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Domenico Antonio Galento (March 12, 1910 – July 22, 1979[1]) was an American heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "Two Ton" for his reasoning to his manager for being nearly late to one of his fights: "I had two tons of ice to deliver on my way here". Galento was one of the most colorful fighters in the history of the sport. He wrestled an octopus, and boxed a kangaroo as publicity stunts for his fights. He also boxed a 550 lb. (250 kg) bear, as a stage attraction.

Tony Galento
Galento in November 1938
Statistics
Real name	Dominick Anthony Galento
Nickname(s)	Two Ton Tony
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Reach	175 cm (69 in)?
Nationality	American
Born	(1910-03-12)March 12, 1910 Orange, New Jersey, United States
Died	July 22, 1979(1979-07-22) (aged 69) Orange, New Jersey, United States
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	112
Wins	79
Wins by KO	57
Losses	26
Draws	6
No contests	1

Style

Galento was a "no holds barred" brawler. He would use his short stature to crouch and fade away from opponent's longer attacks, and also conceal explosive upwards attacks seemingly out of nowhere. Galento was a notoriously dirty fighter in the clinch, often ignoring the referee and engaging in fouls such as low blows.

Galento was also known to refrain from showering to encourage body odor in a strategy to distract his opponent. Max Baer commented "He smelled of rotten tuna and a tub of old liquor being sweated out".^{[citation needed]}

Training

Galento, who said he was 5'9" (175 cm) tall, liked to weigh in at about 235 lb (107 kg) for his matches. He achieved this level of fitness by eating whatever, whenever he wanted. A typical meal for Galento consisted of six chickens, a side of spaghetti, all washed down with a half gallon of red wine, or beer, or both at one sitting. When he did go to training camp, he foiled his trainer's attempts to modify his diet, and terrorized his sparring partners by eating their meals in addition to his.

During his prime years as a boxer, he owned and operated a bar named "The Nut Club" in Orange, New Jersey. He was reputed to do his roadwork (training) after he closed the bar at 2:00 a.m. When asked why he trained at night, Galento replied, "Cuz I fight at night."

He was also known to train on beer, and allegedly ate 52 hot dogs on a bet before facing heavyweight Arthur DeKuh. Galento was supposedly so bloated before the fight that the waist line of his trunks had to be slit for him to fit into them. Galento said he was sluggish from the effects of eating all those hot dogs, and that he could not move for three rounds. Nevertheless, Galento knocked out the 6'3" (192 cm) DeKuh with one punch, a left hook, in the fourth round.

Heavyweight championship

On June 28, 1939, Galento fought for the heavyweight championship of the world against Joe Louis. At this time, Louis was heavily favored (8 to 1) to stop Galento. Galento was not impressed. In a pre-fight interview, Galento summed up his perspective on the fight as follows:

• Reporter: "Tony, what do you think your chances are against Joe Louis?"
• Galento: "Joe who?"
• Reporter: "Joe Louis."
• Galento: "I never hoid of da bum."

He also predicted that he would "moida da bum", and telephoned Louis daily to personally inform him that he was a bum and that Galento would "moida him"—this colorful version of early tubthumping seems in retrospect to be Galento's standard manner of presentation (Look, March 14, 1939; Vol. 3, No. 6).[2] Louis later said "He called me everything." Though known as a splendid self-promoter, Galento had the significant help of "Uncle" Mike Jacobs to sell the fight via ballyhoo. Jacobs frequently posed Galento for photo ops and new stories with beer bottles, steins and kegs; an openly clowning shot had Galento drinking from a milk bottle, with Jacobs trying to grab it away.[3] Long before George Foreman was a cheeseburger-eating contender, Galento captured fans' imaginations as a challenger who trained on beer. It would seem almost necessary that, in order to show he was serious and properly prepared for the Louis fight, Galento stated that he had not taken alcohol for two days before the bout.

