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Other fighters from this novel conclude with:

Jacques Deverouge
LHW 6'4" Potential to grow to 230. Cajun from Layfayette, Louisiania. Unschooled and awkward but a potential champ. 3 times Louisiana Golden Gloves champ. Big, strong, good left hand and a good right. Fast hands. Has beaten 3 stiffs while in Joe rocker's stable. Contract sold to Biggs and Turner. Turner mismatches him in a bout with Desmond Juker. 19. Born 1969. Career start 1988.

Desmond Juker
CW out of Baton Rouge. 6-0 prospect booked to fight Jacques Deverouge. Two handed banger who trains hard and fights bell to bell. Young and strong. Not much experience as an amateur. Should grow into a heavyweight.

Tuotone
WW ex pug. Never won a title, but came close. owner of the "Cajun Palace" restaurant. B. 1938.

Marcel
ex pug. Black, lobbyman in the Jean Baptiste Lemoyne Arena. Born 1938. Won 15 of 25 pro bouts.

Tater Jordan
Ex pug, tiny toothless black man. Punchy. Outstanding 60 minute cutman.

Giving us:

Tater Jordan BW 2 Boxer
Marcel Baptiste BW 1 slugger
Cookie Tuotone WW 4 Boxer
Desmond Juker CW 3 Slugger
Jacques Deverouge LHW 5 Slugger

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