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In 1922 he was fined £500 for slander after allegations regarding motor-lamp maker
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461:"Natural Strength"
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229:Jack Palmer
225:Peter Felix
204:Tommy Burns
200:heavyweight
192:Gunner Moir
125:Heavyweight
104:Nationality
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857:Categories
310:References
231:in 1906.
188:James Moir
158:Wins by KO
113:Statistics
62:1879-04-17
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120:Weight(s)
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