The two fought in Yankee Stadium in New York City. The short, balding Galento stunned the crowd, and his opponent, by staggering and hurting Louis with a powerful left hook in the first round. In the second round, Louis began hitting Galento with vicious combinations, opened a cut in Galento's mouth and floored the challenger with a powerful left hook that actually lifted Galento off his feet. This was the first time Galento had been knocked down in his professional career. In the third round, Louis was again hitting Galento with combinations when Galento caught him with a beautifully-timed inside left hook; this time Louis went down. Louis, however, got up quickly, but took no chances for the remainder of the round. The fourth round was brutal for Galento, who had no defense and was wide open for Louis' assault. Louis hit him with murderous combinations which forced the referee to stop the bout.

After the fight, Galento was inconsolable. Whitey Bimstein, acting cut man:

... he is sitting there with blood pouring from his eyes, his nose and his cheek. He won't let me touch the cuts. He won't let me take off his gloves He pushes me away every time I try to do something for him, and bellows, "You guys wouldn't let me fight my own fight. I'd've knocked that mug cold."

Galento contended throughout life that his trainers convinced him to change styles, and to fight cleanly; he regretted he did not fight "his" fight and foul Louis. Only a year after the Louis fight, Bimstein offered a different perspective, asserting the bob and weave Galento adopted in the first two rounds was working, citing the knockdown of Louis in the second frame as proof. "Then [Galento] thought he was John L. Sullivan, and came up straight to slug", said Bimstein, "and you just can't do that with Louis."[4]

Louis and Galento appeared together on The Way It Was, a sports nostalgia program (PBS), on January 29, 1976. The episode was lively, due to Galento's still-direct and colorful style of engagement. Louis showed a surprising side of himself when, after fending off a question by veteran fight commentator Don Dunphy, regarding any ill feeling vs. Max Schmeling (Louis stating he and Schmeling had not truly been adversaries but indeed "good friends"), he then pointed at Galento and stated, "But that little fellow ... he really got me mad. All those mean things he said about me while training for our fight. He got me mad, all right." Louis furthered this statement by revealing that his anger by fight time was such that he had decided to "carry" Galento, i.e. to drag the fight out in order to "punish him for those nasty things". After suffering the knockdown, however, Louis changed his mind: "[Galento] hit too hard. So I knocked him out as quickly as I could."[5]

Other fights

Galento's other two famous fights were with former champion Max Baer, and contender Lou Nova. The Nova fight is reputed to be one of the dirtiest and bloodiest fights ever fought. Nova was knocked down five times. Galento kneed, butted, gouged, hit below the belt, and on at least two knockdowns, Galento "fell" with his 230 lb (104 kg) on Nova, knees first. Referee George Blake finally stopped the mayhem at 2:44 of the 14th round.

Galento's fight with Max Baer ended when the referee stopped the bout in the eighth round. On the day of the Baer fight, Galento decided to first stop off at his bar. There he had a big bowl of spaghetti with meat balls, washed down with half a case of beer. After his meal, Galento became embroiled in an argument with his brother. The dispute ended when his brother threw his beer glass in Galento's face, severely cutting his lip. Galento was forced to get the cut stitched up, hours before the fight. Baer re-opened the cut in the first round, forcing Galento to swallow blood for the remainder of the fight. After the fight, Galento blamed his inability to "hook him around the head and butt him" for the loss. His record was 80–26–5 with 57 knockouts.

Less known is Galento's battle with Ernie Schaaf in 1932 (Newark). Schaaf was at the time ranked No. 3 by The Ring, and the fight was considered a stepping stone to a title fight with then-champion Jack Sharkey. The fight seemed jinxed from the first, however, rained out three times before finally taking place. It went the scheduled 10-round distance, but was a seesaw affair, rife with brutal infighting and containing many illegal blows. "Two-Ton Tony" repeatedly struck Schaaf behind the neck with right hand chops ('rabbit punches'). Schaaf, who recovered quickly, was stronger at the end and won the decision, but did not leave his dressing room table for long hours, while Galento merely collected his purse and went home. Schaaf's career spiraled down, culminating in a harrowing beating from Max Baer, followed by his death from light blows early in his final fight, vs. Primo Carnera. Fight lore has long held Baer's devastating right hand responsible for the ring death of Schaaf, but in the hardline culture of the 1930s, Newark sportswriters were quick to claim Galento and the above battle-royal as having done the telling damage.[6]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary

