What a dirty fight this would be !! Both men commiting their share of fouls. Galento would have the best of it,early on imo,and Bonavena's better conditioning would enable him to take over in the second half of the fight. The ref would rescue a brave 'Two Ton Tony' before the eleventh.
both men were not known for there spartan training. This could be a close fight and Oscar could hit the floor. Tony had a quick release of his hook for a fat guy. I could see Oscar taking the nod but this one is close. Tony could pull the upset
This will be a stylish test of skill in the mode of Harold Johnson-Eddie Machen, and . . . Well, maybe not. I like Bonavena to be able to outpoint Tony and probably have better stamina.
I think Oscar had the durability to outlast Tony, and may even have had some stylistic advantages as well.
Ringo had better movement (with much faster feet), and a decent jab against opponents of his own stature. He avenged a bad loss to Folley, decisioned Peralta, Mildenberger and Middleton over 12, and produced distance wins over Martin and Chuvalo. Galento beat some decent competition over the distance, but nothing like the caliber of those wins by Bonavena. Tony's best win over the distance? Probably his avenge decision over Harold Mays. Ringo was only outpointed by champions and title challengers Folley, Lyle, Patterson, Frazier and Ellis. Over ten, 12 or 15 rounds, Oscar takes it by comfortable UD. It goes the limit, and Tony didn't have the speed or skill necessary to do the trick. He might deck Ringo at some point, but Bonavena got up to give a fading Ellis hell, and Frazier was actually tiring a bit at the end of their 15 round rematch, while Oscar came on a little at the end.
