Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (2nd meeting) - Revision history

Boxsoup at 01:35, 24 March 2013

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	'''World Middleweight Title'''		'''World Middleweight Title'''
	*[[:File:F18485.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Graziano zale 2.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:Jo B.jpg\|Photo #4]]		*[[:File:F18485.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Graziano zale 2.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:Jo B.jpg\|Photo #4]]
			*On February 7, 1947, the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] revoked Graziano's boxing license and canceled his forthcoming title rematch with Zale for his failure to report a $100,000 bribe offer. The fight, originally scheduled for March 21 at [[Madison Square Garden]], was rescheduled for [[Chicago Stadium]] on July 16.
			*There was a crowd of 18,547 at Chicago Stadium.
			* In the second round, Zale opened a severe cut over Graziano's left eye. In the third round, a solid right dropped Graziano for no count. Zale pummeled Graziano against the ropes as the round ended. Round four brought more of the same punishment to Graziano, whose right eye was now swollen shut. In between the fourth and fifth rounds, [[Whitey Bimstein]], Graziano’s trainer and cut man, took a coin and pressed it against his closed right eye, breaking the skin and reducing the pressure. This allowed Graziano to partially regain his vision. In the sixth round, a barrage of Graziano rights dropped Zale. When he rose, Graziano drove him to the ropes, draping him over them under a hail of punches. Referee Johnny Behr stopped the bout at 2:10, and Graziano was the new World Middleweight Champion.
			*Named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year\|''The Ring'' Fight of the Year]].
			*''The Ring'' ranked the fight second on their 1996 list [[The 100 Greatest Title Fights of All-Time]].
			*The first two fights between Zale and Graziano are considered two of the greatest fights of all-time, but there was no known film of either fight. Fortunately, some footage of the second fight eventually surfaced.

			==External Link==
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UyRPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6E4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4848,294345&dq=rocky+graziano+zale&hl=en "Rocky Rallies To Beat Zale In Hot Fight" by Sid Feder, The Associated Press, July 17, 1947]
			*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i--Xggp7ZMI&NR=1 Rare footage of Graziano vs. Zale II]

	~~Graziano was floored for no-count in the third round. In the sixth round,~~ Zale ~~took a barrage of over thirty punches while on the ropes, causing Behr to stop the fight~~. ([[~~Whitey Bimstein]] was in~~ Graziano~~'s corner~~.)		==See Also==
			*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (1st meeting)]]
	Back on February 7, the NYSAC revoked Graziano's boxing license and threatened to bar him for life for his failure to report two $100,000 bribe offers, thus the NBA, which controlled boxing virtually everywhere in the U.S. outside of New York, did not go along with that penalty. The bout was held in Chicago rather than New York. This was one of the most prolific bouts in the history of the game, unfortunately there are no known films or broadcasts of this event, although it appears some video footage has shown up. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i--Xggp7ZMI&NR=1]		*[[Rocky Graziano vs. Tony Zale (3rd meeting)]]

	~~Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year~~]].

Ric at 18:46, 11 March 2011

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	Graziano was floored for no-count in the third round. In the sixth round, Zale took a barrage of over thirty punches while on the ropes, causing Behr to stop the fight. ([[Whitey Bimstein]] was in Graziano's corner.)		Graziano was floored for no-count in the third round. In the sixth round, Zale took a barrage of over thirty punches while on the ropes, causing Behr to stop the fight. ([[Whitey Bimstein]] was in Graziano's corner.)

Bert: photo 3

2011-03-02T21:54:59Z

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	Graziano was floored for no-count in the third round. In the sixth round, Zale took a barrage of over thirty punches while on the ropes, causing Behr to stop the fight. ([[Whitey Bimstein]] was in Graziano's corner.)		Graziano was floored for no-count in the third round. In the sixth round, Zale took a barrage of over thirty punches while on the ropes, causing Behr to stop the fight. ([[Whitey Bimstein]] was in Graziano's corner.)
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	Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]].		Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]].

	~~==See also==~~
	*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (1st meeting)]]
	*[[Rocky Graziano vs. Tony Zale (3rd meeting)]]

Bert at 18:16, 9 July 2010

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	Graziano was floored for no-count in the third round. In the sixth round, Zale took a barrage of over thirty punches while on the ropes, causing Behr to stop the fight. ([[Whitey Bimstein]] was in Graziano's corner.)		Graziano was floored for no-count in the third round. In the sixth round, Zale took a barrage of over thirty punches while on the ropes, causing Behr to stop the fight. ([[Whitey Bimstein]] was in Graziano's corner.)

