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Boxing’s top 10 hard men: number nine

Our list of the toughest men in the history of the sport

John Dennen

2nd August, 2015

9. Joe Grim

Of 96 defeats, he was stopped only six times. They called him the “Ironman” and for good reason. You wouldn’t want to tackle him in a dark alley.

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