Max Baer vs Tony Galento

Max Baer vs Tony Galento. Jul. 2, 1940. Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.
Макс Бэр против Тони Галенто, 2 июля 1940 г., 3, 5, 7 и 8-ой раунды, победа Бэра в 8-ом раунде (TKO)

[@petermontgomery8707]

Criminal how max was portrayed in Cinderella man.Max was a good guy.

[@silvaspiderxxx]

well said, sir!!!

[@Mike_LaFontaine75]

Yup, funny guy too. Clown price of boxing till Clay came along.

[@Agorante]

The problem was that Russel Crow is too small. He's not as inappropriately small as Tom Cruise was as Jack Reacher - but too small to be a credible heavyweight. So they redid the history and made Baer into a cruel big and scary monster. In the TCM Baer film they had the real Primo Canera play himself. He made the real Baer look undersized.

[@mikeflynn5134]

His career must be viewed as a promise unkept at the talent he possessed.

[@samtopeka2535]

You have that right!

[@rickrick5041]

Galento refused to have a strategy as it would interfere with his strategy

[@cassconner6023]

Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.

[@rickrick5041]

@@cassconner6023 Huh?

[@georgevincent1834]

Rick@....One of the best and most accurate comments I have read here

[@rickrick5041]

@@georgevincent1834 Oh just something in my great wisdom I thought up. Think nothing of it

[@dylonmc4323]

Actually a hilarious comment but he often got real low and popped back up with big powerful haymakers if he got them cornered. I was actually surprised the first time is even him fight. Didn't think he could move that fast.

[@rogermckamey8299]

When Tony was asked about his knock down of Louis, he said he thought everything was going ok, but something went wrong. When he was asked what happened he replied "Joe got up"

[@efilperpenfuhrer]

I think Max Baer would've knocked Galento out eventually if it weren't for Galento's injured hand. Galento was hanging on and taking too many shots. As tough as he was, a man can only take so much. Baer was a very hard hitter.

[@TheAngryCanadian]

Yea baer disconnected a mans brain from his spinal chord in the ring once killed him

[@jayvitali7909]

@@TheAngryCanadian You're kidding, right?

[@TheAngryCanadian]

@@jayvitali7909 no look it up max baers most notable fights

[@johnd.597]

@@TheAngryCanadian it wasn’t his spinal cord; Max Baer knocked Frankie Campbell’s brain loose from the connective tissue.

[@TheAngryCanadian]

@@johnd.597 Ah i see

[@peterk8909]

Met Galento at the Ali-Marciano Super Fight in Passaic NJ. Signed my program "to my little friend". I was 6'4".lil.

[@moss8448]

you should hear the story of Jackie Gleason in a night club taking on a heckler....telling him to go out in the alley....come to find out it was Two Ton...Gleason said he got outside then went to say something and woke up in the club basement....

[@moss8448]

@@jackwoods535 small world ain't it

[@AlbertAlbert-je3fs]

Peter K, little friend in terms of image. He's only 3foot 2 according to his sizing up against Max Baer

[@Ijustinsultedyou]

Maybe he had just had a conversation with your wife

[@peterk8909]

Seriously doubt it. I was like 14 at the time. Maybe your mother?

[@elzorro9987]

Galento had the bad habit of calling his opponents bums right before they beat the shit out of him.

[@moss8448]

and led with his chin

[@moss8448]

except for those few times it backfired.

[@bobbyhulll8737]

Good for promotion

[@89turbomk3]

Sam Moss how is it considered back fired if he was the one who fired first. Good logic

[@stevescofield7806]

Elzorro99: He also had a bad habit of super sizing his Fries.

[@dubbled7286]

Galento was 30 years old for this fight. Looked 60.

[@xxlionroarxxxxxxxx4438]

Wine , hookers and Spaghetti will do that to you.

[@docmalthus]

@@xxlionroarxxxxxxxx4438 and his training table consisted of hero sandwiches and beer. And before this particular fight he got into a beef with his brother, who threw a full glass of beer at him and hit him in the mouth.

[@dylonmc4323]

The first time I seen him fight I was surprised how fast he could actually move and then I seen his big punches when he corners a guy I realized he probably knocked out a few people.

[@84sp84]

Just imagine how great Max could’ve been if he had ever trained and fought seriously.

[@CapnSchep]

Agreed, same with 2 ton Tony, Tony trained mostly with spaghetti and beer ..!!

