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Heavyweight boxing · 1930s

Tony Galento

79–26 · 102 recorded bouts · 1928–1943

Tony Galento finished 72% of 79 wins inside the distance — the 60th percentile for heavyweight boxing, where the median is 68%. No reach is on record, so this page compares record rather than measurements.

What is on record

Measurements
Reachnot recorded
Height68″ (172.7 cm)
StanceOrthodox
DivisionHeavyweight Boxing
Peak era1930s
CountryUnited States

Wikipedia carries no reach figure for Tony Galento, so the reach-advantage comparison this site is built on cannot be computed. Everything below comes from the record instead.

1930 1940 win vs Jack Smith (1928)win vs Nick Fadil (1928)loss vs James Jay Lawless (1928)win vs Rosaire Boutot (1928)win vs Joe Steiney (1928)loss vs Johnny Alberts (1928)win vs Andy Schimala (1928)win vs Floyd Shimalla (1928)loss vs Neil Clisby (1929)win vs Cuban Bobby Brown (1929)win vs Al Friedman (1929)loss vs Harold Mays (1929)win vs George Hoffman (1929)win vs Murray Gitlitz (1929)draw vs Ad Stone (1929)win vs George Neron (1929)win vs Pietro Corri (1929)win vs Jack Shaw (1929)win vs Armando De Carolis (1930)win vs Ted Sandwina (1930)win vs George LaRocco (1930)win vs Jack Marsling (1930)win vs Frank Montagna (1930)win vs Pietro Corri (1930)win vs Will Matthews (1930)loss vs Bud Gorman (1930)win vs Mike Sullivan (1930)win vs Tom Kirby (1930)loss vs Al Friedman (1930)win vs George Panka (1931)win vs Leonard Dixon (1931)win vs Mike Sankowitz (1931)win vs Abie Bain (1931)loss vs Johnny Risko (1931)loss vs Harold Mays (1931)win vs Meyer K.O. Christner (1931)loss vs Jack Dorval (1931)loss vs Paul Cavalier (1931)win vs Paul Thurman (1931)win vs Frankie Kitts (1931)win vs Joe Brian (1931)win vs Leo Dillon (1931)win vs Frankie Wine (1931)win vs Phil Mercurio (1931)loss vs Jack Gagnon (1932)win vs Natie Brown (1932)win vs Otis Gardner (1932)win vs Charley Boyette (1932)loss vs Ernie Schaaf (1932)win vs Johnny Freeman (1932)win vs Arthur De Kuh (1932)win vs Ted Sandwina (1932)loss vs Edward "Unknown" Winston (1933)draw vs Don Petrin (1933)win vs Don "Red" Barry (1933)loss vs Obie Walker (1933)win vs Roy Clark (1933)win vs Harold Mays (1933)win vs Bob Tow (1934)loss vs Patsy Perroni (1934)loss vs Marty Gallagher (1934)win vs "Italian" Jack Herman (1934)win vs Battling Bozo (1934)win vs Owen Flynn (1934)win vs Larry Johnson (1934)loss vs Eddie Mader (1935)win vs Al Boros (1935)win vs Willie McGee (1935)win vs Gene Mickens (1935)win vs Anthony Ashrut (1935)win vs Larry Johnson (1935)win vs Eddie Karolak (1935)win vs Terry Mitchell (1936)win vs Roy Lazer (1936)win vs Izzy Singer (1936)win vs Freddie Fiducia (1936)win vs James J. Taylor (1936)loss vs Al Gainer (1936)draw vs Al Delaney (1936)win vs Eddie Blunt (1936)win vs Leroy Haynes (1937)win vs Lorenzo Pack (1937)win vs Al Ettore (1937)loss vs Arturo Godoy (1937)draw vs Eddie Mader (1937)win vs Don Petrin (1937)win vs Jack Moran (1937)win vs Dick Daniels (1938)win vs Otis Thomas (1938)win vs Harry Thomas (1938)win vs Nathan Mann (1938)win vs Charley Massera (1938)win vs Lou Nova (1939)loss vs Joe Louis (1939)win vs Abe Feldman (1939)win vs Natie Brown (1939)win vs Jorge Brescia (1939)loss vs Max Baer (1940)loss vs Buddy Baer (1941)win vs Jack Conley (1943)win vs Fred Blassie (1943)win vs Herbie Katz (1943)
winlossdraw / NC1928–1943

Record

Boxing record

79–26

112 bouts on record

Finish rate

72%

of wins ended inside the distance — heavyweight boxing median 68%, 60th percentile

By knockout: 57 (72%)By decision: 22 (28%)
  • By knockout 72%
  • By decision 28%

The career, bout by bout

102 recorded bouts from 1928 to 1943. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.

Career span

16y

1928–1943

Longest unbeaten run

12

without a loss — draws do not break it

Busiest year

1931

15 bouts

Recorded bouts

102

102 with a date

Fights

YearResultOpponentMethodRd
1943 W Jack Conley KO/TKO3
1943 W Fred Blassie KO/TKO2
1943 W Herbie Katz KO/TKO1
1941 L Buddy Baer KO/TKO7
1940 L Max Baer KO/TKO7
1939 W Lou Nova KO/TKO14
1939 L Joe Louis KO/TKO4
1939 W Abe Feldman KO/TKO3
1939 W Natie Brown KO/TKO4
1939 W Jorge Brescia KO/TKO1
1938 W Dick Daniels KO/TKO3
1938 W Otis Thomas KO/TKO9
1938 W Harry Thomas KO/TKO3
1938 W Nathan Mann KO/TKO2
1938 W Charley Massera KO/TKO3
1937 W Leroy Haynes KO/TKO3
1937 W Lorenzo Pack KO/TKO6
1937 W Al Ettore KO/TKO8
1937 L Arturo Godoy Decision6
1937 D Eddie Mader Decision10
1937 W Don Petrin Decision10
1937 W Jack Moran KO/TKO2
1936 W Terry Mitchell KO/TKO3
1936 W Roy Lazer KO/TKO6
1936 W Izzy Singer KO/TKO8
1936 W Freddie Fiducia KO/TKO2
1936 W James J. Taylor KO/TKO1
1936 L Al Gainer KO/TKO4
1936 D Al Delaney Decision8
1936 W Eddie Blunt Decision10
1935 L Eddie Mader Decision6
1935 W Al Boros KO/TKO10
1935 W Willie McGee Decision6
1935 W Gene Mickens Decision10
1935 W Anthony Ashrut KO/TKO1
1935 W Larry Johnson KO/TKO5
1935 W Eddie Karolak KO/TKO4
1934 W Bob Tow Decision10
1934 L Patsy Perroni Decision10
1934 L Marty Gallagher KO/TKO13
1934 W "Italian" Jack Herman KO/TKO2
1934 W Battling Bozo DQ1
1934 W Owen Flynn KO/TKO2
1934 W Larry Johnson KO/TKO7
1933 L Edward "Unknown" Winston Decision10
1933 D Don Petrin Decision8
1933 W Don "Red" Barry KO/TKO1
1933 L Obie Walker Decision10
1933 W Roy Clark KO/TKO2
1933 W Harold Mays Decision10
1932 L Jack Gagnon DQ3
1932 W Natie Brown KO/TKO1
1932 W Otis Gardner KO/TKO1
1932 W Charley Boyette KO/TKO4
1932 L Ernie Schaaf Decision10
1932 W Johnny Freeman KO/TKO6
1932 W Arthur De Kuh KO/TKO4
1932 W Ted Sandwina Decision10
1931 W George Panka KO/TKO1
1931 W Leonard Dixon KO/TKO3

Showing the 60 most recent of 102 recorded bouts.

7 of these opponents have their own page here.

How this is worked out

  1. Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
  2. Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
  3. Percentiles rank this fighter among the 587 heavyweight boxing fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100

Full methodology →

Source: Tony Galento on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-25. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.

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