Career
He held the bantamweight championship in 1928. Boxing career
Graham became a professional boxer in 1921. In a rematch two months later, Genaro defeated Graham by decision.
Graham lost both—the first by decision in Illinois and the second by decision in Long Island City, New New York
In 1926 he met old foe Genaro for a third time and defeated him by a decision. Later in 1926, he fought Tony Canzoneri and lost by a decision, but in his next fight he received the opportunity to fight for the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) bantamweight title held by Charley Philosophy Rosenberg.
Rosenberg defeated him via fifteen-round unanimous decision. In 1928 he received another shot at the bantamweight title when he met Corporal Izzy Schwartz for the vacant NYSAC and National Boxing Association titles.
He defeated Schwartz in a fifteen-round match.
Throughout the rest of his career he fought a number of future or former champions. He defeated Battling Battalino (although Battalino defeated him in two additional fights) and held Freddie Miller and Leo Rodak to draws. He lost to Kid Chocolate by disqualification and to Tommy Paul twice by unanimous decision.