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Article: Powerul Lacy and Juarez advance.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- September 18, 2000
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SYDNEY, Australia _ At one point, he keeled over. At another, his body flopped back against the ropes as if he were an inflated dummy with rubber legs. Had it not been for the Olympic mercy rule, implemented to prevent serious injury, two outcomes seemed certain for Brazilian middleweight Cleiton Conceicao in his match against Jeff Lacy of the United States on Monday:
Conceicao would have ended up flat on his back if the fight had gone into the final round, and he would have been in no condition to smile for the cameras.
Exhibiting a level of power unseen since the torch was lit three nights ago, Lacy dominated Conceicao in every fashion imaginable until ...