Tony Galento v David Tua 15rds?

Galento knocked him down, so that result speaks for itself.

When Tua fought Lewis, the crowd was beginning to exit the arena before the fight was over.

That should be taken into consideration also.

 

Galento hurt Louis early and dropped him later and fought with great heart. I've seen far lesser efforts.

 

Yes, I've read much of the contemporary press of the day. "Experts" didn't expect him to hit and hurt Louis like that either. Louis had been knocking his challengers out in 1 round leading up to the Galento fight, and Galento gave him a real fight, a bit of a scare.
How many of these "experts" had actually fought Galento or Louis?

Boxing history is littered with "experts" getting it wrong.
Rarely is there a perod in history where writers say the heavyweight division is in anything but terrible shape.

Galento was a barroom brawler but they matched him with plenty of athletes and stylists, guys with national amateur pedigrees, young fighters with svelte physiques and boxing skills, and he wasn't afraid to fight black fighters with reputations too. Galento beat some of these guys, so he must have had something.

 

Yes. He's not an ATG.

 

He fought lots of fighters. What's your point?
I'd be most surprised if none of them had the skills of a David Izon.

Since there is limited footage, and zero footage, of most of the men on his record, what's the point in us arguing since, if we're honest, we don't have adequate knowledge to make a thorough assessment of the "skills" of the men in question ?

Unless we're to descend into some ridiculous boxrec debate, or hang on the words of "contemporary reports" (often written by arrogant sportswriters who are proven wrong time and time again) as some sort of gospel.

Well, who was a good - or even "decent" - heavyweight contender?
How many decent fighters at heavyweight were there, in total, let's say, between 1930 and 1955 ?
We can throw a couple of eras under the bus while we're here.

 

Tons of times.

I caught you in a lie now you are acting like a baby. Get over it. You even said that Buddy Baer wasn't ranked when Nova was which is quite hilarious. Anyone who has done any form of research into boxing history knows the era's around when Buddy Baer and Nova were ranked. You proved yourself as being someone who dksab and a pathological liar.

Now I can see you are mad because I've kicked your ass in every debate you try and instigate so you resort to name calling and pathetic insults. The only time anyone has ever agreed with you is when you are kissing their ass. See ya when I pick my kid up from preschool :hi:

 

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This is the SECOND time I have answered your question BOY. And this is the SECOND time you have ignored it. Check the rankings for yourself not what you heard on boxing forum. :hi:

 

This fight is a complete mismatch. Tua would waste him.