thoughts on Rocky Graziano

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  1. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You'd probably wanna match Rocky with a mule, d
     
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    dmar5143 New Member Full Member

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    great stories.rocky was one of boxings truly great sluggers.i met rocky in my home town around 1977.i sold cars at a ford dealorship and was invited up to the chevy place called c.weaver to watch rocky do several tv commercials for them.during the breaks graziano had a fast wit and truly a funny guy.later i got to talk one on one with him for a hour.during our talk he rambled off guys that fought in that era.zale cerdan lamotta harold green robinson artie levine and a few others.he then looked at me and said you know something.all thoses tough fighters .you hadda be crazy back then to fight in that division.i mean realy crazy...great honest thoughts that just came out funny.awsome personality.
     
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  3. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thanks for posting, d. That sounds SO ROCKY...He thought it over 'n realized what BADASSES they were -- priceless.
     
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    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He talks about terry young in his book didnt he go to jail?
     
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  5. jdempsey85

    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Aquestion for john garfield + Burt

    who was the more popular fighter in New York at the time The rock or The bull
     
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  6. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No, tough Terry Young didn't go to jail, but after he retired he was killed
    at a card club on 1st Ave, lower East Side where he and Rocky were the local tough guys before they took up boxing...Terry Young was in the first main event my dad took me to when he fought the new sensation Beau Jack...
     
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  7. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    More popular? Hands down, Rocky. Everyone in the five boroughs was scared to death of Jake. But, as a New yorker, you rooted for him when he fought -- puffing up, like that showed how tough New Yorkers were, j
     
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  8. jdempsey85

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    :good

    If they fought who would have u been rooting for?
     
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  9. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rocky. He was the Pied piper -- a Leprechan.

    Jake was a snorting Minatour.
     
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    Can you imagine if LaMotta were in his prime nowadays, in this media crazy world? Weird thought I know....
     
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  11. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He might eat New Jersey, d
     
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    Just thinkin' LaMotta gets on TMZ on a nightly basis...JG.
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Best post's Ive read in a long time!
     
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  14. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jake'd eat TMZ for an appetizer, d
     
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    Sardu RIP Mr. Bun: 2007-2012 Full Member

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    Owned a bunch of pizza parlors all around NYC in the 1970's and 80's. I used to go to the one near NYU hospital in Manhattan and he would be there on occassion. Nice man. His pizza was great too.
     
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