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Where five famous boxers started their careers:
* Floyd Patterson: Started in reform school
* Archie Moore: Started in reform school
* Sonny Liston: Started in prison
* Maxie Rosenbloom: Started in reform school
* Mike Tyson: Started in reform school
Source: “The Boxing Register” (James Roberts & Alexander Skutt, McBooks Press, 1997)
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