[@milojanis4901]

Just imagine how great he woulda been if he wouldn't have killed Campbell. We'll never know, but he was never the same after that fight, not even close. Kinda like Ray Mancini after the death of Duk Koo Kim......

[@dougfredricks2017]

@@CapnSchep Tony played End, 💂 Guard and Tackle at the 🍽 table...

[@michaelmohrle1773]

He was great, He was the Heavyweight champion of the world.

[@lucianene7741]

That's got to be one of the most hilarious bouts ever, especially at this level. I can only imagine what Max must have whispered to Tony during one of those clinches: "Are you going to hug me more, you two ton beer keg? Are we fighting here, or dancing the blues?". And then he takes a bow, like a true gentleman.

[@tacomadc]

Max was an amazing sh** talker, lol. The fight against Primo he's hiking his pants up to his armpits and talking sh** the entire fight lol.

[@dylonmc4323]

Yeah but that guy could actually fight and he was a power puncher.

[@randquadrozzi5850]

@@tacomadc I noticed that with the trunks cause I thought they were ridiculously high.

[@paulcooper5748]

Max baer jethros father from beverly hillbillies.

[@stevescofield7806]

Paul cooper: Lamentably he fights like Ellie May.

[@Tiberius291]

I believe Granny could knock out both of them, what a couple of slow stiffs. 😌 🤗

[@stevescofield7806]

@@Tiberius291 Could you imagine Galento versus Tyson or Foreman. A more appropriate name for Tony would have been Gelatin. I crack myself up.

[@Tiberius291]

Steve Scofield: Funny you should mention Mike Tyson because I was thinking the same thing, the fight would be over in 10 seconds or less. 😂 🤕

[@guynoir3116]

It's the training has become more sophisticated . If Tyson had been from this era he'd have fared no better .

[@mflanagan1076]

Do you imagine how many backroom fights than men had before they got in that ring

[@leftys408]

Tony Galento was once razzing Jackie Gleason early in Gleason's career when he was doing standup. Not knowing who Galento was, Gleason called him outside. Gleason woke up five minutes later not remembering what hit him.

[@jameswest7524]

Howard Cosell: Tony they used to call you a dirty fighter! Tony: hey I took a bath two sometimes tree times a month!

[@johannamacdonald9882]

Ffo44= Fo4”

[@milojanis4901]

@@johannamacdonald9882 WHAT in the FLYIN' FUK are you babbling about, ferchrissakes

[@japsley6172]

Messy fight, but reading some of the silly comments on here, just remember, this is nearly 80 years ago! Max is regarded as a good heavyweight champ, who never really lived up to his potential, due to poor training and not taking the fight game seriously. While maybe not one of the greats, he more than held his own.

[@patricksullivan2261]

Max was never a very scientific fighter and he loved to party too much to really live up to his potential but the guy had knockout power in both hands.

[@japsley6172]

Tom Cass you are merely repeating whatI have already said! Thanks for the validation.

[@japsley6172]

Tom Cass you don’t think comments like “granny could knock out both of them, what a couple of stiffs” are silly? Hmmm....my post is a reminder to keep perspective when watching something from a different era. Perhaps you can read the comments before posting your own.

[@japsley6172]

Tom Cass all good Tom. I’m not sure why you chose to correct me, (disagreed that the comments are silly) when you agree that the comments are “stupid”! What’s that about? Mate we agree on all of this. Good luck.

[@japsley6172]

Tom Cass .....repeat......I post a comment. You choose to correct me without checking the details. Then you agree with me that the comments are “stupid”. Then lecture me that I should do as you say! Mate, I politely said good bye last time, but you persist wanting to tell me what should or should not be attended to. What is it that about? Are you a troll? I guess that makes sense.

[@imanoldsouloldsoul9316]

It's to bad galento didn't cross over into another era and fight Marciano, that would have been a great fight! I think Marciano wouldve won but galento was hard as iron with a strong will. The fight would have been spectacular!

[@manblackpm]

My Grandfather, who was an army physical trainer, sparred with Galento in the 1940s, he was a rough, tough fighter who worked in a boxing booth, but said when Galento connected properly, the ground 'just came up and met him!'

[@oqihouqiop]

manblackpm thank you for that story. Made me crack up.

[@brianjschumer]

He would have been a champion street fighter

[@user-dc1dr9kr8x]

​@@brianjschumerhe is a champion street fighter

[@jimbeekman4863]

Max Baer's son played Jethro Bodine on the Beverly Hillbillies.

