Patrick Graham (boxer)
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Patrick Graham is a retired
Retirement
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 Canadian heavyweight boxer
Boxing
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. He is not known for his skill
Skill
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 in boxing, but for his toughness, strength, good basic boxing skills and durability
Durable
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. His boxing idol was George Chuvalo
George Chuvalo
George Louis Chuvalo, CM is a retired Canadian heavyweight boxer who was never knocked down in ninety-three professional fights between 1956 and 1979. He is often considered to have had the greatest chin in the history of boxing and to be one of its most durable fighters...

. Although he did not have Chuvalo's durability, Graham showed resilience, and the ability to compete in the sport.

Graham was forced to retire from boxing due to a torn biceps tendon on his left arm. He later had a cervical
Neck
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 discectomy
Discectomy
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, and fusion
Arthrodesis
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 of his (c5-c6) and (c6-c7) vertabrae.
Reach 77”
Height
Height
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Trainer Morlen Hanke

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