Greater fighter Tony Gelento or Floyd Mayweather

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by surfinghb, Jan 6, 2023.


who ya got?

Poll closed Aug 6, 2023.

  1. 2 ton

    10 vote(s)
    52.6%

  2. cherry pick Floyd

    9 vote(s)
    47.4%
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  1. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Galento came to bang with that left look .. Floyd came to duck fights
    who ya got? And Floyd never got that ATG win on his resume
     
    surfinghb, Jan 6, 2023
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  2. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 MONZON VS HAGLER 2025 banned Full Member

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    Similar calibre fighters no doubt. P4P Floyd probably edges it.
     
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  3. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Tony moidas da bum
     
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  4. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ya I think so ... If you are going to mention SRL .. then he has to pass Gelento first .. close one there ... I got more
    you might like
     
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  5. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Oh come on guys, Galento comes nowhere near Floyd's class, skills or accomplishments. Of course, since the OP didn't specify, Galento may be better than Floyd Mayweather Senior,
     
    Fogger, Jan 6, 2023
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  6. Journeyman92

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    Galenteno etches Ray Leonard overall in terms of competition. Could Leonard drop Joe Louis? Enough of a reason for me to pick the better man and his name is Tony.
     
    Journeyman92, Jan 6, 2023
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  7. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Ahh surf, this is a mother of a question!!
    I l just can't answer it pal.

    It's just to damn hard!!!
     
    Fergy, Jan 7, 2023
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  8. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Galento probably mastered the dark art of fouling to a greater extend. He was prolly in Zivic and Greb tier.
     
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  9. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    H2H i'd go for Galento. That huge gut/weight advantage and his bullying, dirty, foul filled style would be too much and god it would be funny to watch.
     
    JohnThomas1, Jan 7, 2023
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  10. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    My bad. I misread - I thought the thread title was referring to TONY GELATO.

    What a great fighter he was.

    No, you won’t find anything on him on Boxrec - his was a ridiculously successful and extensive career - researchers are still piecing it together to get it just right before entering his complete record into the system.

    He used to regularly beat up his sparring partners, including a very young Sonny Liston who said “Sure, I wanna win the title, just as long as I don’t have to fight Gelato on the way up!”

    Gelato’s weapon of choice was, of course, his Waffle Cone punch - remember that one? The man was truly a one-off.

    I could say SO MUCH more about Gelato, but alas, this thread isn’t about him, so I won’t.
     
    Pugguy, Jan 7, 2023
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  11. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    Cherry Pick Floyd. I believe that qualifies for the thread "Boxers who are fruits" Lol!
     
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  12. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Why are you so hell bent on Calling Floyd Mayweather jr. A cherry picker ? I mean I’ll be the first to admit that he didn’t fight EVERY goddamn guy with a boxing license but seriously ?
     
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  13. BoxingViewer

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    Diego "Chico" Corrales Jr

    Sorry, I couldn't resist.
     
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  14. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    well the short answer, he was .. and you kind of allude to that yourself with your second sentence .... AND Because clueless posters are HELL BENT on matching him with Hearns, Leonard, Hagler , etc,, all fighters that he wouldn't even get in the ring with .. make sense now ??,,
     
    surfinghb, Jan 14, 2023
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  15. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Not really. Calling a a man who went 24-0 against past or current belt holders and 5-0 against hall of famers a “ cherry picker “ is pretty mind boggling.
     
    mr. magoo, Jan 14, 2023
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