James Smith
James Smith
Nicknamed "Bonecrusher," he became the WBA Heavyweight Champion and compiled a 44-17-1 career record.
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth17 September 1953
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The first slap-jack given me for dinner was a cake of flour, partially fried in a pan of fat bacon. I nibbled about the brown edges and threw it, unbaked, against a barn door, where it stuck for days.
It is a general maxim that all governments find a use for as much money as they can raise. Indeed, they have commonly demands for more...I take this as a settled truth, that they will all spend as much as their revenue; that is, will live up to their income.
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