112 fights	79 wins	26 losses
By knockout	57	6
By decision	21	18
By disqualification	1	2
Draws	6
No contests	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round,time	Date	Age	Location	Notes
112	Win	79–26–6 (1)	Jack Conley	KO	3 (10)	Dec 4, 1943	33 years, 267 days	Forum, Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
111	Win	78–26–6 (1)	Fred Blassie	KO	2 (10), 0:25	Jun 21, 1943	33 years, 101 days	Caswell Park, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
110	Win	77–26–6 (1)	Herbie Katz	KO	1 (10), 0:25	Jun 1, 1943	33 years, 81 days	Phillips Field, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
109	Loss	76–26–6 (1)	Buddy Baer	TKO	7 (10)	Apr 8, 1941	31 years, 27 days	Uline Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S.
108	Loss	76–25–6 (1)	Max Baer	RTD	7 (15)	Jul 2, 1940	30 years, 112 days	Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
107	Win	76–24–6 (1)	Lou Nova	TKO	14 (15), 2:24	Sep 15, 1939	29 years, 187 days	Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
106	Loss	75–24–6 (1)	Joe Louis	TKO	4 (15), 2:29	Jun 28, 1939	29 years, 108 days	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.	For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
105	Win	75–23–6 (1)	Abe Feldman	TKO	3 (10), 0:31	Feb 23, 1939	28 years, 348 days	Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, U.S.
104	Win	74–23–6 (1)	Natie Brown	KO	4 (10), 1:13	Feb 3, 1939	28 years, 328 days	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
103	Win	73–23–6 (1)	Jorge Brescia	KO	1 (10), 1:41	Jan 19, 1939	28 years, 313 days	Armory, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
102	Win	72–23–6 (1)	Dick Daniels	KO	3 (4)	Dec 16, 1938	28 years, 279 days	Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
101	Win	71–23–6 (1)	Otis Thomas	KO	9 (12), 1:35	Dec 7, 1938	28 years, 270 days	Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
100	Win	70–23–6 (1)	Harry Thomas	TKO	3 (10)	Nov 14, 1938	28 years, 247 days	Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
99	Win	69–23–6 (1)	Nathan Mann	KO	2 (10), 2:04	May 13, 1938	28 years, 62 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
98	Win	68–23–6 (1)	Charley Massera	KO	3 (10)	Jan 5, 1938	27 years, 299 days	Armory, Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
97	Win	67–23–6 (1)	Leroy Haynes	TKO	3 (10)	Nov 18, 1937	27 years, 251 days	Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
96	Win	66–23–6 (1)	Lorenzo Pack	KO	6 (10)	Sep 28, 1937	27 years, 200 days	Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
95	Win	65–23–6 (1)	Al Ettore	TKO	8 (10), 2:55	Jul 27, 1937	27 years, 137 days	Velodrome, Nutley, New Jersey, U.S.
94	Loss	64–23–6 (1)	Arturo Godoy	PTS	6	Jun 22, 1937	27 years, 102 days	Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
93	Draw	64–22–6 (1)	Eddie Mader	PTS	10	Jun 14, 1937	27 years, 94 days	Ollemar Field, Irvington, New Jersey, U.S.
92	Loss	64–22–5 (1)	Arturo Godoy	PTS	10	Apr 28, 1937	27 years, 47 days	Hippodrome, New York City, New York, U.S.
91	Win	64–21–5 (1)	Don Petrin	PTS	10	Mar 8, 1937	26 years, 361 days	Armory, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
90	Win	63–21–5 (1)	Jack Moran	KO	2 (10), 1:51	Feb 15, 1937	26 years, 340 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
89	Draw	62–21–5 (1)	Don Petrin	PTS	10	Jan 18, 1937	26 years, 312 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
88	Win	62–21–4 (1)	Terry Mitchell	KO	3 (10)	Dec 3, 1936	26 years, 266 days	Armory, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
87	Win	61–21–4 (1)	Roy Lazer	TKO	6 (10)	Nov 9, 1936	26 years, 242 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
86	Win	60–21–4 (1)	Izzy Singer	KO	8 (10)	Oct 12, 1936	26 years, 214 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
85	Win	59–21–4 (1)	Izzy Singer	PTS	10	Sep 14, 1936	26 years, 186 days	Meadowbrook Field, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
84	Win	58–21–4 (1)	Freddie Fiducia	KO	2 (10)	Aug 24, 1936	26 years, 165 days	Meadowbrook Field, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
