From what I've read JoJo the Whale is based on Fat Gigi Inglese
He was, to a degree. The degree being that they were both enormous. Because, for one thing, Gigi was a Harlem guy (although he was close to Tom Mix, and he DID spend a lot of time in the Bronx).
And for another thing---and here's the important part---no one was making Gigi go stand in the corner, or putting him in the fucking bathroom. Trust me on that
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