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16:Boxing match
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655:. LAS VEGAS
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359:Tony Tucker
336:Virgil Hill
225:Virgil Hill
191:Recognition
131:$ 4,250,000
128:$ 1,500,000
100:Quicksilver
86:Virgil Hill
875:Categories
554:boxrec.com
536:References
528:Fox Sports
354:200+ lbs.
285:Fight card
253:audience.
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240:Background
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