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Franklin stood in the ring sparring with Danny, a twenty-two-year-old Puerto Rican kid out of Spanish Harlem, who held the title of middle weight champion in his division. Franklin outweighed the youngster by about two hundred pounds, but that didn’t stop him from hopping into the ring with him. Besides, the don had paid him three hundred bucks to go a few rounds with him since no one else had the balls to square up.
The strapping young man had heard of Franklin’s fierce reputation in and out of the ring, but his heart didn’t pump any fear. Besides, the gangster was putting up dough and he could use the extra loot. He had a little girl, a mother, and a sick father to take care of at home. So he had no qualms with shooting a fair one with the boss of the De Lucci family.
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