Boxing History - Jeff Merritt aka "Candy Slim"

Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio

English - November 18, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 105 ratings
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So many boxing figures have become literally cultural icons, if not veritable juggernauts. Don King is such a character, and he had to get his start somewhere.

In the early 1970s, Don King signed his first fighter Jeff Merritt, aka "Candy Slim," a troubled, hard-hitting heavyweight. You can probably already guess how that went.

On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to remember "Candy Slim."

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