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57:Title(s) on the line
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694:22 February
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591:Philippines
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250:2-division
220:Recognition
146:$ 3,000,000
143:$ 5,000,000
120:"Big Daddy"
1427:Categories
1226:Don Turner
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644:References
616:Sky Sports
481:in 1999.
360:Mike Tyson
350:Background
252:undisputed
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176:6 ft
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771:'s bouts
519:Undercard
494:contested
451:Aftermath
418:The fight
328:Las Vegas
1221:Lou Duva
1211:Don King
932:Round 10
918:Round 11
884:Round 10
878:The Ring
838:The Ring
689:ESPN.com
668:20 March
664:. BoxRec
534:Country
458:The Ring
410:and his
275:The Ring
242:The Ring
215:Orthodox
212:Orthodox
125:Hometown
114:Nickname
947:Round 2
899:Round 2
870:Round 9
816:Awards
185:⁄
1315:Fights
993:Fights
628:
608:
588:
576:Canal+
571:France
568:
551:Canada
548:
342:, and
319:was a
290:Result
198:Weight
173:Height
1403:Other
1245:Other
936:1992
888:1992
844:1992
364:Tokyo
324:match
209:Style
140:Purse
89:Boxer
42:Venue
1381:Team
1199:Team
912:vs.
827:vs.
789:vs.
696:2024
670:2024
488:and
314:vs.
296:Bowe
230:and
68:and
34:Date
865:vs.
636:HBO
556:TSN
479:met
466:.
362:in
344:IBF
340:WBC
336:WBA
268:IBF
264:WBC
258:WBA
232:IBF
228:WBC
224:WBA
162:Age
70:IBF
66:WBC
62:WBA
1429::
916:II
687:.
660:.
515:.
338:,
226:,
64:,
48:,
1300:e
1293:t
1286:v
978:e
971:t
964:v
748:.
698:.
672:.
266:/
187:2
183:1
180:+
178:2
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