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Word: berardinelli (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...feels to manage real champions; he handled both Jack Dempsey* and Mickey Walker. He dismisses all the big fellows fighting today with one word-"Bums"-but adds quickly that he is handling "the best bum of the lot." His bum is Light Heavyweight Joey Maxim (real name: Joseph Antonio Berardinelli), 26, a clever, stand-up boxer from Cleveland with a machine-gun left and an accurate right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Best Bum of the Lot | 2/6/1950 | See Source »

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