Tony Zale vs Rocky Graziano
On September 27, 1946, Tony Zale (57-16-2, 35 KOs), the middleweight The Ring champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Rocky Graziano (43-6-5, 31 KOs).
Zale vs Graziano Stats
Tony Zale is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round KO victory over Eddie Rossi, 4 months and 25 days ago. Rocky Graziano is on a 8-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Marty Servo, 5 months and 29 days ago.
Zale vs Graziano Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 79.8-20.2 in favor of Rocky Graziano. It is going to be a competitive fight and Tony Zale will put up a very good fight, but Graziano will prevail.
Zale vs Graziano Result
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.