[@drlongus8107]

That's right!!!

[@joeguzman3558]

Wow thanks for the info Jim.

[@jeff2all]

We'll gaaaaaaaaallleee!!

[@michaelfitzgerald3467]

@@jeff2all lulz, but that's Gomer Pyle!

[@4EyedAnimation]

No it was the other way around

[@Cefdfsacq]

Tony was way more fighter than butter bean. His inside game is quick and dangerous. He turns his humorously short arms to an advantage in close. ......plus how the hell do you prepare for him? A real street fighter.

[@stephenmadonna6142]

He had quite a few nice wins on this resume.

[@constantine7382]

@@mike62mcmanus If you are talking Galento, he stopped, and ruined, Lou Nova in 14.

[@hungfao]

I was wondering why Tony was only punching with one hand.

[@princejohn6560]

I doubt Galento was ever shown how to box properly. My guess is he learnt his trade in the bar room

[@1bigreddog1]

Tony Galento's fighting style completely amazes me. Leaves himself completely open and doesn’t seem to have any particular strategy. But, he whooped some dudes pretty good during his career!

[@rickrick5041]

WVGIRL A strategy would ruin his whole strategy

[@JOENORTON1]

Did anyone mention that Jethro Bodine was Max Baer's father yet?

[@gerrywagoner26]

Really?!?

[@robertshaefer7760]

Tony missed his calling, tough man contests.

[@liamg353]

yep but Baer was taking none of his nonsense

[@RobD-jq7ry]

I mean he knocked down Joe Lewis so...

[@robertstdon9280]

Max would have been a better fighter if he jabed more .an moved

[@robertstdon9280]

@Mr Moon Glad you noticed. 😂

[@jaydub2971]

Galento looked like he won a Tough Man contest for the privilege of getting punched in the face by Baer.

[@rickbar123]

Tony had no fear.

[@clarencewright9841]

Max had a strong right hand, he had style ahead of the time, talk to his opponents show boat

[@highvoltage6016]

Didn't see any boxing skills at all. Just a good old fashion, backyard brawl. Referees are useless in these type of fights.

[@gheffz]

Agree!!!

[@banacek8675]

One of Baer’s lesser performances. Guys of Galentos stature are tough to train for and fight. Look at what Ruiz just did to Anthony Joshua.

[@stephenmadonna6142]

Max well past his prime, only 2 fights left.

[@ubladoolague3148]

I heard galento purposely didn't bathe for weeks before his matches... just to infuriate his opponents...so disgusting LoL

[@rowdyyates4273]

Yes i heard that he made cheese sarnies wthout buying the cheese!!!

[@Ffwee]

Funny. Was just reading about that yesterday on Wikipedia. Here's the quote: "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".

[@marymartin165]

5'9" , 244pds!....Galento !

[@dimitri1946]

After a clinch in the corner Baer turns to the crowd and sticks his tongue out as if to say this guy stinks so bad I could puke.

[@donnie450]

My grandfather who was a cop arrested Galento in a bar in West Orange NJ for being drunk and disorderly

[@johngerard3218]

As Strother Martin said in Hard Times: "these boys are not refined."

[@bloodtimemaximusfullthrott226]

John Gerard spot on. Like the reference. Not many will get that.

[@1121conan]

"You're forgetting about the inbetweens."

[@garymorell3362]

@Tom Cass Does that make you feel good knocking people Down? It makes me feel a hell of a lot better than it does him.

[@garymorell3362]

@Tom Cass Just quoting the question that Jill Ireland's character asked Charles Bronson.

[@kevinmunday5782]

@Tom Cass The Woman was His real Wife, the Gorgeous Jill Ireland ☺☺

[@1121conan]

Tony Galento once heckled Jackie Gleason during his nightclub act and Gleason not recognizing Galento invited him to step outside. Gleason woke up the next day in the hospital.

[@kerrysupporter]

Lucky to wake up

[@rickrick5041]

During the fight Galento actually threw a couple of jabs and got away without the Ref taking points away for it

[@mda1218]

Galento didn't have great boxing skills, but balls of steel... could take punishment and still get in some good shots with his hard right: opponents thought he was softened up, but often came back with one good shot to drop his opponent...

[@729888]

Max Davis, Galento didn't have any boxing skills.

[@JP-Putster]

Not one of Madcap Maxie's better efforts...Galento may have trained on beer, but it appeared that Baer may have trained on Manichevits!

