Tony Janiro

Janiro was born in Springdale, Pennsylvania. His family relocated to Youngstown, Ohio, when he was four years old. ==Boxing career==

Janiro received advice and assistance from fellow Youngstown native Lenny "Boom Boom" Mancini (father of Ray Mancini), who introduced Janiro to his manager, Frankie Jacobs, and boxing trainer Ray Arcel. He fought from 1943 to 1952. == Post-boxing ==

After his retirement, he worked as a bartender at the Neutral Corner, a bar located near Stillman's Gym that was frequented by boxing managers and trainers. (The bar is often referred to in journalist A.J. Liebling's boxing articles.) Several years before his death, Janiro returned to Youngstown, where he was employed at the Mahoning County Courthouse. In 1984, he was inducted into the Youngstown Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame, and was honored at a testimonial banquet held in Boardman, Ohio. Speakers at the event included former boxing champions Willie Pep, Jake LaMotta, Beau Jack, and Carmen Basilio. Janiro was portrayed by Kevin Mahon in Martin Scorsese's biopic of Jake LaMotta, Raging Bull (1980). In the film, a comment that Janiro looks handsome by LaMotta's wife, Vicky, provokes a brutal beating in their bout by LaMotta out of jealous rage. ==Personal life==

Tony Janiro died of kidney failure after suffering a heart attack in his home in the spring of 1985. He was survived by his sister, Mrs. Amelia Marian; a brother, Frank of Youngstown, and granddaughter Tracy Janiro Zingaro. Funeral services for Janiro were held at St. Christine's Roman Catholic Church, in Youngstown. == References ==