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ring his bell

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, New Jersey) to the “Brown Bomber,” Joe Louis (1914-1981)! Thanks to boxing’s inability to manage itself, no one much cares anymore about who the greatest champs were, or who may have … Continue reading

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tunney

Jesse Marinoff Reyes: James Joseph “Gene” Tunney (1897-1978)! Heavyweight champion 1926-1928 (his retirement). He lost only one fight in each of his amateur (to future light-heavyweight champ Tommy Loughran) and pro careers (fighting as a light-heavyweight), to middleweight champ Harry … Continue reading

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