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Ron Stander, the 'Bluffs Butcher' who fought Joe Frazier, dies at 77

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March 9, 2022March 9, 2022News Room

Stander first drew national notice with a fifth-round knockout of Earnie Shavers in 1970, and he was 23-1-1 when he got his opportunity against Frazier on May 25, 1972.

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