[@kcash6359]

Max didn't like to train much and he looked a little winded in that last round. Check during the clinches, right after the break, Max either takes a deep breath or let's out a deep one.

[@alanpollock7929]

Ali would have had great fun with these two, both were showmen like he was.

[@frankporto9938]

Galento looks like his about 70yrs old

[@jeanmariebasset2544]

C'est vrai qu'il faisait vieux

[@michaelfitzgerald3467]

I was thinking it looks like Baer fighting his tailor.

[@swedenoble6083]

72 😁

[@robertstdon9280]

Thats cause he is .

[@tedbrown7908]

You'll never guess who Max Baer jr was. Jethro on the Beverly Hillbillies !

[@sammyvh11]

Baer one tough guy...rip

[@SherKhan-tg7ss]

If galeto had a tyson or joe frazer style with combinations at that time he would have been much more successful fighter

[@cruelleader4782]

He cant he was slow as fk,he had no technique of throwing punch And he was fat as hell man 😂

[@angeloiodice9304]

"Baer vs Beer." But, you have to admire Tony's confidence, guts and even his skill. He was untrained in the "sweet science," but always made a pretty good showing in his own crude way.

[@keeganbluegrass]

Fought like a drunk Marciano 🤣

[@aarondigby5054]

​@Keegan Bluegrass I did a little research on TTTG and dude was a tough customer with well over 100+ figfigh f

[@aarondigby5054]

​@Keegan Bluegrass I did a little research on TTTG and dude was a tough customer with well over 100+ figfigh f

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

Two Ton was managed by Dempsey at some point. The man had over 80 fights. He was more well trained than you might think.

[@angeloiodice9304]

@@Pedro_Le_Chef Even Marciano said he was a force. And, poor Joe Louis, besides being hit hard by the fists of TTTG, almost got clobbered in the clench by a foul odor. Probably lots of garlic. Tony was a street fighter, but was also extremely effective in the ring. Got to give the guy immense credit.

[@peterlovstrom4286]

Andy Ruiz Jnr- a previous incarnation.

[@wingtip7149]

No warnings to Galento for using the backhand several times. Wonderful.

[@TrevorHoneyball]

Tony 'I'll Moider De Bum' Galento.....a real tough guy!!

[@king42894]

Two ton Tony has the one of the best nicknames in boxing history lol

[@milowagon]

Lets not forget Galento knocked Joe Louis on his ass ( before being trashed) I love his open stance and brawler persona. As for dirty tricks, Max was no angel. Not a classic but still a historic snapshot of a much changed boxing world.

[@MrChippysteve]

milowagon 9

[@robsmith9093]

milowagon Relax, Joe Louis was beating him up from Pillar To Post. Then decided to carry him and got caught with a clean punch. He jumped right back up & destroyed Tony. It wasn't a close fight at all by any stretch of the imagination.

[@TWS-pd5dc]

@@robsmith9093 Not true. That fight went 4 rounds. Galento staggered Louis in the first round and won it. Louis took the 2nd round and knocked Galento down, who also jumped right up. Louis was hardly carrying Tony in the 3rd when he got knocked down but jumped right up. In the 4th he finally put together a flurry of punches and Galento sank to the canvas and the ref called a TKO. Louis gave him a pretty good beating but let's be fair here, Galento was one of only 6 fighters to deck Louis in 71 fights.

[@swedenoble6083]

And right after the fight two ton Tony knock the s*** out of 14 pizzas and 27 kegs of beer 😉

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

​@@TWS-pd5dcYes but it was hardly one of Louis harder fights. Conn never floored Louis but gave him a tougher fight. Lee Ramage gave him a tougher fight too the first time around. Tony did very well but Louis just wasn't going to realistically lose that one.

[@shizzy35]

These guys look like a couple of drunk uncles fighting over the last turkey leg at Thanksgiving. They wouldn’t rank in the top 500,000 today

[@Kedbuka]

A predictable comment from a young dumbass

[@hollykost155]

There isn't actually a current hw today that could beat anyone of any past era/decade. Maybe the mid to late 80-s only.

[@shizzy35]

@@Kedbuka actually I''m not young by any definition. Also, I have eyes. And those eyes tell me the two boxers in this video, who you no doubt love, can't box for shit.

[@Kedbuka]

@@shizzy35 Okay then, you're an old dumbass

[@harlow743]

Max is a cool dude.

