Question: Facts: - reach: 72 in cm - weight: heavyweight - draws: 1 - losses: 17 - height: 5 ft 10.5 in m - ko: 19 - style: orthodox - nickname: the beast - realname: jeremy bates - total: 41 - birth date: 12 january 1974 - name: jeremy bates - nationality: american - birth place: argillite , kentucky - wins: 23 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jeremy bates -lrb- boxer -rrb- .
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jeremy bates -lrb- born january 12 , 1974 , in argillite , kentucky -rrb- is an american heavyweight boxer .nicknamed '' the beast '' , bates was a moderately successful fighter who fought several other journeyman fighters of his era .bates has become something of a '' comeback '' opponent for veteran fighters such as holyfield , golota , and meehan .