'Two Ton' Tony and the Brown Bomber: How a 1939 heavyweight farce became a title fight that gripped the nation

'Two Ton' Tony and the Brown Bomber: How a 1939 heavyweight farce became a title fight that gripped the nation Who would've thought a man like this, a living cartoon character with a beer in one hand and turkey leg in the other, would ever get a shot at the heavyweight championship of the world? And that, for the briefest of moments, he'd stand triumphant over one of the greatest fighters to ever live. Story by Ben FowlkesUncrowned Thu, 5 February 2026 at 4:56 pm UTC·30 min read You wouldn’t think it to look at him — this short, fat, bowling ball of a man with the Jersey accent and the cinderblock head — but he was famous once. If you owned a radio and lived in the United...