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Word: hedgemon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1971-1971
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...crowd of 14,313 in the Los Angeles Forum last week, it was largely his ripping punches that helped Mexico's José Nápoles retain his welterweight title with a 15-round decision over Detroit's Hedgemon Lewis. To Kid Rapidez, Nápoles' trainer, the secret weapon was "the great power up there." Rapidez, a disciple of the voodoo-like Santero religion, believes in a good rite as much as in a good left. When one of his stable of 80 boxers fights an important match in Mexico City, the Kid dons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Mentor of the Mighty Mites | 12/27/1971 | See Source »

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