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Jimmy Bivins, former heavyweight boxer from 1940s and 1950s, dies in Ohio at the age of 92
AP via The Washington Post ^
| July 5, 2012
Posted on 07/05/2012 10:38:59 AM PDT by EveningStar
CLEVELAND — Jimmy Bivins, a heavyweight boxer in the 1940s and 1950s who defeated some of the greatest fighters of his time, has died at 92.
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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: bivins; boxing; jimmybivins; obituary
To: EveningStar
It must have been from concussions he suffered years ago in his sport.
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posted on
07/05/2012 10:41:09 AM PDT
by
edcoil
(It is not over until I win.)
To: edcoil
It must have been from concussions he suffered years ago in his sport.
I had an uncle who passed away a few years back at the age of 94. He was a life-long snuff chewer. The State of New York actually listed "tobacco use" as a contributing cause of death on his death certificate!
To: Buckeye McFrog
Reminds me of my neighbor's remark when I told him I was trying to quit smoking and it was very difficult ..
"Why bother?"
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posted on
07/05/2012 10:46:55 AM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
To: EveningStar
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posted on
07/05/2012 1:05:48 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(If you like lying Socialist dirtbags, you'll love Slick Willard)
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