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From the novel Diggstown by Leonard Wise
Listed below are the five boxers from day 1. Only Buck Holland has pro experience. The hope is the cumulative punishment of the 10 fighters will ware Honey Roy out.
Sam Lester (1), 5’ 8”, 160 lbs., light hitter, easiest opponent of the 10 boxers, slow of mind and body. Lester’s role is to run from Honey Roy for 5 rounds if he can, to tire him out.
Slim Busby (2), in good shape but light hitter, agrees to take a dive
Robby Gillon (3), star HS quarterback, excellent athlete, good defensive skills, excellent condition, good overhand right
Buck Holland, (4), 6’ 4”, 195 lbs, some ring experience when he was 18, doesn’t like getting hit, has better skills than most of the 10 Diggstown men.
Hambone Busby (5), strong but wild swinger, his body as wide as an ox, and his shoulders were bulky and thick and tight. Hambone had no waistline, he was muscular and big.
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