Word: hit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Tyson, surely. "He's a very powerful young man," whistles Spinks through an air-conditioned smile. "The majority of the guys he's fought have worried about getting hit -- I worry about it too. He's got such an advantage; he's so strong. But he does things that are mistakes that he might have to pay for." Is Spinks afraid? "Sure, I've got to have my fear," he says. "I refuse to go into the ring without it." But he also says, "I have a nice grip on my pride: I boss it around. I wear it when...
...like you stole something from him." Uppercuts are especially urgent. "If you move away too much," says Oliver McCall, the best gym fighter of the nine revolving lawn sprinklers, "he'll punch your hipbone and paralyze you in place." Hurricane comes out of the ring still spinning. "He hit me on the top of my head," he whines. "It burns...
...Conn, the patron saint of overblown light-heavyweights, says, "I think Tyson will fix him up in a couple of rounds." Ali likes Spinks, but then Ali liked Trevor Berbick, whom Tyson knocked down three times with one punch. "I don't think Tyson will even be able to hit Spinks," Ali says. "He's like rubber...
...Crimson also placed four players on the Greater Boston League All-Star team. Caprio and Dorrington were joined by Co-Captain and catcher Frank Morelli and outfielder Dan McConaghy, who hit .303 to lead the team...
Allen, who played third base and catcher, hit 290 with two home runs and 19 RBIs in his rookie season. The freshman was especially impressive in the team's first weekend of EIBL play. Against Brown and Yale that weekend, Allen went 10-for-12 with two homers and 10 RBIs to earn Player of the Week honors...