Former middleweight contender Rubin Carter, freed in 1985 after being sentenced to two consecutive life terms, was featured in the 1975 Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" and the 1999 film The Hurricane.
Among his notable fights was a loss to Rubin Carter in 1962, a fight that he took on one day's notice, having flown into New York just prior the fight; Mims dropped Carter in round four.
He was a reporter for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and his first book was the best-selling Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter.
Author Nelson Algren included a variation of the message in his 1983 book, The Devil's Stocking, a fictionalized account of the trial of Rubin Carter, a real-life prize-fighter who had been found guilty of double murder.
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Lipton, a former fighter noted for fast knockouts, was a principal sparring partner of 'Hurricane' Rubin Carter, Dick Tiger and many other world champions during his youth.
He never fought for a major title, and lost to notable pros Luis Manuel RodrÃguez, Rubin Carter (and also drew once with Carter), and Johnny Pritchett before retiring in 1970.