1972
TWO TON GULLETO * HUGH ROY JUNIOR * JACKPOT 806 * UK
A heavy gutsy sound with some good voicing from the largely unknown Hugh ('U') Roy Junior; the Toast is over Delroy Wilson. I don't know if Two Ton Gulleto is meant to refer to the Italian American heavyweight boxer known as "Two Ton" Tony Galento, or not. Two Ton Tony, as he was know was a larger than life character, with a 'moidarus' left hook, who got his name not because of his weight but because one time when he was late for a fight he said that "I had two tons of ice to deliver on my way here". Two Ton Tony's life is packed with amusing incident and verve, during his career he had wrestled an octopus and boxed a kangaroo! He owned and operated a bar named The Nut Club in New Jersey and would often eat and drink copious, and I mean a lot, amounts of food and drink before going off to a fight. In 1939 he fought for the Heavyweight Championship of the World against Joe Louis, who was then at the height of his powers, undaunted Galento is on record as saying in an interview about the fight. Reporter: "Tony, what do you think your chances are against Joe Louis?" Galento: "Joe who?" Reporter: "Joe Louis." Galento: "I never hoid of da bum." He also said that that he would "moida da bum", and would telephone Joe Louis and tell him! And to show how serious he was about the fight he said that he would give up alcohol for two days before the fight.
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