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102:Middleweight
89:
18:
1634:1960 deaths
1629:1890 births
1416:Tent boxing
1371:Boxing ring
1325:Rope-a-dope
953:Johnny King
948:Jock McAvoy
943:Jimmy Walsh
933:Benny Lynch
907:Billy Wells
654:28 November
622:28 November
590:28 November
558:28 November
526:28 November
494:28 November
462:28 November
430:28 November
398:28 November
366:28 November
269:Harry Reeve
250:World War I
242:Joe Borrell
159:No contests
81:Nationality
1623:Categories
1436:Slapboxing
1320:Peek-a-boo
1315:Check hook
1280:Styles and
1265:Liver shot
1250:Bolo punch
1182:Long count
1162:Tomato can
1157:Journeyman
1152:Gatekeeper
1074:Kickboxing
958:Tommy Farr
917:Dick Smith
887:Tom Thomas
298:References
258:Blackheath
173:John Blake
143:Wins by KO
90:Statistics
65:1960-09-02
44:John Blake
1300:Head fake
1282:technique
912:Sid Smith
208:Gibraltar
97:Weight(s)
75:, England
53:, England
1391:Compubox
1330:Footwork
1305:Slipping
1235:Overhand
1230:Uppercut
1187:Outpoint
1167:Knockout
289:publican
1548:history
1349:Related
1295:Bobbing
1202:Punches
199:of the
84:British
1546:Boxing
1381:BoxRec
1147:Cutman
1033:Boxing
285:angled
221:, and
187:Career
151:Losses
108:Height
1608:2020s
1603:2010s
1598:2000s
1593:1990s
1588:1980s
1583:1970s
1578:1960s
1573:1950s
1568:1940s
1563:1930s
1558:1920s
1224:Swing
1215:Cross
1119:Terms
1083:Rules
1220:Hook
656:2014
624:2014
592:2014
560:2014
528:2014
496:2014
464:2014
432:2014
400:2014
368:2014
267:and
135:Wins
59:Died
47:1890
40:Born
1210:Jab
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