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Article: Bennett looks to deliver KO to Savon's bid for his 3rd gold.(Sports)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 25, 2000
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SYDNEY, Australia - Heavyweight boxing creates legends in the Olympics. Think George Foreman, Joe Frazier and Teofilo Stevenson, the three-time gold medalist from Cuba.
Another legend is Felix Savon, the Cuban heavyweight trying to match Stevenson's legacy in Sydney with a third gold of his own.
An American stands in his way: Michael Bennett, who was serving time in prison for armed robbery when Savon won gold in Atlanta.
Savon and Bennett meet tomorrow in a preliminary round, but this is the fight for Olympic gold. Whoever walks out of the ring the victor at the Sydney Exhibition Centre most likely will go on to win the gold medal.
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