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went to the hotel Hearns was staying at to check on him and told the press "Tommy was angry at me for coming by and he said to me: This is not going to affect me. Look, I’m here to do a job--I’ve been waiting eight years to knock this guy out."
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687:"ON TOP OF THE WORLD"
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112:Palmer Park, Maryland
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61:Title(s) on the line
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