Real Name:  Domenick Anthony Galento
Nickname:  Two-Ton




The November 17, 1943 edition of the Des Moines Register (Associated Press) reported
that Galento passed his Army physical "screen test" in Orange, New Jersey, and Anthony
M. Ferrare, chief clerk of the Essex county draft board "said Galento would probably be
called for induction in 30 days." Galento was said to be 33 years old and weighed 260
pounds.


In 1944, Galento told reporters that if he could do it all over again, he'd not smoke or drink,
and live his life like a Boy Scout.



On May 9, 1947, Galento filed an application to wrestle professionally with the New York
State Athletic Commission with Gilzenberg as his manager.



The Associated Press reported (3/16/1949, Edmonton Journal) that Galento wanted a shot
at the vacant heavyweight boxing championship.  Galento, who celebrated his 39th
birthday the Saturday before, was said to have suffered many more injuries in wrestling
than he ever did in boxing.  He knocked a wrestler out in Wichita recently.





Galento went to Knoxville to referee the finals for the Army boxing tournament on Saturday,
April 10, 1954.  He traveled from Newark on a jet flown by Sergeant A. Kachaboorian and
was accompanied by manager Willie Gilzenberg.  He also refereed professional matchest in
Birmingham, Nashville, and Chattanooga between April 12 and April 14.






















Research by Tim Hornbaker
Tony Galento Boxing & Wrestling History