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SPORTS
The Lost Weekend of Sugar Ray Leonard
Only a true champion can hear the first final bell
November
1
1984
James Wooten
Dmitri Kasterine
The Lost Weekend of Sugar Ray Leonard
James Wooten
November
1
1984
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SPORTS
The Lost Weekend of Sugar Ray Leonard
Only a true champion can hear the first final bell
November
1
1984
James Wooten
Dmitri Kasterine
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