Rocky Graziano Autographs
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. He was the subject of the 1956 film, Somebody Up There Likes Me, based on his 1955 autobiography, starring Paul Newman as Graziano.
Graziano was the son of Ida Scinto and Nicola Barbella. The elder Barbella, nicknamed Fighting Nick Bob, was a boxer with a brief fighting record. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Rocky later moved to an Italian enclave centered on East 10th Street, between First Avenue and Avenue A in Manhattan's East Village. He grew up as a street fighter and learned to look after himself before he could read or write. He spent years in reform school, jail, and Catholic protectories. Barbella Sr., who got occasional work as a horseback rider, kept boxing gloves around the house and encouraged Rocky and his brothers to fight one another. When he was three years old, Barbella would make Rocky and his brother, Joe (three years his senior), fight almost every night. At age 18 Rocky won the Metropolitan A.A.U. welterweight championship. Despite the fame and money that professional fighting seemed to offer, Rocky did not want to become a serious prize fighter. He did not like the discipline of training any more than he liked the discipline of school or the Army.
Graziano heard from a couple of his friends about a tournament going on with a gold medal for the winner. He fought four matches and ended up winning the New York Metropolitan Amateur Athletic Union Boxing Competition (1939). He sold the gold medal for $15 and decided that boxing was a good way to make cash.
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Current items with a signature of Rocky Graziano
These are the most current items with a signature of Rocky Graziano that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | ROCKY GRAZIANO SIGNED BUSINESS CARD PSA/DNA AUTHENTIC AUTO | $105.00 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Rocky Graziano
The most expensive item with a signature of Rocky Graziano (ROCKY GRAZIANO - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: TONY ZALE) was sold in April 2026 for $552.49 while the cheapest item (Rocky Graziano #2 Art Card Limited 11/50 Edward Vela Signed (Boxing -)) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2026. The month with the most items sold (18) was April 2026 with an average selling price of $226.99 for an autographed item of Rocky Graziano. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2014 with $400.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.99 was June 2023. In average, an autographed item from Rocky Graziano is worth $35.43.
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Latest News about Rocky Graziano
Robert Alfred "Rocky" Graziano (12/19/2013): Robert Alfred "Rocky" Graziano, 65, of North Fort Myers, formerly of Cape Coral, passed away Dec. 16, 2013, at his home. He was born July 16, 1948, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Joseph and Mary Mazzola Graziano.
