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Crossley was born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland in 1952. He trained in a number of gyms as a teenager and went on to become a professional bouncer and a doorman. As a sportsman he first made his name as an arm wrestler, winning the British light-heavyweight title and going on to win the
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in 1984 in
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