Here's a bit more "mob trivia" for those of you interested in that sort of thing.
Besides Tony Galento, another well-known boxer of the day who also had an acting role in "On the Waterfront" was prizefighter Tami Mauriello. His real name was Stephen Mauriello, but in the ring he adopted the moniker, "Tami" Mauriello.
Both Mauriello and Galento were very friendly with "all the boys." In fact, Mauriello, of the Bronx, had a brother named Al Mauriello who was a "knockaround guy" himself. I believe he hung around with members of the Gambino Family's Bronx faction like "Tony the Geep" Sedotto and his brother Mike, etc.
If I remember correctly, according to Valachi's book Dominic "The Gap" Petrilli was shot to death in Al Mauriello's bar.
