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Manny Millan
Who knew Hopkins could take this opportunity and not only flatten the arc of Trinidad's career but also supply his own with the kind of majesty few athletes ever enjoy? Before a largely hostile crowd of 19,075 at Madison Square Garden, Hopkins thoroughly worked over Trinidad, nullifying his left hook, beating him to every punch and then, for an emphasis that had fans and foes alike roaring in appreciation, dropping him in the 12th round with a near perfect right hand.

--from "Worth the Wait" by Richard Hoffer, Sports Illustrated, Oct. 8, 2001

 


 
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