On September 17, 1952, a 33-year-old Rocky Graziano (67-9-6, 51 KOs) and Chuck Davey met in the ring.
Graziano came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day.
Rocky Graziano lost to Chuck Davey via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 67-10-6.
On April 16, 1952, a 33-year-old Rocky Graziano (67-8-6, 51 KOs) got a shot at the middleweight The Ring title held by 30-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (130-2-2, 86 KOs).
Graziano came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 20 days. Robinson was on a 2-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 3 days.
Sugar Ray Robinson made easy work of Rocky Graziano, stopping the challenger via KO in the 3rd. Robinson improves his record to 131-2-2 (87 KOs), while Graziano adds a loss to his record at 67-9-6.
On June 10, 1948, Rocky Graziano and Tony Zale met again in a rematch.
Graziano came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 5 days. Zale was on a 3-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 22 days.
Tony Zale made easy work of Rocky Graziano in the rematch, stopping the champion via KO in the 3rd. Zale improves his record to 67-17-2 (45 KOs), while Graziano adds a loss to his record at 47-8-5.
On September 27, 1946, a 27-year-old Rocky Graziano (43-6-5, 31 KOs) got a shot at the middleweight The Ring title held by 33-year-old Tony Zale (57-16-2, 35 KOs).
Graziano came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days. Zale was on a 6-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 25 days.
Tony Zale stopped Rocky Graziano via KO in the 6th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring middleweight title. Zale improves his record to 58-16-2 (36 KOs), while Graziano adds a loss to his record at 43-7-5.
On December 22, 1944, a 25-year-old Rocky Graziano (35-5-5, 24 KOs) and Harold Green met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Graziano came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days.
Rocky Graziano lost to Harold Green via majority decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 35-6-5.
On November 3, 1944, a 25-year-old Rocky Graziano (35-4-5, 24 KOs) and Harold Green met in the ring.
Graziano came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 days.
Rocky Graziano lost to Harold Green via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 35-5-5.
On February 9, 1944, a 25-year-old Rocky Graziano (23-3-3, 16 KOs) and Steve Riggio met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Graziano came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 22 days.
Rocky Graziano lost to Steve Riggio via points decision in the 6-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 23-4-3.
On November 12, 1943, a 24-year-old Rocky Graziano (17-2-3, 13 KOs) and Steve Riggio met in the ring.
Graziano came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 16 days.
Rocky Graziano lost to Steve Riggio via points decision in the 6-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 17-3-3.
On September 10, 1943, a 24-year-old Rocky Graziano (14-1-2, 11 KOs) and Joe Agosta met in the ring.
Graziano came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 17 days.
Rocky Graziano lost to Joe Agosta via points decision in the 6-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 14-2-2.
On April 28, 1942, a 23-year-old Rocky Graziano (3-0-1, 3 KOs) and Charles Ferguson met in the ring.
Graziano came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 days.
Rocky Graziano lost to Charles Ferguson via points decision in the 6-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 3-1-1.