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 | | He had the shortest reach (68 inches) of all the men who have ruled the heavyweight roost from John L. Sullivan to Larry Holmes. |
 | | He learned his lessons well under the tuteledge of `Professor´ Charley Goldman and managerial guidance of Al Weill and when he retired on April 27, 1956, he boasted a perfect professional ring record, 49 wins with 43 by knockouts. |
 | | He died before his time, the victim of an airplane crash on Aug. 31, 1969, as the Grim Reaper wiped out his entire fistic `Family´, second Allie Colombo (Jan 6, 1969), trainer Charley Goldman (Nov. 11, 1968) and manager Al Weill (Oct. 22, 1969) in less than one year. |
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