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04/02/07-Longview

Noted Boxer, East Texan Dies

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Often feared, and known the world over, a boxing legend has died.

Reagan "Buddy" Turman passed away Sunday in a Longview hospital. The Noonday native was known as "Texas Tornado" and the "Golden Boy from Noonday". 

He fought all over the world.

Funeral services are set for Thursday morning at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Noonday. Buddy Turman was 73.

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