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Two Ton : One Night, One Fight -Tony Galento V. Joe Louis by Joseph Monninger (2007, Perfect)

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PublisherSteerforth Press

ISBN-101586421387

ISBN-139781586421380

eBay Product ID (ePID)59060291

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Book TitleTwo Ton : One Night, One Fight -Tony Galento V. Joe Louis

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBoxing, History, Sports

Publication Year2007

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorJoseph Monninger

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight9.2 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Reviews"Two Ton takes the reader back to an era when a rotund New Jersey barkeep could take on the world's greatest heavyweight and believe in his heart that he could win." The Hartford Courant "If one didn't know any better, they would think that the author actually lived during those times. . . . Monninger glowingly, vividly, and inspiringly recounts that 'a moment, and an era remind us that sometimes it is through effort, exceeding expectations and beating the odds, that people can most enduringly define themselves.' This wonderful book will exceed any reader's expectations." The Sweet Science "Spot-on descriptions, deftly drawn characters, sharp insights into human nature, and most of all, a master's sense of plot and structure." The Nashua Telegram "Boxing's battles have occasioned some of the best writing any sport has ever inspired. Two Ton stands beside the work of such masters as W.C. Heinz on the shelf devoted to the most dangerous of games." Bill Littlefield, host, NPR's Only a Game, "Boxing's battles have occasioned some of the best writing any sport has ever inspired. "Two Ton" stands beside the work of such masters as W.C. Heinz on the shelf devoted to the most dangerous of games." -- Bill Littlefield, host, NPR's" Only a Game" A championship match-up between Italian-American boxer Tony Galento and legend Joe Louis is the focus here, but also the lens through which this brisk and entertaining history looks at the state of the nation in the 1930s.... Most compelling throughout, however, is Monninger's presentation of the gluttonous, fun-loving Galento... Monninger artfully revives "Two Ton Tony." "-- Kirkus Reviews" Monninger doesn't cast any aspersions on Galento's character. He writes about Louis, Galento, their battle, and the time in which they lived without rancor and with great honesty. If one didn't know any better, they would think that the author actually lived during those times... Monninger glowlingly, vividly, and inspiringly recounts that 'a moment, and an era reminds us that sometimes it is through effort, exceeding expectations and beating the odds, that people can most enduringly define themselves.' For all of two seconds, as Louis lay on the canvas, Galento was, for all intents and purposes, the heavyweight champion of the world. Sadly, he never got the chance to land that second punch. This wonderful book will exceed any reader's expectations. Pulling you in from the first page of the preface, it never stops packing the same wallop that would have been contained in a follow-up left hook by Galento." -- "The Sweet Science" -- "Nashua Telegram" "'Two Ton' takes the reader back to an era when a rotund New Jersey barkeep, who was called 'Two Ton' not for his weight but for the amount of ice he hauled daily by hand, could take on the world's greatest heavyweight and believe in his heart that he could win." --"The Hartford Courant", A championship match-up between Italian-American boxer Tony Galento and legend Joe Louis is the focus here, but also the lens through which this brisk and entertaining history looks at the state of the nation in the 1930s.... Most compelling throughout, however, is Monninger's presentation of the gluttonous, fun-loving Galento... Monninger artfully revives "Two Ton Tony." "-- Kirkus Reviews" Monninger doesn't cast any aspersions on Galento's character. He writes about Louis, Galento, their battle, and the time in which they lived without rancor and with great honesty. If one didn't know any better, they would think that the author actually lived during those times... Monninger glowlingly, vividly, and inspiringly recounts that 'a moment, and an era reminds us that sometimes it is through effort, exceeding expectations and beating the odds, that people can most enduringly define themselves.' For all of two seconds, as Louis lay on the canvas, Galento was, for all intents and purposes, the heavyweight champion of the world. Sadly, he never got the chance to land that second punch. This wonderful book will exceed any reader's expectations. Pulling you in from the first page of the preface, it never stops packing the same wallop that would have been contained in a follow-up left hook by Galento." -- "The Sweet Science" -- "Nashua Telegram" "'Two Ton' takes the reader back to an era when a rotund New Jersey barkeep, who was called 'Two Ton' not for his weight but for the amount of ice he hauled daily by hand, could take on the world's greatest heavyweight and believe in his heart that he could win." --"The Hartford Courant", "Joseph Monninger's "Two Ton" provides a highly detailed and exciting description of the 1939 heavyweight title fight between Joe Louis and Orange, New Jersey native "Two Ton" Tony Galento. Monninger's real achievement is not the tale of the fight itself, but rather of the circumstances that lead up to it, and its explanation of how one chunky, heavyset bartender with a far-from-average left hook could rise to fight for the world championship." "-- BrickCityBoxing.com" "Boxing's battles have occasioned some of the best writing any sport has ever inspired. "Two Ton" stands beside the work of such masters as W.C. Heinz on the shelf devoted to the most dangerous of games." -- Bill Littlefield, host, NPR's" Only a Game" A championship match-up between Italian-American boxer Tony Galento and legend Joe Louis is the focus here, but also the lens through which this brisk and entertaining history looks at the state of the nation in the 1930s.... Most compelling throughout, however, is Monninger's presentation of the gluttonous, fun-loving Galento... Monninger artfully revives "Two Ton Tony." "-- Kirkus Reviews" Monninger doesn't cast any aspersions on Galento's character. He writes about Louis, Galento, their battle, and the time in which they lived without rancor and with great honesty. If one didn't know any better, they would think that the author actually lived during those times... Monninger glowlingly, vividly, and inspiringly recounts that 'a moment, and an era reminds us that sometimes it is through effort, exceeding expectations and beating the odds, that people can most enduringly define themselves.' For all of two seconds, as Louis lay on the canvas, Galento was, for all intents and purposes, the heavyweight champion of the world. Sadly, he never got the chance to land that second punch. This wonderful book will exceed any reader's expectations. Pulling you in from the first page of the preface, it never stops packing the same wallop that would have been contained in a follow-up left hook by Galento." -- "The Sweet Science" -- "Nashua Telegram" "'Two Ton' takes the reader back to an era when a rotund New Jersey barkeep, who was called 'Two Ton' not for his weight but for the amount of ice he hauled daily by hand, could take on the world's greatest heavyweight and believe in his heart that he could win." --"The Hartford Courant", " Two Ton takes the reader back to an era when a rotund New Jersey barkeep could take on the world ' s greatest heavyweight and believe in his heart that he could win. " - The Hartford Courant " If one didn ' t know any better, they would think that the author actually lived during those times. . . . Monninger glowingly, vividly, and inspiringly recounts that ' a moment, and an era remind us that sometimes it is through effort, exceeding expectations and beating the odds, that people can most enduringly define themselves. ' This wonderful book will exceed any reader ' s expectations. " - The Sweet Science " Spot-on descriptions, deftly drawn characters, sharp insights into human nature, and most of all, a master ' s sense of plot and structure. " - The Nashua Telegram " Boxing ' s battles have occasioned some of the best writing any sport has ever inspired. Two Ton stands beside the work of such masters as W.C. Heinz on the shelf devoted to the most dangerous of games. " - Bill Littlefield, host, NPR ' s Only a Game

