Tony Galento
Heavyweight · United States

Tony Galento

79-26-6, 1 NC 57 KO · 1928–1943

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Tony Galento was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Mar 12, 1910. Record 79-26-6, 1 NC with 57 knockouts over 1928–1943. Tony Galento last fought Jack Conley on Dec 4, 1943 and won by KO in round 3 of 10.

Also: Тони Галенто · تونى جالنتو · توني جالنتو
+6 moreتونی گالنتو · تۆنی گالێنتۆ · トニー・ガレント · Domenico Antonio Galento · Dominick Anthony Galento · Galento
BornMar 12, 1910
DiedJul 22, 1979
Country🇺🇸 United States
StanceOrthodox
Height175 cm
Reach183 cm
NicknameTwo Ton Tony
DebutMar 12, 1928
Career1928–1943
Rounds boxed663
KO share72%
Born inOrange, New Jersey, U.S.
Boxerbook rating1554 ± 345 · inactive since Dec 1943Why here ›
Confirmed bouts7 of 112

Career record

Record
79-26-6, 1 NC, 57 KOs · 1928–1943

Last result

W
Jack Conley
KO 3/10 · Forum, Wichita, 🇺🇸
1943-12-04 ›
✓ one source

The record

112 bouts, 1928–1943, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 112, Wikipedia (ru) · 1

