Your Take On Tony ''Two Ton'' Galento?

[r.burgundy]

He was no beauty to watch, I agree. But boxing is about who's most effective, not who looks best doing it. Galento was effective when he trained seriously and beat some good fighters. Was he great? Not by any stretch. But he was a solid fighter.

what fights did he train serious for.that guy makes sam peter look like ray robinson

[JAB5239]

what fights did he train serious for.that guy makes sam peter look like ray robinson

Im going by what I've read from historians. The bottom line is effectiveness though. Was his brawling dirty style not effective?

[Obama]

He beat some decent fighters and lost to some. I'd say he's comparable to recent fighters such as Rahman, Tua, Maskaev and Ibragimov.

Lets not get carried away. Those guys didn't have nearly the same percentage of losses. A more appropriate comparison would be to Bert Cooper.

[JAB5239]

Lets not get carried away. Those guys didn't have nearly the same percentage of losses. A more appropriate comparison would be to Bert Cooper.

Good comparison, but I believe Galento beat better fighters though many times with the help of questionable tactics.

[Obama]

Good comparison, but I believe Galento beat better fighters though many times with the help of questionable tactics.

Galento gets more credit for dropping Joe Louis and losing then for any single win he actually had. Same could be said of Bert Cooper against Evander Holyfield.

[TBear]

I have long been a fan of "two ton" and his historical antics. Really suprised they have not made a movie because his character and story are worth telling

[r.burgundy]

Good comparison, but I believe Galento beat better fighters though many times with the help of questionable tactics.

so did greb