Jackie Graves (September 12, 1922 – November 15, 2005), alias "The Austin Atom", was a

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from

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Personal life

Graves was a native of

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Boxing career

From 1944 to 1956 Graves compiled a career record of 82 wins (48 KOs) and 11 losses with 2 draws. He won the Minnesota State Featherweight Title in only his seventh professional fight, and before his career was over he had fought boxers including

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and Redtop Davis.

Against Willie Pep

Graves is named as the foil against whom

won a round without throwing a punch. This occurrence is sometimes said to have taken place in the third round of a fight between the two. Contemporary reports, however, clearly indicate that Pep threw punches in the third round.

After boxing

Graves was a correspondent for ''

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'' for many years after his fighting career ended.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Graves, Jackie 1922 births 2005 deaths People from Austin, Minnesota Featherweight boxers Boxers from Minnesota American male boxers