W
Jack Conley
KO 3/10 · Forum, Wichita, 🇺🇸
Galento 78-26-6 · Conley —
1943-12-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Fred Blassie
KO 2/10 · Caswell Park, Knoxville, 🇺🇸
Galento 77-26-6 · Blassie —
1943-06-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Herbie Katz
KO 1/10 · Phillips Field, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Galento 76-26-6 · Katz —
1943-06-01 ›
✓ one source
L
Buddy Baer 🇺🇸
TKO 7/10 · Uline Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Galento 76-25-6 · Baer 59-5-0
1941-04-08 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Max Baer 🇺🇸
RTD 7/15 · Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Galento 76-24-6 · Baer 66-12-0
1940-07-02 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Lou Nova 🇺🇸
TKO 14/15 · Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Galento 75-24-6 · Nova —
1939-09-15 ›
✓ one source
L
Joe Louis 🇺🇸
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
TKO 4/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Galento 75-23-6 · Louis 38-1-0
1939-06-28 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Abe Feldman
TKO 3/10 · Orange Bowl, Miami, 🇺🇸
Galento 74-23-6 · Feldman —
1939-02-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Natie Brown
KO 4/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Galento 73-23-6 · Brown —
1939-02-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Jorge Brescia
KO 1/10 · Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 72-23-6 · Brescia —
1939-01-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Dick Daniels
KO 3/4 · Armory, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Galento 71-23-6 · Daniels —
1938-12-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Otis Thomas
KO 9/12 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Galento 70-23-6 · Thomas —
1938-12-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Henry Thomas 🇬🇧
TKO 3/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Galento 69-23-6 · Thomas —
1938-11-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Nathan Mann 🇺🇸
KO 2/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Galento 68-23-6 · Mann —
1938-05-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Charley Massera
KO 3/10 · Armory, Orange, 🇺🇸
Galento 67-23-6 · Massera —
1938-01-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Leroy Haynes
TKO 3/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Galento 66-23-6 · Haynes —
1937-11-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Lorenzo Pack
KO 6/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Galento 65-23-6 · Pack —
1937-09-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Al Ettore 🇺🇸
TKO 8/10 · Nutley Velodrome, Nutley, 🇺🇸
Galento 64-23-6 · Ettore —
1937-07-27 ›
✓ one source
L
Arturo Godoy 🇨🇱
PTS 6/6 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Galento 64-22-6 · Godoy 45-6-6
1937-06-22 ›
✓✓ two sources
D
Eddie Mader
PTS 10/10 · Ollemar Field, Irvington, 🇺🇸
Galento 64-22-5 · Mader —
1937-06-14 ›
✓ one source
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L
Arturo Godoy 🇨🇱
PTS 10/10 · Hippodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Galento 64-21-5 · Godoy 44-5-6
1937-04-28 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Don Petrin
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 63-21-5 · Petrin —
1937-03-08 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Moran 🇺🇸
KO 2/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 62-21-5 · Moran —
1937-02-15 ›
✓ one source
D
Don Petrin
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 62-21-4 · Petrin —
1937-01-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Terry Mitchell
KO 3/10 · Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 61-21-4 · Mitchell —
1936-12-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Roy Lazer
TKO 6/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 60-21-4 · Lazer —
1936-11-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Izzy Singer
KO 8/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 59-21-4 · Singer —
1936-10-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Izzy Singer
PTS 10/10 · Meadowbrook Field, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 58-21-4 · Singer —
1936-09-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Freddie Fiducia
KO 2/10 · Meadowbrook Field, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 57-21-4 · Fiducia —
1936-08-24 ›
✓ one source
W
James J. Taylor
KO 1/10 · Meadowbrook Field, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 56-21-4 · Taylor —
1936-07-28 ›
✓ one source
L
Al Gainer
TKO 4/10 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Galento 56-20-4 · Gainer —
1936-06-19 ›
✓ one source
D
Al Delaney 🇨🇦
PTS 8/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 56-20-3 · Delaney —
1936-05-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Eddie Blunt
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 55-20-3 · Blunt —
1936-04-06 ›
✓ one source
L
Al Delaney 🇨🇦
PTS 6/6 · Ridgewood Grove, New York City, 🇺🇸
Galento 55-19-3 · Delaney —
1936-02-29 ›
✓ one source
L
Eddie Mader
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Galento 55-18-3 · Mader —
1935-11-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Al Boros
KO 10/10 · Meadowbrook Field, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 54-18-3 · Boros —
1935-09-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Willie McGee
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Galento 53-18-3 · McGee —
1935-08-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Gene Mickens
PTS 10/10 · Meadowbrook Field, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 52-18-3 · Mickens —
1935-07-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Anthony Ashrut
KO 1/6 · Madison Square Garden Bowl, New York City, 🇺🇸
Galento 51-18-3 · Ashrut —
1935-06-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Larry Johnson
KO 5/6 · Scott Hall, Elizabeth, 🇺🇸
Galento 50-18-3 · Johnson —
1935-03-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Eddie Karolak
TKO 4/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 49-18-3 · Karolak —
1935-02-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Bob Tow
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 48-18-3 · Tow —
1934-11-26 ›
✓ one source
L
Patsy Perroni 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 48-17-3 · Perroni —
1934-10-22 ›
✓ one source
L
Marty Gallagher
TKO 13/15 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Galento 48-16-3 · Gallagher —
1934-09-04 ›
✓ one source
L
Bob Tow
UD 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Galento 48-15-3 · Tow —
1934-06-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Marty Gallagher
PTS 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Galento 47-15-3 · Gallagher —
1934-06-15 ›
✓ one source
W
"Italian" Jack Herman
KO 2/10 · Portner's Arena, Alexandria, 🇺🇸
Galento 46-15-3 · Herman —
1934-05-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Battling Bozo
DQ 1/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 45-15-3 · Bozo —
1934-04-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Owen Flynn
KO 2/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 44-15-3 · Flynn —
1934-03-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Larry Johnson
KO 7/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 43-15-3 · Johnson —
1934-02-05 ›
✓ one source
L
Edward "Unknown" Winston
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Park, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 43-14-3 · Winston —
1933-08-28 ›
✓ one source
D
Don Petrin
PTS 8/8 · Park View Arena, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 43-14-2 · Petrin —
1933-08-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Don "Red" Barry
KO 1/10 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Galento 42-14-2 · Barry —
1933-06-08 ›
✓ one source
L
Obie Walker 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Galento 42-13-2 · Walker 39-3-5
1933-04-17 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Roy Clark
KO 2/10 · Orange, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Galento 41-13-2 · Clark —
1933-04-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Harold Mays
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 40-13-2 · Mays —
1933-02-20 ›
✓ one source
L
Jack Gagnon
DQ 3/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Galento 40-12-2 · Gagnon —
1932-12-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Natie Brown
