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Derailed By Murder
In January 1909 an argument about his common-law wife escalated into a shooting in which another man was killed. Blackburn was sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder, but he was released on good behavior before he had served five. The incident left him with an ugly scar down the left side of his face. In his first fight following his incarceration, Blackburn won a decision in six rounds, but age caught up to him. He retired in his mid-thirties, then made a failed comeback attempt two years later, retiring for good in 1923.

Doesn't really say you'd have to think maybe the other guy maybe had a knife or razor or something with a scar like that? Unfortunately for him guns trump knives

 

Team Louis

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Louis plays bag man for Liston

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Sonny new champ

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FOTC

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Blackburn got into a drunken fight with his brother who sliced him up with a razor.

 

The G-Man Gerald Mclellan

 

I woulda loved to have met this guy

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Battling Nelson and Kid Dalton

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Carpentier vs Gunboat Smith

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Theron, the guy right behind Rocky Graziano above, is Lou Stillman, legendary owner of the famous Stillman' gym where I spent so many afternoons watching the greatest fighters in the world. :good

 

I've always wanted to visit Stillmans gym
I always think back to this picture when i think about Stillmans

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Galento before Nova

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