Tony Zale vs Rocky Graziano II
On July 16, 1947, Tony Zale (63-16-2, 41 KOs), the middleweight The Ring champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Rocky Graziano (45-7-5, 33 KOs).
Zale vs Graziano II Stats
Tony Zale is coming in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Cliff Beckett, 2 months and 8 days ago. Rocky Graziano is on a 2-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Jerry Fiorello, 1 month ago.
Zale vs Graziano II Prediction & Odds
The odds of winning are at 97.6-2.4 in favor of Rocky Graziano. Tony Zale won't be able to do much against Graziano.
Zale vs Graziano II Result
In the rematch, Rocky Graziano stopped the champion via TKO in the 6th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new The Ring middleweight champion. Graziano improves his record to 46-7-5 (34 KOs), while Zale adds a loss to his record at 63-17-2.