Tony Galento, the burl; ing, beer-drinking heavyweight hope," continued his winning way by knocking out Jorge Brescia, Argentine champion, in the first round of a bout planned to last ten rounds tonight.
The local bar-tender did not give his foe a chance. Wading in his awkward style, the stocky 235-pound Galento lashed out with terrific force and fury and caught his bigger but light rival with punishing blows to the midriff. He followed up with a barrage to the head and face and the Argentine champion sank to the canvas for the full count. Brescia weighed 210 pounds and appeared as if he wanted to make a fight of it, but he made the mistake of attempting to slug with his powerful foe.
Despite his love for beer and cigars, which many regard simply as publicity gags, Galento is ranked as the leading contender for the heavyweight championship by the National Boxing Association.
The Italian-American bar-tender has challenged Joe Louis on many occasions, but the dusky world titleholder has ignored the challenges.—United Press.
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