Earnie Shavers vs Tony Galento primes

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Devon, Oct 21, 2024.


Who wins?

  1. Shavers KO/TKO

    72.2%
  2. Shavers PTS

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  3. Galento KO/TKO

    22.2%
  4. Galento PTS

    5.6%
  1. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who wins this matchup?
     
  2. PRW94

    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I don’t know but I want to be there for the brief time it lasts …
     
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  3. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Would be exciting. I’m just about on Galento here for his far superior durability, but it’s a tough one.
     
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  4. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    I see Two Ton pulling off the upset with his dirty style and stench, prime showerless Galento is a H2H menace
     
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  5. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 MONZON VS HAGLER 2025 Full Member

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    2 Ton is more proven ain’t he? Better in pretty much every regard right?
     
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  6. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Shavers would knock the living daylight s out of Galento.
     
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  7. Wladimir

    Wladimir Active Member Full Member

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    Tough call,i'd go with Earnie.Shavers by KO.
     
  8. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Galento is way too easy to hit against someone like the Acorn.
     
  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Galento and Tua had lots in common. Similar styles, similar punching power, iron chins.
     
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  10. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Tua’s the Walmart version of Galento
     
  11. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Galento lasted 4 rounds vs a prime Louis and dropped him. Shavers was stopped in 1 by Quarry.
     
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  12. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Shavers actually learned to be a disciplined boxer as his career went on and to guard his gas tank. He was 100x the athlete Galento was. Tony was there to get hit all night long. And you can't get hit by Shavers more than a few times, let alone all night long.

    Earnie sleeps him early.
     
  13. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Shavers wasn’t, “100x the athlete” my mother was.
     
  14. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    On the face of it Shavers ought to knock his block off. However, in real life, these big, fat. dirty and durable guys can pull off stuff that you don't expect. If Galento can turn it into a wrestling, mauling match where Shavers is denied the leverage to land his nukes ... who knows? Certainly I think 2 ton had the durability to survive anything but a flush Shavers shot. 60-40 to Shavers in my (rough) estimation.
     
  15. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Do you think Tony stops him?