[@Ma007rk]

"Max is a cool dude." His son (Max Baer Jr. aka "Jethro") spoke highly of him many times to the point of tears on camera. I wish I would have had a dad like him.

[@italianduded1161]

where can I find old fights where Tony Galento won ? I mean...88 wins goddamnit

[@rickrick5041]

legionario italiano He was actually a very good fighter. He knocked down Joe Louis

[@MyVeryHappyDay]

LMAO. Great question Italiano.

[@kevinmunday5782]

Galento may have been short and dumpy, and a huge reach disadvantage. But like Andy Ruiz he was surprisingly quick with a hard punch, and strong chin. The kind of guys to avoid in the car park lol

[@Toracube]

Galento was a very dirty brawler. Low blows... headbutting... You could see Bear sigh..I think he thought this would be an easy night.

[@billyrock8305]

Butterbeans Grandpa was a human punching bag. KO by Beverly Hillbillies Jethros dad. 🥊

[@RedFeng007]

Jack Demspey did train Tony for a while. Tony's left hook comes from Jack Demspey.

[@millardwashington6216]

A bar fight that spills out into the street, , Dempsey would have mad short work of both of them as did Louis

[@FGC-mx7qt]

It's a wonder state boxing commissions gave Galento a license to fight in 1940, or whether he could have even passed a legitimate pre-fight physical, given his over-weight and obvious lack of conditioning. His mouth was wide open from almost the opening bell, struggling to breathe. The man was as tough as a nickel steak, but was no boxing athlete and probably took his life into his hands every time he stepped into the ring at this stage of his career.

[@aspenrebel]

That was the worst boxing match I have ever seen. Who was the short, fat, old, bald guy? He looked like he was 55 years old. Neither of them could box or punch with any power. No defense at all by either. That was the most pathetic thing I have ever seen. Max Baer sucked.

[@inhibited44]

Baer has a great chin, so he was less concerned about defense. Baer ended up getting clobbered by some other fighter when he had too much confidence in his chin.

[@demef758]

Baer was doing some serious Ali impersonations in 1940.

[@londoner752]

Galento was a v tough fighter. Boxing didn’t really come into it. Hardly did any training either.

[@kashs.7494]

Galento was from my hometown. Love this guy 😂😂

[@joemoschetta1541]

where

[@affy45]

Does any one know why tony is hugging? its because he never used have a bath a week before the fight to through off his opponents that's why you see him putting his arm pits in his face

[@willnot3297]

Does anyone think Tony trained while being a fighter....

[@Musician-r5q]

He owned a Bar in Orange, NJ. (where I was Born) and would train at 2am after the Bar closed according to Wikipedia. It also said ""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." Fat Slob, Lol!

[@umac76]

Certainly he trained, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to stay in there more than a round or two with fighters of the stature that he fought. He just liked to eat way too much. He fought heavyweight at only 5' 9", so the extra weight actually kept him on a bit of a par with his opponents.

[@viperfanaccount688]

Michael Barletto - Songwriter that explains his fighting style of a bumbling drunk

[@markm.3297]

@@Musician-r5q that's some gastronomic excess. At least he kept the food in balance with the amount of beer and wine.

[@Musician-r5q]

@@markm.3297 Zacktly. Hey! I thought the FBI caught you in a camper or Houseboat or Selling Boats or something of that nature down in Florida somewhere. ;)

[@2696ize]

Galento was a true bully. He knocked out Jackie Gleason in the parking lot of a night club. Galento had been heckling Gleason while Gleason was on stage. Gleason had no idea who he was, so he asked Galento to meet him outside. Gleason said he had no idea what hit him.

[@tonydean2541]

These were world class fightets? Absolutely no chance against todays boxers.

[@ascendediam]

Looks like novices to you to huh?,novices compared to the average 70s-90s

[@ascendediam]

