| Well, that and the fact that I'm a podgy, poverty-stricken palooka who has never got anywhere near her. |
| And if you are feeling wistful about the big palooka from Campbellton, Newfoundland, don't be. |
| Like the palooka who pulls himself up off the canvas after each knockdown, the dedicated employee is expected never to waver, no matter what battering he takes. |
| But with Rocky pushing 60, feeling unloved and just aching for an ear to listen to his palooka wisdom, the poignancy factor is hard to resist. |
| One boxer has plenty of pop, can hit bad pitches, and is a fun at-bat, while the other is your average palooka with a wood stick. |
| On Sunday mornings a man would go to all the pubs along Netherfield Road selling American broadsheet comics like Tarzan of the Apes, Joe Palooka, and Little Orphan Anne. |
