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1167:"William Joppy vs. Roberto Duran"
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1149:. Retrieved
1145:the original
1140:
1131:
1096:Broadcaster
1086:Broadcasting
1072:
1059:
1046:
1044:
1023:
995:Saúl Montana
993:
973:Robert Allen
961:
929:
892:
883:
870:
659:Robert Allen
657:
631:
611:
604:
601:
597:
585:
578:
570:
566:Robert Allen
555:
459:22–2 (17 KO)
412:Robert Allen
346:Robert Allen
327:
308:
282:
267:
266:
265:, billed as
256:
255:
247:
102:
16:Boxing match
1533:Pepe Correa
626:Simon Brown
522:Recognition
338:Hepatitis B
289:challenging
215:Recognition
149:25–1–1 (KO)
121:Panama City
1566:Categories
1171:boxrec.com
1123:References
889:Fight card
874:Joe Cortez
867:Main Event
581:Mills Lane
550:No contest
481:5 ft
355:The Fights
279:Background
174:5 ft
1528:Ray Arcel
1357:'s bouts
1333:'s bouts
1077: For
1064: For
1051: For
1020:168 lbs.
990:190 lbs.
958:160 lbs.
926:160 lbs.
880:Aftermath
661:'s bouts
635:'s bouts
599:rematch.
594:Aftermath
575:The fight
446:$ 560,000
300:Vinny Paz
141:$ 250,000
138:$ 270,000
1521:Trainers
1173:. BoxRec
1115:Showtime
1093:Country
517:Orthodox
514:Orthodox
428:Hometown
417:Nickname
319:Showtime
311:Don King
210:Orthodox
207:Orthodox
111:Hometown
97:Nickname
1272:The Day
1074:^Note 3
1061:^Note 2
1048:^Note 1
912:Method
902:Weight
644:Rematch
490:⁄
315:Florida
183:⁄
1410:Fights
1107:
918:Notes
915:Round
717:Fights
545:Result
500:Weight
475:Height
242:Result
193:Weight
168:Height
129:Panama
117:, U.S.
1039:6/10
1030:def.
1010:1/12
1001:def.
980:4/12
948:3/12
937:def.
511:Style
443:Purse
392:Boxer
248:Joppy
204:Style
135:Purse
82:Boxer
42:Venue
1321:vs.
1280:2024
1253:2024
1179:2024
1153:2024
1079:NABA
1036:TKO
1007:TKO
998:(c)
969:vs.
945:TKO
934:(c)
907:vs.
843:Team
669:vs.
624:vs.
294:for
260:vs.
54:U.S.
34:Date
1066:IBF
1053:WBA
977:NC
965:(c)
558:IBF
533:IBF
526:IBF
464:Age
376:IBF
349:IBF
323:IRS
296:WBC
273:WBA
226:WBA
219:WBA
157:Age
66:WBA
1568::
1325:II
1270:.
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1169:.
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127:,
123:,
52:,
48:,
1395:e
1388:t
1381:v
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1181:.
1155:.
702:e
695:t
688:v
492:2
488:1
485:+
483:9
344:–
332:–
185:2
181:1
178:+
176:7
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