained the title from Rocky on June 10, 1948, was his finale.
		Graziano was twenty-four, a local brawler and favorite who had never been knocked out.
		He said it was his rubber match with Graziano, when they drew 21,497 fans and $335, 646.
	www.gamemasteronline.com /Archive/SweetScience/TonyZale.shtml (1910 words)

	Rocky Graziano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The result: Eboli had his license revoked and was arrested for assault.
		September 29, 1945: Rocky Graziano vs. Harold Green.
		The losses were clustered at the tail end of his career.
	rocky-graziano.wikiverse.org (240 words)

	Rocky Graziano: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		(and co-hosting a short-lived series titled The Henny and Rocky Show with famous comedian Henny Youngman Henny Youngman quick summary:
		Graziano is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame International Boxing Hall of Fame quick summary:
		The modern international boxing hall of fame is located in canastota, new york, united states, within driving distance from the baseball hall of fame and...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/rocky_graziano.htm (769 words)

	Sermon
		One of Paul Newman’s earliest movies cast him as the middleweight boxer, Rocky Graziano and was based on Graziano’s autobiography.
		Graziano, the son of an abusive alcoholic father, seemed headed for a life sentence in the penitentiary.
		In the last scene of the movie Rocky and Norma are riding through Rocky’s old neighborhood in an open car waving to his friends who have come out to congratulate him for his success.
	mttaylor.com /fpc/sermons/041114somebody-up-there.htm (1957 words)

	Photo Archive Images E-K
		Rocky Graziano and Harold Green Circa 1945 Blood Feud Rocky Graziano and Harold Green both came up hard from two of the toughest neighborhoods in New York, Graziano from the East Side and Green from Brownsville.
		The fight resulted in a knockout victory for Graziano, followed by a riot, followed by a one year suspension for Rocky Graziano.
		Graziano was declared the winner at 1:45 seconds of the thrid round.
	www.antekprizering.com /photoarchiveimagese-k.html (613 words)

	Amazon.com: Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Newman has been so good so often in future films using his face and voice, that it is refreshing to remember that as Rocky Graziano, he could combine that busted face and Brooklyn accent with a physical ferocity in the ring that compares favorably with the best of Stallone's Rocky.
		When Rocky forgets to attend a scheduled fight only because of the trauma of a breakup with Pier Angeli, the audience can feel the pain of his broken heart which does not leave room for such petty details as punching some opponent's lights out.
		Graziano became the middleweight champion of the world.This is a
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6301978447?v=glance (1578 words)

	Subj: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This Rocky, this Peter, is not a macho man. He’s not a heavyweight champ.
		And it’s rocky and it has ups and downs and we have to, along the way, be willing to learn, to be willing to change, be willing to grow.
		You know the challenge of being followers of Jesus and the rocky path, with its ups and downs and learning to grow applies to our whole Church as an institution, to its leaders and every one of us.
	www.ctkph.org /homilies/homily082999fbj.html (1411 words)

	ROCKY GRAZIANO - PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: TONY ZALE
		On September 27, 1946, he knocked out GRAZIANO in the 6th round to retain his title.
		On July 16, 1947, Graziano became champ when he KO'd Zale in the 6th.
		On June 10, 1948, Zale KO's Graziano in the 3rd round to regain his title.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/3_2003/sports/ROCKY_GRAZIANO.htm (158 words)

	ROCKY GRAZIANO - ANNOTATED CONTRACT SIGNED 06/18/1968
		Initialed by Graziano "RG" on Exhibit A. Agreement between Graziano and Yorkshire Productions for Graziano to appear on the Kraft Music Hall in the "Greater New York City area...As Producer may designate" for $1,500.
		The taping was scheduled for August 20, 1968 with scheduled initial air date of September 11, 1968.
		Boxer Rocky Graziano (1922-1990) was World Middleweight Champion (1947-1948) and is a member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame (1983) and the International Boxing Hall of Fame (1991).
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/8_2003/sports/ROCKY_GRAZIANO.htm (205 words)

	Rocky Graziano
		Tony Zale - Tony Zale Age: 83 middleweight champion from 1940–48, he battled Rocky Graziano for the world...
		Tony Zale - Tony Zale Born: May 29, 1913 Boxer 2-time world middleweight champion (1941-47,48); fought Rocky...
		ROCKY DAY FOR GRAZIANO; FOX: MALONE'S NOT IN JEOPARDY.(Sports)
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0109235.html (164 words)

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