Tony Galento v David Tua 15rds?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    The version of the Nova fight would have been thrown out by any referee who had b*lls!

    Galento was permitted to thumb Nova's right eye until it reached a terrible condition. Finally, Nova went down in the 14th round after being fouled for the last time.
    "One of the most disgraceful fights staged since the days of the barroom brawls. Referee George Blake . . . would have retained his reputation as a great referee had he disqualified Galento.

    If that is his best win he is in deep sh*t here.

    Here are the guys who Galento did not beat.

    It's a loooooooong list.
    Godoyx2
    Mader33-19-4
    Gainer ltko
    Perroni
    Gallagher 36-19-5
    Tow 20-15-2
    Winston39-21-3
    Walker29-3-2
    Gagnon49-26-1
    Schaaf
    Brown 12-11-3
    Risko 48-31-6
    Mays 26-9-0
    Dorval 17-4-4
    Cavalier
    Gorman 32-13-4
    Friedman23-20-5
    Clisby39-17-14
    Mays18-6-0
    Lawless 1-2-0
    Alberry 11-4-1

    22 Losses, 14 of them to journeymen and only 4 of the remainder have any pretensions to world class.

    Galento would not have been a credible contender in the the 70's 80's 90's or early 2000's
     
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  2. janitor

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  3. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    You looked at this fight? I haven't been able to find footage. How were you able to determine that he was losing anyway if he was being thumbed badly throughout?

    EDIT: For what it's worth, I found it interesting that in this interview, Nova suggests that his corner should have stopped the fight.

    http://articles.latimes.com/1988-07-24/sports/sp-10359_1_lou-nova

    Hard to imagine him talking this way if he thought he mainly lost because of foul play but who knows?

    Just curious-- how high do you see Galento ranked in say '85, '91, or 2016?
     
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  4. Senya13

    Senya13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Such BS, as usual. Tua wins by KO within half-round. Galento was a 1930s copy of Butterbean, nothing more.
     
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  5. mcvey

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  6. mcvey

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  7. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    I think Maskaev beats him too.
     
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  8. mcvey

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    Maybe so ,Galento is celebrated for dropping Joe Louis what else did he actually do?
     
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  9. Mendoza

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    David Tua is a popular man here. If the fight happened when both were drunk in a bar, I might pick Galento. In the ring, Tua.
     
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  10. lepinthehood

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    those polynesian islanders are tough as **** aswell. maybe galento can handle is liquor better though.
     
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  11. Unforgiven

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    He was nothing like Butterbean. Butterbean was a 320 pound 4-round fighter.
    Galento was a decent contender.
     
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  12. Unforgiven

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    How many times was Galento KO'd ?
     
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  13. mcvey

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    He was stopped 6 times,retired at 34.

    Tua was never stopped and he fought until he was a few days off of 41.
     
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  14. Unforgiven

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    True but Galento had more fights.
     
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  15. The Long Count

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    Tua smokes Galento easily and early.
     
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