Rocky Graziano (The Rock) was an American professional boxer. He was a middleweight world champion. In a career spanning 10 years, 5 months, and 17 days, Graziano amassed a record of 67-10-6, which includes 51 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1991.
Rocky Graziano was born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. on January 1, 1919. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on March 31, 1942 against Curtis Hightower. Graziano defeated Hightower via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Graziano got his first shot at a world title at the age of 27 after 54 professional fights. On September 27, 1946 Graziano challenged Tony Zale's The Ring middleweight title but lost via 6th round KO.
He became a world champion on July 16, 1947 at the age of 28 years, after by defeating Tony Zale, the then-reining The Ring middleweight champion, via 6th round TKO. This was his 58th fight as a professional.
Graziano's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Chuck Davey at age 33, on September 17, 1952.
Some of Rocky Graziano's best fights were against Tony Zale (HOFer). For a complete list of Graziano's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Rocky Graziano".
Graziano has 10 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Rocky Graziano Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
83 | Sep 17, 1952 | 33 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
82 | Apr 16, 1952 | 33 | ![]() | loss | KO 3 |
81 | Mar 27, 1952 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
80 | Feb 18, 1952 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
79 | Sep 19, 1951 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
78 | Aug 06, 1951 | 32 | ![]() | win | DQ 2 |
77 | Jul 10, 1951 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
76 | Jun 18, 1951 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
75 | May 21, 1951 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
74 | Mar 19, 1951 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
73 | Nov 27, 1950 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
72 | Oct 27, 1950 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
71 | Oct 16, 1950 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
70 | Oct 04, 1950 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
69 | May 16, 1950 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
68 | May 09, 1950 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
67 | Apr 24, 1950 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
66 | Mar 31, 1950 | 31 | ![]() | draw | SD 10 |
65 | Mar 06, 1950 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
64 | Dec 06, 1949 | 30 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
63 | Sep 14, 1949 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
62 | Jul 18, 1949 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
61 | Jun 21, 1949 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
60 | Jun 10, 1948 | 29 | ![]() | loss | KO 3 |
59 | Apr 05, 1948 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
58 | Jul 16, 1947 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
57 | Jun 16, 1947 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
56 | Jun 10, 1947 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
55 | Sep 27, 1946 | 27 | ![]() | loss | KO 6 |
54 | Mar 29, 1946 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
53 | Jan 18, 1946 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
52 | Sep 28, 1945 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
51 | Aug 24, 1945 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
50 | Jun 29, 1945 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
49 | May 25, 1945 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
48 | Apr 17, 1945 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
47 | Mar 09, 1945 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
46 | Dec 22, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
45 | Nov 03, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
44 | Oct 24, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
43 | Oct 06, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
42 | Sep 15, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | draw | PTS 8 |
41 | Aug 14, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | win | SD 8 |
40 | Jul 21, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
39 | Jun 27, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
38 | Jun 07, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
37 | May 29, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
36 | May 09, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
35 | Apr 10, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
34 | Mar 14, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
33 | Mar 08, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
32 | Mar 04, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
31 | Feb 24, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
30 | Feb 09, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
29 | Jan 18, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
28 | Jan 07, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
27 | Jan 04, 1944 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
26 | Dec 27, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
25 | Dec 06, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
24 | Nov 30, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
23 | Nov 12, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
22 | Oct 27, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
21 | Oct 13, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
20 | Oct 05, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
19 | Sep 21, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
18 | Sep 10, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
17 | Aug 24, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
16 | Aug 20, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
15 | Aug 12, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
14 | Jul 27, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
13 | Jul 22, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
12 | Jul 08, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Jun 24, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
10 | Jun 16, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Jun 11, 1943 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
8 | May 25, 1942 | 23 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
7 | May 12, 1942 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
6 | May 04, 1942 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
5 | Apr 28, 1942 | 23 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
4 | Apr 20, 1942 | 23 | ![]() | draw | PTS 4 |
3 | Apr 14, 1942 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
2 | Apr 06, 1942 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
1 | Mar 31, 1942 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |