Jack Sharkey vs Tony Galento

[scorpio83]

Would who win between former world heavyweight champion "The Boston Gob" Jack Sharkey and "Two Ton" Tony Galento? Would Sharkey outbox and out-swarm him for a decision win or Galento's power left hooks along with his rough tactics stop Sharkey in the later rounds?

[oogiebe]

I think Tony would take Sharkey out. He was very powerful and an animal in the ring. Sharkey wouldn't be able to keep Galento off of him.

[goose 5]

I like Sharkey's skill over Galento's power. Jack by wide, wide decision.

[BitPlayer]

I think Sharkey would clown him. There's always the chance he'd blow it, but I think it's very small.

[scorpio83]

I think Sharkey would clown him. There's always the chance he'd blow it, but I think it's very small.

You're right, Sharkey would clown Galento because Sharkey had a height and reach advantages along with his lighter weight and speed to box him badly. Look what Sharkey did with the bigger Primo Carnera in their first fight.

[Ambling Alp II]

Sharkey was way, way better. He would win easily. Wouldn't worry too much about Galento's alleged "power".

[Cojimar 1946]

This thread is borderline offensive to Jack Sharkey. What did Galento do to be compared with someone like Sharkey?

[oogiebe]

This thread is borderline offensive to Jack Sharkey. What did Galento do to be compared with someone like Sharkey?

Sharkey wasn't as great as this thread may lead you to believe.

[BitPlayer]

This thread is borderline offensive to Jack Sharkey. What did Galento do to be compared with someone like Sharkey?

Sharkey wasn't as great as this thread may lead you to believe.

Sharkey beat George Godfrey, Harry Wills, Primo Carnera, Young Stribling, and has a controversial loss to Jack Dempsey. Galento beat Nathan Mann, and has a controversial win over Nova, and that's about it.

Sharkey was a weaker champion IMO, but a class above Galento, who wasn't even one of the best contenders in a weaker era than when Sharkey fought.

[Contendeh]

The press conferences for this would have been epic, as they were both first class trash talkers.

If, in fantasy matchups, you go with the best version of a fighter, then I think you easily go with Sharkey here.

Sharkey, on a good night, would be a tough night for most fighters.

Unless Galento’s blatant dirty tricks mentally derails him (think the Dempsey fight) you gotta go with the phoney Irishman.

[Onetimeonly]

Sharkey by tko on cuts, different class of fighter. Joe hipp is a better fantasy fight for Tony, I'll take hipp.

[scorpio83]

The press conferences for this would have been epic, as they were both first class trash talkers.

If, in fantasy matchups, you go with the best version of a fighter, then I think you easily go with Sharkey here.

Sharkey, on a good night, would be a tough night for most fighters.

Unless Galento’s blatant dirty tricks mentally derails him (think the Dempsey fight) you gotta go with the phoney Irishman.

It would be epic and Galento would call Sharkey a bum like he actually said on Joe Louis and Max Baer.

[Contendeh]

The press conferences for this would have been epic, as they were both first class trash talkers.

If, in fantasy matchups, you go with the best version of a fighter, then I think you easily go with Sharkey here.

Sharkey, on a good night, would be a tough night for most fighters.

Unless Galento’s blatant dirty tricks mentally derails him (think the Dempsey fight) you gotta go with the phoney Irishman.

It would be epic and Galento would call Sharkey a bum like he actually said on Joe Louis and Max Baer.

No doubt

[cfang]

Sharkey PTS wide

[scorpio83]

Sharkey PTS wide

Sharkey out-boxes Galento for a decision win is the most likely outcome should it happen. He may knock Galento down with a left hook for the count of 9 along the way.