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Barney Aaron
Born: Nov. 21, 1800
Died: 1850
Induction: 2001
Born November 21, 1800 in Goshen of Duke's Palace, Aldgate, England, Aaron was known as the "Star of the East."
He was a standout lightweight of English prizefighting from 1819 to 1834 and was regarded as one of the more clever and scientific boxers of his era.
He retired at the age of 34 and died in Whitechapel in 1850.
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