The Way It Was with Robby & Rocco & Kurt Gowdy

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  1. RockysSplitNose

    RockysSplitNose Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    American Sports Classics really delivers here - enjoy :good

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcHq2b2EWqM&feature=related[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iCB5zTNeA8&feature=related[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtClCZsAiP4[/ame]
     
  2. jdempsey85

    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    love these shows anyone seen the one with tony galento and joe louis
     
  3. RockysSplitNose

    RockysSplitNose Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah I got the galento Louis one aswell - scary how small tony was without all the fat haha!! He looked like a middleweight at most - scary really
     
  4. jdempsey85

    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    can u upload it? what other shows r there ive seen

    louis walcott
    lamotta robinson
    graziano zale
     
  5. Conn

    Conn Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    I think he lost a lot of muscle when he got older.
    He wasn't a well man. He was 65 or 66 when they made that show. He had his leg amputated the following year.
    I think he had the bad type of diabetes.
     
  6. RockysSplitNose

    RockysSplitNose Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Oh right didn't realise feel a bit bad now recently bought the book 'Two Ton Tony' but haven't started it yet didn't realise about the diabetes to be be honest
     
  7. Conn

    Conn Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Don't feel bad - skinny old diabetes amputee Tony Galento was still a loudmouth badass who would "moider all dese bums" !

    :good


    Read this, it's from just about the time he was on The Way It Was :


    [url]http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PPBLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f-0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5679,154841&dq=tony+galento&hl=en[/url]