Boxers, Part 2 - Rocky Graziano Photographed by Stanley Kubrick

Rocky Graziano (1919-1990) was the World Middleweight Champion boxer in the late 1940's.  Today's G-rated photos of Rocky are, to the best of my knowledge, by Stanley Kubrick who later became a world class a film director.  We start with what appears to be a pre-fight medical check.

Here we see several trainers working on Graziano during a fight.

There are several Kubrick photos of Rocky with this rather crusty looking trainer working on him.

This looks like a post-fight session, and is far and away my favorite.

I wish I knew the background on this rather somber expression.

Ritualized weigh-ins became a regular part of the boxing scene in the early 20th Century,

but this might simply be a gym weight check.