Jimmy Clabby
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Jimmy Clabby (c. 1890 – c. January 1934) was an American boxer. He defeated
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in 1917 to win the Australian middleweight championship. He was found dead, of starvation and exposure, at his home in
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, Illinois, near Hammond, in January 1934; in his obituary it was estimated that he had earned and spent over $500,000 during his career as a boxer. He claimed that his usual way to prepare for a fight was "a shave and a drink". He was married and had three children.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clabby, Jimmy 1930s deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain American male boxers Boxers from Indiana People from Hammond, Indiana