83	Win	57–21–4 (1)	James J. Taylor	KO	1 (10)	Jul 28, 1936	26 years, 138 days	Meadowbrook Field, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
82	Loss	56–21–4 (1)	Al Gainer	TKO	4 (10), 1:04	Jun 19, 1936	26 years, 99 days	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
81	Draw	56–20–4 (1)	Al Delaney	PTS	8	May 11, 1936	26 years, 60 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
80	Win	56–20–3 (1)	Eddie Blunt	PTS	10	Apr 6, 1936	26 years, 25 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
79	Loss	55–20–3 (1)	Al Delaney	PTS	6	Feb 29, 1936	26 years, 17 days	Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S.
78	Loss	55–19–3 (1)	Eddie Mader	PTS	6	Nov 1, 1935	25 years, 234 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
77	Win	55–18–3 (1)	Al Boros	KO	10 (10)	Sep 10, 1935	25 years, 182 days	Meadowbrook Field, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
76	Win	54–18–3 (1)	Willie McGee	PTS	6	Aug 29, 1935	25 years, 170 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
75	Win	53–18–3 (1)	Gene Mickens	PTS	10	Jul 29, 1935	25 years, 139 days	Meadowbrook Field, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
74	Win	52–18–3 (1)	Anthony Ashrut	KO	1 (6)	Jun 13, 1935	25 years, 93 days	Madison Square Garden Bowl, New York City, New York, U.S.
73	Win	51–18–3 (1)	Larry Johnson	KO	5 (6)	Mar 5, 1935	24 years, 358 days	Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
72	Win	50–18–3 (1)	Eddie Karolak	TKO	4 (10)	Feb 4, 1935	24 years, 329 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
71	Win	49–18–3 (1)	Bob Tow	PTS	10	Nov 26, 1934	24 years, 259 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
70	Loss	48–18–3 (1)	Patsy Perroni	PTS	10	Oct 22, 1934	24 years, 224 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
69	Loss	48–17–3 (1)	Marty Gallagher	TKO	13 (15)	Sep 4, 1934	24 years, 176 days	Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S.
68	Loss	48–16–3 (1)	Bob Tow	UD	10	Jun 16, 1934	24 years, 96 days	Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S.
67	Win	48–15–3 (1)	Marty Gallagher	PTS	10	Jun 15, 1934	24 years, 95 days	Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S.
66	Win	47–15–3 (1)	"Italian" Jack Herman	KO	2 (10), 1:55	May 25, 1934	24 years, 74 days	Portner's Arena, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
65	Win	46–15–3 (1)	Battling Bozo	DQ	1 (10)	Apr 2, 1934	24 years, 21 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
64	Win	45–15–3 (1)	Owen Flynn	KO	2 (10)	Mar 5, 1934	23 years, 358 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
63	Win	44–15–3 (1)	Larry Johnson	KO	7 (10), 1:34	Feb 5, 1934	23 years, 330 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
62	Loss	43–15–3 (1)	Edward "Unknown" Winston	PTS	10	Aug 28, 1933	23 years, 169 days	Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
61	Draw	43–14–3 (1)	Don Petrin	PTS	8	Aug 14, 1933	23 years, 155 days	Park View Arena, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
60	Win	43–14–2 (1)	Don "Red" Barry	KO	1 (10), 2:23	Jun 8, 1933	23 years, 88 days	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.	Not to be confused with Don "Red" Barry
59	Loss	42–14–2 (1)	Obie Walker	PTS	10	Apr 17, 1933	23 years, 36 days	Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
58	Win	42–13–2 (1)	Roy Clark	KO	2 (10)	Apr 7, 1933	23 years, 26 days	Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
57	Win	41–13–2 (1)	Harold Mays	PTS	10	Feb 20, 1933	22 years, 345 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
56	Loss	40–13–2 (1)	Jack Gagnon	DQ	3 (10)	Dec 12, 1932	22 years, 275 days	Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
55	Win	40–12–2 (1)	Natie Brown	KO	1 (10), 1:42	Oct 17, 1932	22 years, 219 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
54	Win	39–12–2 (1)	Otis Gardner	KO	1 (6)	Sep 14, 1932	22 years, 186 days	Central Park Arena, Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
