He beat Graziano twice

[john garfield]

This was back in New York at the old Gramercy Gym on 14th St.

I was sitting ringside watching sparring and talking fights with some of the other regulars, and another guy joined the conversation and introduced himself as Harold Green.

Harold Green was a helluva middleweight from the 40’s, who beat Rocky Graziano twice.

As soon as one of the guys heard him say: Harold Green, he was all over him with questions. He wanted to know every detail of what it was like facing Graziano. Was Graziano as hard a puncher as everyone said? Did Graziano every hurt him?

The guy couldn't have been nicer; he spent about two hours answering every question before he had to leave. The guy that was asking the questions was Harold Green.

[Jaclem]

great story! I can't rememer who is was..it was a good middleweight of that era who said Green's left hook was "like getting hit with a wrecking ball. " During Graziano's early tv personality days he brought Green, whjo was donw on his luck at this time, on some tv contest show..don't recall the details...but it was to help green get some prize money.

[Vetteguy99]

This is a little off the point, but it is too bad that a Junior Middleweight
division did not exist while Rocky was fighting.

He entered the ring at 156lbs during his best days.

[BoxBuzz]

For sure, Graziano would have benefited if that division would have existed.,