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" Even when the heavyweight champion was a fighter of limited ability, he was still the heavyweight champion of the world. "
Thomas Hauser
Champion
Still
Fighter
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" For thousands of years, the most physically imposing buildings on earth were temples, churches, and mosques. But in the 20th century, new houses of worship came to dominate the landscape. Yankee Stadium is the most storied of these contemporary shrines. "
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