53	Win	38–12–2 (1)	Charley Boyette	TKO	4 (10)	Jul 28, 1932	22 years, 138 days	Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, U.S.
52	Loss	37–12–2 (1)	Ernie Schaaf	PTS	10	Jun 7, 1932	22 years, 87 days	Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
51	Win	37–11–2 (1)	Johnny Freeman	KO	6 (10)	May 2, 1932	22 years, 51 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
50	Win	36–11–2 (1)	Arthur De Kuh	TKO	4 (10), 2:04	Apr 11, 1932	22 years, 30 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
49	Win	35–11–2 (1)	Ted Sandwina	PTS	10	Mar 14, 1932	22 years, 2 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
48	Loss	34–11–2 (1)	Natie Brown	PTS	10	Feb 8, 1932	21 years, 333 days	Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
47	Win	34–10–2 (1)	George Panka	KO	1 (10), 0:14	Nov 23, 1931	21 years, 256 days	Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
46	Win	33–10–2 (1)	Leonard Dixon	KO	3 (10)	Nov 9, 1931	21 years, 242 days	Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
45	Win	32–10–2 (1)	Mike Sankowitz	TKO	3 (10)	Oct 12, 1931	21 years, 214 days	Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
44	Win	31–10–2 (1)	Abie Bain	TKO	4 (10)	Sep 30, 1931	21 years, 202 days	Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
43	Loss	30–10–2 (1)	Johnny Risko	PTS	8	Jul 3, 1931	21 years, 113 days	Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
42	Loss	30–9–2 (1)	Harold Mays	PTS	10	Jun 19, 1931	21 years, 99 days	Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, U.S.
41	Win	30–8–2 (1)	Meyer K.O. Christner	KO	8 (10)	Jun 10, 1931	21 years, 90 days	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
40	Loss	29–8–2 (1)	Jack Dorval	PTS	10	May 22, 1931	21 years, 71 days	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
39	Loss	29–7–2 (1)	Paul Cavalier	PTS	10	May 15, 1931	21 years, 64 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
38	Win	29–6–2 (1)	Paul Thurman	PTS	3	May 1, 1931	21 years, 50 days	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.	Third of three fights on this day
37	Win	28–6–2 (1)	Frankie Kitts	KO	1 (3)	May 1, 1931	21 years, 50 days	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.	Second of three fights on this day
36	Win	27–6–2 (1)	Joe Brian	KO	1 (3)	May 1, 1931	21 years, 50 days	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.	First of three fights on this day
35	Win	26–6–2 (1)	Leo Dillon	KO	1 (10)	Apr 8, 1931	21 years, 27 days	Armory, Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S.
34	Win	25–6–2 (1)	Frankie Wine	TKO	1 (6)	Jan 23, 1931	20 years, 317 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
33	Win	24–6–2 (1)	Phil Mercurio	KO	2 (6), 1:51	Jan 2, 1931	20 years, 296 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
32	Win	23–6–2 (1)	Armando De Carolis	KO	8 (10)	Dec 15, 1930	20 years, 278 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
31	Win	22–6–2 (1)	Ted Sandwina	KO	2 (10), 0:50	Nov 10, 1930	20 years, 243 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
30	Win	21–6–2 (1)	George LaRocco	TKO	2 (10)	Oct 17, 1930	20 years, 219 days	Llewellyn Hall, Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
29	Win	20–6–2 (1)	Jack Marsling	KO	1 (10)	Sep 19, 1930	20 years, 191 days	Llewellyn Hall, Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
28	Win	19–6–2 (1)	Frank Montagna	KO	3 (10)	Sep 10, 1930	20 years, 182 days	Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
27	Win	18–6–2 (1)	Pietro Corri	KO	6 (10)	Jul 21, 1930	20 years, 131 days	Velodrome, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
26	Win	17–6–2 (1)	Will Matthews	TKO	1 (10)	Jun 25, 1930	20 years, 105 days	Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
25	Win	16–6–2 (1)	Ted Sandwina	PTS	10	Jun 2, 1930	20 years, 82 days	Velodrome, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
24	Loss	15–6–2 (1)	Bud Gorman	PTS	10	Apr 21, 1930	20 years, 40 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
23	Win	15–5–2 (1)	Mike Sullivan	KO	2 (10)	Apr 7, 1930	20 years, 26 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