	Back on February 7, the NYSAC revoked Graziano's boxing license and threatened to bar him for life for his failure to report two $100,000 bribe offers, thus the NBA, which controlled boxing virtually everywhere in the U.S. outside of New York, did not go along with that penalty. The bout was held in Chicago rather than New York. This was one of the most prolific bouts in the history of the game, unfortunately there are no known films or broadcasts of this event.		Back on February 7, the NYSAC revoked Graziano's boxing license and threatened to bar him for life for his failure to report two $100,000 bribe offers, thus the NBA, which controlled boxing virtually everywhere in the U.S. outside of New York, did not go along with that penalty. The bout was held in Chicago rather than New York. This was one of the most prolific bouts in the history of the game, unfortunately there are no known films or broadcasts of this event, although it appears some video footage has shown up. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i--Xggp7ZMI&NR=1]

	Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]].		Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]].

Emaster: updated internal link

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	==See ~~Also~~==		==See also==
	*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (1st meeting)]]		*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (1st meeting)]]
	*[[Tony Zale ~~vs. Rocky Graziano~~ (3rd meeting)]]		*[[Rocky Graziano vs. Tony Zale (3rd meeting)]]

Ric: main image replaced; linked to former image

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	*<b>World Middleweight Title</b>		*<b>World Middleweight Title</b>
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	Graziano was floored for no-count in the third round. In the sixth round, Zale took a barrage of over thirty punches while on the ropes, causing Behr to stop the fight. ([[Whitey Bimstein]] was in Graziano's corner.)		Graziano was floored for no-count in the third round. In the sixth round, Zale took a barrage of over thirty punches while on the ropes, causing Behr to stop the fight. ([[Whitey Bimstein]] was in Graziano's corner.)
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	Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]].		Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]].


	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (1st meeting)]]		*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (1st meeting)]]
	*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (3rd meeting)]]		*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (3rd meeting)]]

Ric: Bimstein in corner, per IBRO #89, p. 112

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Bimstein in corner, per IBRO #89, p. 112

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	Graziano was floored for no-count in the third round. In the sixth round, Zale took a barrage of over thirty punches while on the ropes, causing Behr to stop the fight.		Graziano was floored for no-count in the third round. In the sixth round, Zale took a barrage of over thirty punches while on the ropes, causing Behr to stop the fight. ([[Whitey Bimstein]] was in Graziano's corner.)

	Back on February 7, the NYSAC revoked Graziano's boxing license and threatened to bar him for life for his failure to report two $100,000 bribe offers, thus the NBA, which controlled boxing virtually everywhere in the U.S. outside of New York, did not go along with that penalty. The bout was held in Chicago rather than New York. This was one of the most prolific bouts in the history of the game, unfortunately there are no known films or broadcasts of this event.		Back on February 7, the NYSAC revoked Graziano's boxing license and threatened to bar him for life for his failure to report two $100,000 bribe offers, thus the NBA, which controlled boxing virtually everywhere in the U.S. outside of New York, did not go along with that penalty. The bout was held in Chicago rather than New York. This was one of the most prolific bouts in the history of the game, unfortunately there are no known films or broadcasts of this event.

	Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]].		Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]].
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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (1st meeting)]]		*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (1st meeting)]]
	*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (3rd meeting)]]		*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (3rd meeting)]]

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2008-03-02T16:38:57Z

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	*<b>Referee:</b> Johnny Behr


	Graziano was floored for no-count in the third round. In the sixth round, Zale took a barrage of over thirty punches while on the ropes, causing Behr to stop the fight.		Graziano was floored for no-count in the third round. In the sixth round, Zale took a barrage of over thirty punches while on the ropes, causing Behr to stop the fight.
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	*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (3rd meeting)]]		*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (3rd meeting)]]

	~~[[Category:1947 Bouts\|Zale vs. Graziano]]~~

Nwwebber at 08:32, 20 February 2008

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	==Also ~~See~~==		==See Also==
	*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (1st meeting)]]		*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (1st meeting)]]
	*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (3rd meeting)]]		*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (3rd meeting)]]

	[[Category:1947 Bouts\|Zale vs. Graziano]]		[[Category:1947 Bouts\|Zale vs. Graziano]]

Nwwebber: Added "See Also" section, and links

2008-02-20T08:32:27Z

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	Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]].		Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]].
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			==Also See==
			*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (1st meeting)]]
			*[[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (3rd meeting)]]

	[[Category:1947 Bouts\|Zale vs. Graziano]]		[[Category:1947 Bouts\|Zale vs. Graziano]]