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in 1980. Boxer Cleveland Denny died 16 days after being knocked out by Hart in 1980. Six weeks prior to that bout, Hart defeated Ralph Racine and put him in a coma from which Racine eventually recovered. In 1992, he was featured in a

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documentary, '' The Steak'' (a title inspired by

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's short story ''

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''), directed by

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.John MacKinnon, "Hart film is real life". ''

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'', May 7, 1992. Hart now runs a Gatineau ( Hull, Quebec) boxing club. An article on Hart appeared in the April 1979 ''

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''.

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* 1953 births Living people Canadian male boxers Sportspeople from Gatineau Lightweight boxers Welterweight boxers French Quebecers {{Canada-boxing-bio-stub