KO 1/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 39-12-2 · Brown —
1932-10-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Otis Gardner
KO 1/6 · Central Park Arena, Orange, 🇺🇸
Galento 38-12-2 · Gardner —
1932-09-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Charley Boyette
TKO 4/10 · Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, 🇺🇸
Galento 37-12-2 · Boyette —
1932-07-28 ›
✓ one source
L
Ernie Schaaf 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Park, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 37-11-2 · Schaaf 52-11-2
1932-06-07 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Johnny Freeman
KO 6/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 36-11-2 · Freeman —
1932-05-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Arthur De Kuh
TKO 4/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 35-11-2 · Kuh —
1932-04-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Ted Sandwina 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 34-11-2 · Sandwina —
1932-03-14 ›
✓ one source
L
Natie Brown
PTS 10/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Galento 34-10-2 · Brown —
1932-02-08 ›
✓ one source
W
George Panka
KO 1/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Galento 33-10-2 · Panka —
1931-11-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Leonard Dixon
KO 3/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Galento 32-10-2 · Dixon —
1931-11-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Mike Sankowitz
TKO 3/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Galento 31-10-2 · Sankowitz —
1931-10-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Abie Bain 🇷🇺
TKO 4/10 · Dreamland Park, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 30-10-2 · Bain —
1931-09-30 ›
✓ one source
L
Johnny Risko 🇺🇸
PTS 8/8 · Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Galento 30-9-2 · Risko —
1931-07-03 ›
✓ one source
L
Harold Mays
PTS 10/10 · Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, 🇺🇸
Galento 30-8-2 · Mays —
1931-06-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Meyer K.O. Christner
KO 8/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Galento 29-8-2 · Christner —
1931-06-10 ›
✓ one source
L
Jack Dorval
PTS 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Galento 29-7-2 · Dorval —
1931-05-22 ›
✓ one source
L
Paul Cavalier 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Galento 29-6-2 · Cavalier —
1931-05-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Brian
KO 1/3 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Galento 26-6-2 · Brian —
1931-05-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie Kitts
KO 1/3 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Galento 26-6-2 · Kitts —
1931-05-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Paul Thurman
PTS 3/3 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Galento 26-6-2 · Thurman —
1931-05-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Leo Dillon
KO 1/10 · Armory, Hagerstown, 🇺🇸
Galento 25-6-2 · Dillon —
1931-04-08 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie Wine
TKO 1/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Galento 24-6-2 · Wine —
1931-01-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Phil Mercurio
KO 2/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Galento 23-6-2 · Mercurio —
1931-01-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Armando De Carolis
KO 8/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 22-6-2 · Carolis —
1930-12-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Ted Sandwina 🇺🇸
KO 2/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 21-6-2 · Sandwina —
1930-11-10 ›
✓ one source
W
George LaRocco
TKO 2/10 · Llewellyn Hall, Orange, 🇺🇸
Galento 20-6-2 · LaRocco —
1930-10-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Marsling
KO 1/10 · Llewellyn Hall, Orange, 🇺🇸
Galento 19-6-2 · Marsling —
1930-09-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Frank Montagna
KO 3/10 · Dreamland Park, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 18-6-2 · Montagna —
1930-09-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Pietro Corri
KO 6/10 · Velodrome, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 17-6-2 · Corri —
1930-07-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Will Matthews
TKO 1/10 · Dreamland Park, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 16-6-2 · Matthews —
1930-06-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Ted Sandwina 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Velodrome, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 15-6-2 · Sandwina —
1930-06-02 ›
✓ one source
L
Bud Gorman
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 15-5-2 · Gorman —
1930-04-21 ›
✓ one source
W
KO 2/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 14-5-2 · Sullivan 35-11-18
1930-04-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Tom Kirby 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Buckingham Hall, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
Galento 13-5-2 · Kirby —
1930-03-10 ›
✓ one source
L
Al Friedman
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 13-4-2 · Friedman —
1930-02-03 ›
✓ one source
NC
Tom Kirby 🇺🇸
NC 7/10 · Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Galento 13-4-2 · Kirby —
1930-01-23 ›
✓ one source
L
Neil Clisby
TKO 7/8 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Galento 13-3-2 · Clisby —
1929-12-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Cuban Bobby Brown
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 12-3-2 · Brown —
1929-10-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Al Friedman
PTS 10/10 · Velodrome, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 11-3-2 · Friedman —
1929-08-13 ›
✓ one source
L
Harold Mays
PTS 10/10 · Lakewood Arena, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
Galento 11-2-2 · Mays —
1929-07-26 ›
✓ one source
W
George Hoffman
PTS 10/10 · Lakewood Arena, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
Galento 10-2-2 · Hoffman —
1929-06-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Murray Gitlitz
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 9-2-2 · Gitlitz —
1929-05-20 ›
✓ one source
D
Ad Stone
PTS 8/8 · Llewellyn Boxing Club, Orange, 🇺🇸
Galento 9-2-1 · Stone —
1929-05-10 ›
✓ one source
W
George Neron
PTS 8/8 · Llewellyn Boxing Club, Orange, 🇺🇸
Galento 8-2-1 · Neron —
1929-04-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Pietro Corri
PTS 8/8 · Llewellyn Boxing Club, Orange, 🇺🇸
Galento 7-2-1 · Corri —
1929-04-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Shaw
PTS 8/8 · Llewellyn Boxing Club, Orange, 🇺🇸
Galento 6-2-1 · Shaw —
1929-03-07 ›
✓ one source
D
George Hoffman
PTS 8/8 · Llewellyn Boxing Club, Orange, 🇺🇸
Galento 6-2-0 · Hoffman —
1929-02-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Smith
PTS 6/6 · Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 5-2-0 · Smith —
1928-11-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Nick Fadil
TKO 1/6 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 4-2-0 · Fadil —
1928-11-05 ›
✓ one source
L
James Jay Lawless
DQ 5/10 · McGuigan's Arena, Harrison, 🇺🇸
Galento 4-1-0 · Lawless —
1928-08-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Rosaire Boutot
PTS 8/8 · Boardwalk Arena, Long Branch, 🇺🇸
Galento 3-1-0 · Boutot —
1928-07-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Steiney
KO 4/6 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 2-1-0 · Steiney —
1928-06-11 ›
✓ one source
L
Johnny Alberts
PTS 8/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 2-0-0 · Alberts —
1928-05-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Andy Schimala
KO 4/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 1-0-0 · Schimala —
1928-04-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Floyd Shimalla
KO 3/6 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Galento 0-0-0 · Shimalla —
1928-03-12 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

What is Tony Galento's record?
Tony Galento's professional record is 79-26-6, 1 NC with 57 knockouts.
Who did Tony Galento fight last?
Tony Galento last fought Jack Conley on Dec 4, 1943 and won by KO in round 3 of 10.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 17616 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17616. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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