Tony Galento vs Joe Louis

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  1. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Lets say this bout never happened. Louis never ended up fighting Tony.

    If asked today, how do you think you'd predict the outcome of this fight?
     
  2. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    Galento punched like a superpowered David Tua, and Louis had a glass jaw. Galento KO1.
     
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    More like Joe Louis punches him to the moon in round 1.
     
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    The predictions made before the fight will give you a clue.

    Louis had dispatched his previous three opponents in the first round, and they included a former lineal heavyweigth champion, and a former lineal light heavyweight champion.

    The argument was all around whether Galento would make it out of the first round.

    One reporter actually predicted that Louis would kill Galento, literally not metaphorically.
     
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    Sounds kinda like a Galento Lewis matchup.
     
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    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Louis by brutal stoppage. I don't get it.
     
  7. It's Ovah

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    Galento's never been stopped man. He's super tough.
     
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    David Tua removed King Arthur's sword from a slab of stone.
     
  9. JackSilver

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    Galento beat opponents that were ranked at the time and thst makes Galento world class even if he was fighting today and that means he has the ability to beat Louis.
     
  10. KernowWarrior

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    I would have predicted a first round KO stoppage win for Louis.

    I think there might well be comments prior to the bout along lines of that, legitimising this utter mismatch, shows the sorry state of the heavyweight division......now where/when have i heard such a statement?
     
  11. It's Ovah

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    You've got it wrong. King Arthur removed his sword from David Tua's skull.

    Galento would too. With his teeth!
     
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    Oh yeah?!

    Well David Tua created the Big Bang with a pawing jab.
     
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    Galento is the universe. We all exist inside his stomach.
     
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