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Word: puncher (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that can be said of him is that he took on and defeated all of the "best" of his time: 29 knockouts, ten of eleven in defense of the World Boxing Council title he has held for four years. This is a record that might be associated with a puncher, but Holmes is a boxer. In the opinion of Ray Arcel, 82, the dappled sage in Holmes' corner, "there hasn't been a real puncher since Jersey Joe Walcott, who could hit you on top of the head and knock you out." The heavyweight champions Arcel is ignoring include Rocky...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Puncher Goes for It: Gerry Cooney and Larry Holmes | 6/14/1982 | See Source »

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