BOXER

Rocky Graziano

1919 - 1990

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Thomas Rocco Barbella (January 1, 1919 – May 22, 1990), better known as Rocky Graziano, was an American professional boxer and actor who held the World Middleweight title. Graziano is considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history, often displaying the capacity to take his opponent out with a single punch. He was ranked 23rd on The Ring magazine list of the greatest punchers of all time. He fought many of the best middleweights of the era including Sugar Ray Robinson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rocky Graziano is the 55th most popular boxer (down from 50th in 2019), the 5,158th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,522nd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Rocky Graziano ranks 55 out of 496. Before him are Gennady Golovkin, Earnie Shavers, Éder Jofre, Ezzard Charles, John L. Sullivan, and Tommy Morrison. After him are Piero Toscani, Oliver Kirk, Francisco Guilledo, Calistrat Cuțov, Félix Savón, and Ernesto Hoost.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Rocky Graziano ranks 179. Before him are Leona Woods, Angelo Felici, Gene Barry, François Bordes, Pief Panofsky, and Hans Hass. After him are Sam Wanamaker, Jack McGrath, Franco Rossi, Jüri Järvet, Nehemiah Persoff, and Raúl Francisco Primatesta. Among people deceased in 1990, Rocky Graziano ranks 145. Before him are Carl A. Wirtanen, Jorge Bolet, Alberto Lleras Camargo, Xu Xiangqian, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, and Otto E. Neugebauer. After him are Gerald Bull, Mario Pizziolo, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Alfred Sauvy, Edwin O. Reischauer, and Robert Cummings.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rocky Graziano ranks 5,158 out of 20,380. Before him are Cheryl Ladd (1951), Al Jardine (1942), Samuel Wilson (1766), Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882), Jon Huntsman Jr. (1960), and Pete Maravich (1947). After him are William Conrad (1920), Evelyn Furtsch (1914), Vance D. Brand (1931), Corey Taylor (1973), John Elkann (1976), and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Rocky Graziano ranks 32. Before him are Henry Armstrong (1912), Leon Spinks (1953), Earnie Shavers (1944), Ezzard Charles (1921), John L. Sullivan (1858), and Tommy Morrison (1969). After him are Oliver Kirk (1884), Jersey Joe Walcott (1914), James J. Corbett (1866), Buster Douglas (1960), Carmen Barth (1912), and Gene Tunney (1897).

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