Former heavyweight boxer, Ron Stander, popularly known as Bluffs Butcher, has died at age 77, following complications of diabetes.
Stander’s wife, Toddy, revealed her husband died on Tuesday at their home in Omaha.
The highlight of his boxing career was a 1972 world title fight against Joe Frazier, which he lost in four rounds.
Stander earned the nickname Bluffs Butcher due to his aggressive and brawling boxing style.
But it was also a nod to his hometown of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The fighter retired in 1982 with a record of 38-21-3 and boxed over 13 years.
During that period, he shared the ring with the like of Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton.
But he is most well-remembered for his defeat to heavyweight legend Frazier, who enjoyed an iconic rivalry with Muhammad Ali.