George "Sonny" Horne (January 3, 1924 – September 27, 1959) was a professional boxer in the 1940s who faced off against opponents such as Rocky Graziano, Kid Gavilán, Pete Mead, and Artie Levine.
[1] An outstanding defensive boxer, Horne lost only 10 bouts and fought one draw in 121 professional fights.
[2] Horne grew up in a working-class Irish-American family in Niles, Ohio, a town located in the industrial region of the Mahoning Valley.
[1] He began his amateur boxing career in the late 1930s, under the guidance of local trainer and police chief Matt McGowan.
While he fought many of the leading boxers of his day, including Bobby Dykes and Tommy Bell, Horne is best known for three matches with the legendary Rocky Graziano.