"When he beat me, he beat the BEST"- Tony Galento

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  1. Ali Holmes

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    @7:47

    He had 69 KOs (to put that in perspective, George Foreman had 68 KOs) and Galento was the amateur middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight champion in New Jersey.
     
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    Obviously.
     
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    Galento was one of the best at that time.
    He was rated #1 and that's not too far off. He was on a good run.
     
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    Everyone always likes to diss Galentos skills
     
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    It is hard for me to imagine Galento was ever a middleweight.


    Unless he was 12 at the time.
     
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    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    And they say Galento is a bum because he visually looks terrible. LOL sometimes idiots can be dumber than you thought.
     
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    Galento was kind of a loudmouth, not a great fighter, but he could punch. I guess when you lose a fight and you're on national TV talking about it, I guess to retain a certain amount of self-respect, I wouldn't expect him to say anything different. Anyone who gets up in that ring has to have a certain amount of ego regardless of whether they are a great fighter or not.
     
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    So how high would you rate him? Like along with Tua and Ibeabuchi?
     
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    Galento was a savage.
     
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    Surely not on the same plane as the universally recognized, uncrowned #2 and #3 greatest heavyweights of all time.
     
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    You're darn right!
     
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    The Galento fight reveals - "Joe Louis can be beaten!"
     
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