[GIF] Baer v. Galento

It was a very dirty fight, no question about that, but the reason Nova lost wasn't because of that.

Gene Tunney's prediction for that fight was pretty much spot on:
"My reason for not liking Lou's chances against Galento," explained Gene today, "is that Lou is too headstrong, being what is known as a 'get even' fighter when he is stung. It seems nothing can cure him of this trait, and Galento is too dangerous a puncher for a boxer who will discard the advantage that is his."

Ray Arcel was clueless in Nova's corner.

 

What you have in this fight is two limited fighters. It's a right hand vs a left hook.

 

Here's the broadcast of the Galento-Nova fight :

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So many guys got knocked out with that arm punch. I'm sure you would do better than Joe Louis did. John Galt the greatest of all time everybody.

 

I don't think you know what an arm punch is. And arm punch is a punch that uses the weight and force of the arm to do damage.

You can twist your hips and still throw an arm punch. An arm punch is when you don't Shift your core weight and use the shoulder snap to throw punches.

Foreman can stand straight up and throws bombs. Those are not arm punches just because he doesn't turn his whole body.

Galento clearly has a devastating shoulder snap, as you can see by the trajectory, and whip of the punch. A shoulder snap punch is not an arm punch.

 

You think you would've avoided it?

 

Very well said

 

mrkoolkevin the greatest heavyweight of all time ladies and gentlemen

 

So you're saying that the decent amateurs of today are better than the top contenders/champs of Galento's era?

 

How can you call this an arm punch?
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Do you not see the tremendous weight behind it? That's a mack truck of a punch. His entire body is behind it with the leap. And the angle, and whip of the punch shows its clearly a shoulder snap punch.

If you can throw that hook with Galentos power, I guarantee you great success in the amateurs.

 

His power comes from his feet leaving the ground. You can clearly tell, because his entire body moves in one motion, leaving no weight dragging behind anything except that arm, that has everything behind it.

Have you seen Galento hit the bag? That man doesn't throw arm punches.

Here is Tysons feet, doing the same thing. See how his back foot end up in front? He also has to pull his arm back to throw that tremendous punch.
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You're totally off base here. To think that Tony Galento throws arm punches, especially the one in this clip, is plainly inaccurate.

 

The only difference is that Tyson twists his hips. That's it.

Of course his right foot left the ground.
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Unless his foot magically moves around the ring with his leg fully extended?