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![Psychiatrist: Heavyweight Boxer Eddie Machen “Dangerous to Himself”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_3671dd9b42e64ac7a2fee38c0af365d2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_3671dd9b42e64ac7a2fee38c0af365d2~mv2.webp)
Dec 18, 2022
Psychiatrist: Heavyweight Boxer Eddie Machen “Dangerous to Himself”
Dec. 18, 1962 - Heavyweight boxer Eddie Machen (pictured in 1960 with his manager Sid Flaherty) is so mentally disturbed that he is...
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![Heavyweight Eddie Machen Goes Berserk in Mental Hospital](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_168567458d27413eba055d136cc45ce0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_168567458d27413eba055d136cc45ce0~mv2.webp)
Dec 13, 2022
Heavyweight Eddie Machen Goes Berserk in Mental Hospital
Dec. 13, 1962 - Heavyweight fighter Eddie Machen (pictured) knocked two hospital attendants unconscious and injured a third in a wild and...
![Heavyweight Eddie Machen Taken Into Custody as Attempted Suicide](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_d6a163d6770e4c81977b4e4b76134caf~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_d6a163d6770e4c81977b4e4b76134caf~mv2.webp)
Dec 12, 2022
Heavyweight Eddie Machen Taken Into Custody as Attempted Suicide
Dec. 12, 1962 - Third-ranked heavyweight boxer Eddie Machen (pictured in July) was taken into custody by the California State Highway...
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