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'''Rocky Kansas''' was an American-Italian tough, short (5'2" tall) former world lightweight champion boxer. He was born '''Rocco Tozzo''' on April 21, 1893, in Italy and came to America in 1898.<ref name= "Royko">{{cite news |last=Silverstein |first=Jack M. |url= http://www.chicagonow.com/eye-on-chi/2016/06/mike-royko-cassius-clay-muhammad-ali/ |title=Mike Royko on "Cassius Clay" vs. "Muhammad Ali," from March 1971 |work=[[ChicagoNow]] |date=June 4, 2016 |accessdate=September 1, 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
Rocky was the younger brother of Joe "Kid" Kansas (Tozzo), and older brother of boxer Tony Tozzo. Kansas and his two brothers combined to defeat 189 opponents in the [[Buffalo, New York]] area from 1909-1937. Father to Vincent Tozzo and husband to Jessie Tozzo.
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