James Butler (boxer)
James Butler Jr. (b. December 18, 1972 in Harlem, New York) is a former American light heavyweight boxer, and former USBA super middleweight champion. He had a career record of 20-5-0, with 12 wins coming by way of knockout, and was nicknamed "The Harlem Hammer". He then suckerpunched a fellow boxer, Richard "The Alien" Grant, after losing a fight. After that in 2004, he murdered his friend of ten years, Sam Kellerman, and burned down his home, for which he was sentenced to 29 years in prison.
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