I found an article of Tony Galento calling Floyd Patterson "a stiff"

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    Tony Galento was the 1930's version of Chuck Wepner, both were Saloon bouncers. His claim to fame was fighting Joe Louis, Chuck's claim to fame was being the model for the Rocky franchise by losing to Muhammad Ali in 1975.
     
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    Frazier was just as influential than Wepner. Joe did everything Stallone wrote in the movie. The inspiration for the film is a bit foggy in my view.
     
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    Yeah, I remember bumping into Tony, I had to step over him. Although, he was a pretty tough guy, he did knock down the Great Joe Louis.
     
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    And Jackie Gleason!
     
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    He waa better than David Tua for mine
     
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    Galento was a legend.
     
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    “He ought never be allowed to fight again. He’s a brute and a menace and a disgrace to the whole human race!”

    :lol:
     
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    That he was!
     
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    He was right about Jimmy Young, to be fair.
     
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    Well Galento was the guy who said he was going to “ murder “ Joe Louis so nothing he said surprises me.
     
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