Good night Ezzard!

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Amazing guy really. Plugging away all those years ,losing at title shots 4 times ,then finally nailing it at his age
     
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  2. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    He also ran 2x for the office of Camden County Sheriff. He lost the first election, but he tried again and won. That made him the 1st elected black sheriff in the departments history. Many wanted him to run for mayor of Camden, New Jersey and it seemed like he had a good chance at winning as he was popular with the public. But he decided not to run, instead taking a job as the State of New Jersey athletic commissioner, which he was appointed by the governor.
     
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    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    A good example of a great man. He always comes across in interview s as a decent person. He's a great role model .
     
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  4. JohnThomas1

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    Walcott looked good for sure. Looking forward to the article.
     
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    Pfffffffft, like retiring as a Heavyweight champ at 49-0 with Marciano's record begging.

    50k is the mark ;)
     
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    He might. He's (more tentatively) left a few times in the last year and came back after a little spell. Who knows.
     
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