Tony Galento v. Hasim Rahman

I don't think the Lewis KO gives Rahman an invincibility shield.

Oleg's reputation prior to KOing Rahman twice...was.....uh...getting destroyed by McCall, Kirk Johnson, T Rex Sanders....outboxing Tua before gassing out....

 

Okay, let's say we have Holyfield vs Rahman loose officiating. Or Galento gets free shots after the bell or during breaks like Tua....I don't like Rahman's chances.

 

If Rahman chances a 1-2, he's going to get a left hook in response he might not survive.

Because simply leaning on a guy was so effective against 213 pound Holyfield and 224 Tua?

So what if Rahman is a powerful 235 pounds.

Galento in shape was a 225-235 pound strongman himself. He lifted blocks of ice for a living when he wasn't boxing. His legs make Tua look like a chicken.

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Unless we are talking about Galento when he was fat and out of shape, in which case, we should fairly match him with the fat Rahman that let Povetkin use him as a punching bag.

I don't agree with this bizarre description of Joe Louis as a ponderous statue throwing stray jabs, and I don't think anybody with much sense would either.

 

With Galento, you could just look at his resume to find inconsistencies like these. If you want to focus on the resume of the worst fighter who beat him, it would get comedic. Maskaev was at least top ten and at one point a beltholder.

 

Hey you introduced this formula for success, now you admit it's worthless. What is your end game here?

 

please stop suggesting because holyfield got inside and roughed up rahman that galento could.

holyfield even at that age was a billion times the fighter galento ever was.

 

No, it's a valid point. Galento was good at getting inside and roughing guys up. It's what he did. Holyfiled was like 40 years old in that fight, Rahman was in career best shape and got mauled.

 

So little is being paid attention to the numbers here guys. Rahman is 6' 2'' compared to Galento's 5' 9'' (and Galento, as much as I love the guy, even have a picture of him on my boxing wall, was no James Toney at 5'9'') and the real important number here being Rahman's 82'' reach compared to Galento's 72" reach. I'm not saying it would be impossible for Galento to avoid that reach and get under the jab to work inside, but I do think it would be pretty damn hard for him.

 

That could be a game changer potentially.

 

The spot that starts at 5:03?

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Hindsight is 20/20. What you aren't accounting for is the feinting game being employed.

Nothing awkward about this sequence, it's great boxing. Galento shows a target for the jab but bobs when Louis throws it. Galento shows a target again but Louis feints his jab this time to get him to react. Louis thinks he has him timed but Galento anticipates and slips the fully committed jab, landing a text book left hook counter on the taller man. It might look ridiculous because Galento is so stocky but it's a perfect punch. Regarding Louis' feet, they are planted perfectly in a wide power stance. Galento is simply a difficult target. I shouldn't have to explain this on a boxing forum....

Adding the adjectives "awkward" and "ridiculous" to a good boxing sequence don't mean anything.

 

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Your description doesn't seem to match the action, it's simply a counter left hook that looks slightly more exaggerated than usual because Galento has an odd body type. In fact Galento is even able to get off a quick follow up left because he keeps the lead foot planted so well.

He got clipped because Galento was a difficult target and in that sequence, won the feint battle.