Career
In 1978, after winning the American Bar Association middleweight title, he turned professional, fighting out of Brendan Ingle"s gym in the Wincobank area of Sheffield. Graham went 38 fights undefeated, winning the British, Commonwealth and European light middleweight titles, as well as the British and European middleweight titles. Graham would go on to fight for world titles twice at middleweight and once at super middleweight.
In his first attempt, challenging for the vacant WBA middleweight title, he took Mike McCallum to a close split decision.
Points deducted for low blows ended up costing Graham the verdict. A year later, in another world title challenge, he lost to Julian Jackson in another closely fought contest for the vacant WBC middleweight title.
The now-famous devastating right cross that caught Graham and knocked him out cold before he hit the canvas. Four years of inactivity were followed by an unexpected comeback in which Graham put together a series of victories to gain a last shot at a world title in March 1998.
Challenging Charles Brewer for his IBF super middleweight title, Graham was stopped in the tenth round.
Following this he retired from the ring and now lives in London, working as a personal trainer and specialising in boxing-based exercises. In February 2009, Graham"s son was injured in what police described as a "targeted shooting" at Westfield, Sheffield. Graham released his autobiography entitled Bomber: Behind the Laughter in 2011.
1977 Senior American Bar Association Light-Middleweight finalist (lost to Steve Hopkin).