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RIP Bennie Briscoe
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BigBoyBrackey
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RIP Bennie Briscoe
Bennie died this afternoon, according to the Philadelphia Daily News.
I remember reading about his late-career upsets of the much younger Richie Bennett and Norberto Sabater in The Ring, later learning what a true bad-ass he was in his prime.
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