Marcel Cerdan (France) v Tony Zale (USA) Roosevelt Stadium USA PART 3 OF 3 1948BackNamed Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year in 1946. Joined the Navy following his loss to Billy Conn in 1942 In the late 1970s until the early 1980s, Zale was the head of amateur boxing for the Chicago Park District under General Superintendant Edmund L. Kelly. Zale visited the many park boxing locations and mentored coaches, such as Lee Roy Murphy of Wentworth Gardens & Leo Podgorski of Portage Park. Bouts Against Rocky Graziano Zale is best remembered for his three bouts over a 21 month period with Rocky Graziano for the middleweight crown. These three bouts were among the most brutal and exciting middleweight championship matches of all time. The first match took place in Yankee Stadium, New York. Zale had served in World War II, was thirty-three years old, and had been inactive for about four years. Graziano was on a winning knockout streak and seemed to be in his prime. In their first match (September 27, 1946), after flooring Graziano in the first round, Zale took a savage beating from Graziano, and was on the verge of losing the fight by TKO. However, he rallied and knocked out Graziano in the sixth round to retain his title. The rematch, a year later in Chicago (16 July 1947), was a mirror image of their first fight. Graziano, was battered around the ring, suffered a closed eye and appeared ready to lose by a knockout, when he rallied and knocked Zale out in the sixth round, thereby becoming middleweight champion of the world. Their last fight was held in New Jersey the following year (10 June, (1948). Zale regained his crown and won the match by a knockout in the third round. The knockout combination consisted of a picture perfect combination of a right to Grazianos's body, then a left hook to Graziano's jaw. Graziano was knocked out cold. Category: Sports Uploaded: May 12th, 2009 @ 9:48 pm Author: reedy100marc Length: 09:26 Rating: Views: Tags: cerdan (france) tony zale (usa) roosevelt stadium usa part of 1948 boxer boxers boxing Related Video Links:» View Video Comments For Marcel Cerdan (France) v Tony Zale (USA) Roosevelt Stadium USA PART 3 OF 3 1948 » View reedy100marc's Other Uploaded Videos Video Thumbnails:Video Embedding Code:* Embed this video on your website, social bookmark, myspace, or blog. |
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