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Charley McPherson vs Rocky Graziano — record, stats and common opponents compared

Charley McPherson

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Rocky Graziano

Charley McPherson (0-2-1 across 3 tracked bouts) and Rocky Graziano (67-10-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

McPherson

Tracked record

0–2–1

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Graziano

67

Wins52 KO · 78%

10

Losses

6

Draws85 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Graziano leads 2–0 with 1 draw

Charley McPherson and Rocky Graziano have met 3 times; Graziano leads 2–0 with 1 draw.

Charley McPherson and Rocky Graziano have met 3 times; Graziano leads 2–0 with 1 draw.
Met1943Aug 121943Oct 271943Dec 6Series
Charley McPhersonFighter ALLostDDrawLLost0–2–1W–L–D
Rocky GrazianoFighter BWWonDDrawWWon2–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTSPTSPTS3Meetings

The Numbers

McPherson 1 · Graziano 4 of 5 measurable rows
McPhersonGraziano
Record†
0-2-167-10-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
16.7%
84.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 52
0
52 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—77.61%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—78%
Times stopped‡max 4
0 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—8.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
3
85

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Charley McPherson: No height on file
Rocky Graziano: 5′7″
Agenot held
Charley McPherson: No date of birth
Rocky Graziano: Died aged 71
Stance
Charley McPherson: Not recorded
Rocky Graziano: Orthodox

Charley McPherson left, Rocky Graziano right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Charley McPherson0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Charley McPherson: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McPherson yet.

Rocky Graziano68 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

Rocky Graziano: 68 tracked wins — 53 by KO/TKO (78%), 14 on the cards (21%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 85 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

53 by KO/TKO 78%14 on the cards 21%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Charley McPherson 3, Rocky Graziano 85 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Charley McPherson last boxed on Dec 6, 1943 — 30,282 days ago. McPherson had lost the most recent, to Rocky Graziano.LDL

Graziano Aug 1943Graziano Oct 1943Graziano Dec 1943

Rocky Graziano has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Graziano last boxed on Sep 17, 1952.WWLLL

O'Neill Feb 1952Wouters Mar 1952Robinson Apr 1952Robinson Apr 1952Davey Sep 19528.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Charley McPherson and Rocky Graziano ever fought each other?
Yes. Charley McPherson and Rocky Graziano have met 3 times and Rocky Graziano leads the series 2-0 with 1 draw.
The 3 meetings

LDec 6, 1943 · Graziano · PTS

DOct 27, 1943 · Draw · PTS

LAug 12, 1943 · Graziano · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McPherson or Graziano?
Charley McPherson is 0-2-1 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Rocky Graziano is 67-10-6. Rocky Graziano has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McPherson0–2–116.7%

Graziano67–10–684.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McPherson or Graziano?
Charley McPherson has 0 knockout wins and Rocky Graziano has 52. Rocky Graziano has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McPherson0

Graziano5277.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do McPherson and Graziano have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Charley McPherson and Rocky Graziano have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McPherson and Graziano?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Charley McPherson and 85 bouts tracked for Rocky Graziano. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McPherson3bouts

Graziano85bouts

How They Win ↓

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