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal796.83092

SynopsisThe story of how Tony Galento, the Fastaff of boxing, lifted Joe Louis from the canvas with a single left hook., Beetle-browed, nearly bald, with a head that rode his collarbones like a bowling ball returning on rails, his waist size more than half his five-foot, eight-inch height, Two Ton Tony Galento resembled, according to Collier magazine writer Jack Miley, "a taxi driving away with its top down." By all measures he stood no chance when he stepped into the ring against the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis, the finest heavyweight of his generation. But in Yankee Stadium on a June night in 1939 he entered the record books as one of the few men to put the great Louis down. For two splendid seconds he stood on the mat as the Joe Louis lay before him, champ of the world, the toughest man alive, the mythical hero of a nation little more than a year away from war. "I'll moida da bum," he had predicted. And though Louis was no bum, Galento was almost as good as his word., Monninger delivers this spellbinding portrait of boxer Two Ton Tony Galento, who went up against the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis, the finest heavyweight of his generation, in Yankee Stadium on a June night in 1939., An "exceptional" account of underdog boxer Tony Galento's surprising 1939 showdown with renowned heavyweight champion Joe Louis ( The Boston Globe ) Beetle-browed, nearly bald, a head that rode his collarbones like a bowling ball returning on rails, his waist size more than half his five-foot-eight height, Two Ton Tony Galento resembled "a taxi driving away with its top down." By all measures he stood no chance when he stepped into the ring against the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis, the finest heavyweight of his generation. But in Yankee Stadium on a June night in 1939, he entered the record books as one of the few men to put the great Louis down. For two splendid seconds he stood on the mat as the Joe Louis lay before him, champ of the world, the toughest man alive--the mythical hero of a nation little more than a year away from war. "I'll moida da bum," he had predicted. And though Louis was no bum, Galento was almost as good as his word. Joe Monninger's spellbinding portrait of a man, a moment, and an era reminds us that sometimes it is through effort--and not the end result--that people most enduringly define themselves., Beetle-browed, nearly bald, with a head that rode his collarbones like a bowling ball returning on rails, his waist size more than half his five-foot eight-inch height, Two Ton Tony Galento stood no chance when he stepped into the ring against the Brown Bomber Joe Louis, the finest heavyweight of his generation. But in Yankee Stadium on a June night in 1939 he entered the record books as one of the few men to put the great Louis down.

LC Classification NumberGV1132.G3M66 2007