Tommy Burns, Boxer
Canadian boxer Tommy Burns. He was the only Canadian born boxer to be world heavyweight champion.
After retiring from boxing, he ran a speakeasy in New York city and was also an insurance salesman as well as a security guard.
Tommy Burns is in the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame and the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Bain News Service
After retiring from boxing, he ran a speakeasy in New York city and was also an insurance salesman as well as a security guard.
Tommy Burns is in the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame and the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Bain News Service
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in USA