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Gypsy Joe Harris l was the only boxer ever to be on the cover of
Sports Illustrated without ever having won a world championship.
How good was he ??? He won 24 consecutive fights and became the #1 contender in the world ...... even though he was literally blind in one eye.
Shortly after he lost a close, 12-round decsion to the legendary
Emile Griffith, it was found out that Harris was blind in one eye ...... which forced him to retire immediately, as no boxing commission would sanction him for any more fights.
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