these are the comments from a guy in the comments on the joe vs bowe vid who isn't sane name is oneshot I watched full matches of Joe Louis's fights not highlights. He was very explosive and fast when he wanted to be. You can say that boxers that came after were more advanced with less flaws all you want and diminish his skills all you want, but pretty much every boxing expert and fan agree he was the most technically complete boxer in heavyweight history you compared one of Louis's opponents to one of the best best fighters in the 80's. How does that translate to Louis's own skill? You say fighters from this era don't have good blocking and clearly haven't seen Louis's amazing defense and head movement. How he prevents his opponents from throwing counters when he does, how he prepares to duck one if it does come, how he'd parry his opponents punches with both his lead and rear hand, how he'll constantly change angles to make sure he doesn't stay straight in his opponents line of fire. You say he was flat footed and slow, but you forget that he was trained to not move around a lot and only do so when he needed to. That's exactly what he did. They fight fifteen rounds and he saves his stamina by doing what he does. Your video proved nothing about Louis's ability and only showed a direct comparison between a couple clips of one of his opponents and someone more modern. H The video is a direct comparison between two fighters from two different eras, not analyzing the eras of fighters as a whole, and most certainly not Joe Louis You should look up videos of his head movement and defense if that's what you believe. His defense was one of the best the heavyweight division has seen to this day. The average fighter in the 70-s and 80's aren't beating the greats of the 30's and 40's. Technique didn't improve anywhere near as much as you think It only compared Primo to Wlad and didn't showcase really any other fighters. You can't take just two people and generalize the whole eras with just those two, especially if one is one of the best and the other is one of the worst The average fighter in the 80's-90's may be better than one from the 30's-40's. They just aren't better than the greats of that era His defense wasn't horrendous but it definitely wasn't good. Joe Louis didn't waste punches, had real defense, much better punch technique, pivoted to control space, was faster and more accurate, didn't throw wide hooks and uppercuts but controlled and accurate punches that could knock you out or rattle you from 6 inches away or at arms length. He was far better at all of that then either version of Georg Old George was better than young George and yet he was still inferior to Louis in every category except for punching power and chin. If he was far slower and more flat footed than Louis, had worse technique,

[@DanielLDees]

Max and Gerry Cooney in respective primes would have been a great contest!

[@4orrcountry]

Max had faster hands and more power.

[@Nagy50Magyar]

Interesting observation, jeffrey lebowski. I was thinking of how similar were their styles.

[@kcash6359]

I suspect Cooney knocks Max Baer out. Baer was a good fighter and probably could've been better, but he hated to train. I thought his brother, Buddy, was better.

[@robertlulek1634]

@@4orrcountry [e-mail] Foreman said that Jerry Cooney hit the hardest of every fighter He faced that's a fact

[@brianjschumer]

@@kcash6359 His brother was bigger as well, stood almost 6 foot 7, a freak for that time..and the dad was short..

[@josemoutia1178]

That tony talented really was a no good fighter but he still manage to put the great joe Louis on the canvas.

[@Cefdfsacq]

Tony s muscular counter hook in close...to the head and body....was a very effective weapon. The guy was a threat. Very clever

[@Poejj]

It appears Tony isn't opposed to throwing forearms and low blows.

[@garyharris2940]

Max was a very hard puncher

[@peterpuleo2904]

Two tough guys, but neither one of them seems to use any scientific boxing skill.

[@woodledog]

Fat Tony was one dirty fighter.

[@macnutz4206]

So was Baer. But Tony out dirtied Max in this one, or at least as much as we saw. Baer was notoriously dirty in the ring, low blows and back hands were his favourite little tricks. he too had a tendency to hit on the break and to not hear the bell if he was doing well when it rang. He wasn't the villain that Cinderella Man movie made him out to be, but he was noted to be a dirty fighter, during his career.

[@mascadadelpantion8018]

That Tony Galetto is one tough crazy insane man you never want to get too close to. Unfortunately Max bear is a well-trained finely-tuned professional, who always has a strategy..........And the backup strategy in his back pocket

[@francescoinnocenti9709]

Galento Is my Hero , he was a bad guy : tought uncorrect and fearless

[@dsimon33871]

I have a soft spot for him as well.

[@hugocampos5536]

Galento was the Butter Bean of the 30’s

[@hoochikooch]

With modern training methods, I think Max could have handled about anybody

[@docchalk6317]

Agreed

[@Philotheist777]

Ok 😂😂 louis rocks galento way worse.

[@mikeflynn5134]

If you could get him in the gym...Max loved the ladies...and they loved being with him...

[@paulgrossi60]

Nice follow up elbow after those left hook punches,Tony.

[@sjkbnvf]

it seems, tony is the butterbean of old era of boxing

[@colinbrigham8253]

Galento was no bum max was the ex world champ great fighters 🤗

[@matthewedstillman3558]

Well said sir. As a former boxer, who's faced an unconventional brawler or two, I can also say that Galento's style is intimidating. An opponent willing to take whatever punishment is necessary to land his hay-maker is tough. Max wins here because he punched harder then just about anybody whose ever laced em up. (that wild overhand right of his was brutal) But a fighter that couldn't hurt Tony, and most of them couldn't, is just waiting out inevitable doom.

