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    THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

    Jun 25, 2020 3 minutes

    5 JOE LOUIS w rsf 4 TONY GALENTO

    June 28, 1939; Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY

    ONE of the most famous quotes in boxing history from “Two Ton” Tony Galento did not amuse world heavyweight champion Joe Louis one bit. “I’ll moida da bum,” said the portly bouncer and barkeep before telling Louis what he planned to do with his wife once he’d knocked him out. Mayhem followed. Galento, hitting the scales at 233lbs despite being only 5ft 9ins, used those beer-stained hands to stagger Louis in the first only for the champion to deck him the second. By

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