22	Win	14–5–2 (1)	Tom Kirby	PTS	10	Mar 10, 1930	19 years, 363 days	Buckingham Hall, Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
21	Loss	13–5–2 (1)	Al Friedman	PTS	10	Feb 3, 1930	19 years, 328 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
20	NC	13–4–2 (1)	Tom Kirby	NC	7 (10)	Jan 23, 1930	19 years, 317 days	Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
19	Loss	13–4–2	Neil Clisby	TKO	7 (8)	Dec 20, 1929	19 years, 283 days	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
18	Win	13–3–2	Cuban Bobby Brown	PTS	10	Oct 14, 1929	19 years, 216 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
17	Win	12–3–2	Al Friedman	PTS	10	Aug 13, 1929	19 years, 154 days	Velodrome, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
16	Loss	11–3–2	Harold Mays	PTS	10	Jul 26, 1929	19 years, 136 days	Lakewood Arena, Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
15	Win	11–2–2	George Hoffman	PTS	10	Jun 20, 1929	19 years, 100 days	Lakewood Arena, Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
14	Win	10–2–2	Murray Gitlitz	PTS	10	May 20, 1929	19 years, 69 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
13	Draw	9–2–2	Ad Stone	PTS	8	May 10, 1929	19 years, 59 days	Llewellyn Boxing Club, Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
12	Win	9–2–1	George Neron	PTS	8	Apr 26, 1929	19 years, 45 days	Llewellyn Boxing Club, Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
11	Win	8–2–1	Pietro Corri	PTS	8	Apr 12, 1929	19 years, 31 days	Llewellyn Boxing Club, Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
10	Win	7–2–1	Jack Shaw	PTS	8	Mar 7, 1929	18 years, 360 days	Llewellyn Boxing Club, Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
9	Draw	6–2–1	George Hoffman	PTS	8	Feb 22, 1929	18 years, 347 days	Llewellyn Boxing Club, Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
8	Win	6–2	Jack Smith	PTS	6	Nov 21, 1928	18 years, 254 days	Armory, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
7	Win	5–2	Nick Fadil	TKO	1 (6), 2:46	Nov 5, 1928	18 years, 238 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
6	Loss	4–2	James Jay Lawless	DQ	5 (10)	Aug 27, 1928	18 years, 168 days	McGuigan's Arena, Harrison, New Jersey, U.S.	Galento was Disqualified for butting
5	Win	4–1	Rosaire Boutot	PTS	8	Jul 13, 1928	18 years, 123 days	Boardwalk Arena, Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
4	Win	3–1	Joe Steiney	KO	4 (6)	Jun 11, 1928	18 years, 91 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
3	Loss	2–1	Johnny Alberts	PTS	8	May 7, 1928	18 years, 56 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Andy Schimala	KO	4 (8)	Apr 16, 1928	18 years, 35 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Floyd Shimalla	KO	3 (6)	Mar 12, 1928	18 years, 0 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.

Retirement

Galento retired from boxing in 1943, and applied his talents to the world of professional wrestling. He also turned to acting, and was given roles in Wind Across The Everglades (1958), The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956), Guys and Dolls (1955) and On the Waterfront (1954). He retained a kind of "folk hero" status, and was profiled several times, once by W.C. Heinz in TRUE Magazine (AUGUST, 1960; VOL. 41, NO. 279).[7]

Galento was interred in St. Johns Catholic Cemetery in Orange, New Jersey.[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1954	On the Waterfront	Truck
1955	Guys and Dolls	Spectator at Hot Box Club	Uncredited
1956	The Best Things in Life Are Free	Fingers
1958	Wind Across The Everglades	Beef	(final film role)

References

Bibliography

• Monninger, Joseph (2007). Two Ton: One Night, One Fight. ISBN 978-1-58642-115-1.
• Donovan, Joseph G. (1939). Galento the Great. New York: George Winn.

External links

• Boxing record for Tony Galento from BoxRec (registration required)
• Biography
• Article on Galento's unique style
• Tony Galento at IMDb

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