[@rickrick5041]

Matthew Ed Stillman You’re right. Galento could take most clean punches right on the jaw and fire back and hurt you. His left hook was murderous. Also the elbows and head butts and the rest of his tricks. He got out of breath but still he could go a long time. I’d sure be scared to fight him or spar with him. If you’re not Joe Lewis or Max Bauer you’d better have great movement and a great jab and great stamina.

[@sujitsharma4346]

Um no the hardest hitters ever are foreman, shavers, Ron Lyle and liston. Baer is nowhere in their league.

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

​@@sujitsharma4346Baer is most definitely in their league.

[@sujitsharma4346]

@@Pedro_Le_Chef lol

[@fulvioalantonin3992]

Tony Galento !! Un Grande !! Un personaggio !! Unico🥊🥊🥊

[@golfnutt8]

Street fight! Tony hitting on the break and ref says nothing.

[@randquadrozzi5850]

Galante was a street fighter who boxed.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Galento looks crazy lol like a goon.

[@MrTrackman100]

Fun fight! Wonder who would win if this were set in a real barroom?

[@rotichawal6697]

Tony galento most likely

[@Realest636]

Yeah galento all day

[@ConcernedResident_GiantStack]

Yeah, I'd go with Galento, but Baer still has a shot. Baer was tough.

[@gabrielrosas7612]

Galento it's a dirty fighter.

[@Cthulu54]

I believe Galento's brother had shoved a drinking glass into his face a few days before the fight. He went in with a badly cut mouth.

[@TheBatugan77]

Well Tony was somewhat of a putz, so that sounds about right.

[@benadam7753]

Tony "2 Ton" Galento was the Butterbean of this day, LOL!

[@Piratebreadstick]

I was thinking that too.

[@donaldfuck]

butterbean is a fake

[@reg5381]

Max Baer had his hands full with this guy.

[@lburrell1965]

If Baer would have ever gotten serious , and trained he would have been the best of all time with that trip hammer straight right !

[@luisantoniopalominogonzale6918]

Max baer pudo derribar varias veces al gigante primo carnera , pero no pudo tumbar ni una vez al gordito tony galento , solo por abandono, ese gordito aguantaba , pero a joe louis no le aguantó

[@noskoolikeoldskool]

Me acuerdo que lei que segun Carnero tuvo su pie lastimado, por eso se caio tantas veces.

[@markshaggy7914]

Love it how at the start you can clearly hear baer saying “C’MOOOON” to galento.

[@davidstemmler1836]

Did either ones of these guys ever hear of a straight right or a right cross.

[@BigDaddy-fx4nx]

They did not have the same techniques those days. Not until Joe Louis really did they have any science behind it. Plus a lot of times when you go to hit someone with a wilder type punch they aren't there anymore and you have to change the direction, it makes the punch look awkward. In those days some of the lighter weight fighters had better technique, heavy weights were always sloppy. The heavies tired easily, some didn't train the way they should have also. By about the 1960s you see more and more science and technique in the ring and with training.

[@chuckt6189]

Baer was a lousy fighter.

[@mikeriv60]

MMA before MMA existed lmao Fists and elbows.

[@michaelfitzgerald3467]

Lulz, true. Galento even deals Baer a spinning back fist!

[@vonclap]

Thanks for posting, certainly not one of the best fights of the period, but, nevertheless an interesting document for fight fans

[@jednatkin9959]

Max Baer may have had the best right hand of all time.

[@Philotheist777]

Hes fighting two ton tony galento.

[@Philotheist777]

😂

[@jonathanhanser5914]

Galento had a great chin and he used it...alot

[@phdellas6741]

Combat d’ivrognes 🥱

[@michaellovell1368]

The refereeing standard left a lot to be desired !! Galento fought like it was a head butting contest. He was definitely on the way out by the end of the eighth. Seems to me that you had to look after yourself in the ring 80 years ago.

[@stuzo666]

The two of then couldn't fight sleep,pmsl.

[@robins1016]

These two look like my uncles fighting at the family 4th of July barbecue.

[@PoenaruTheodor]

Snoop Dogg, loser in the time of Tyson vs Roy Jones exhibition match. Be original, loser...