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...before Douglas terminated the self-assured domination of one 80s winner, other underdogs had already started the trend. They are the oppressed subjects of Soviet communism, and just like Douglas on that Saturday evening, they suddenly found themselves in a very unfamiliar and unlikely position. He was the unlikely champ; they were the surprise demonstrators...
...future, aficionados should keep an eye on Douglas, the new champion on the bloc. Just because a new face has replaced the old and interminable domination has ended doesn't mean we should hail the arrival of a boxing Era of Equity. Buster Douglas is champ, but the world is not necessarily a better place for his victory. Lots of things could happen from here, and many of them are rather forbidding prospects...
...gets worse. Douglas's reign could turn out to be corrupt, full of devious back-door promotional dealings in New York and rigged fights in Vegas. Another prospect--frightening for the new victor, of course--is the return of the dethroned champ with a vengeance. The old guard is down...
...easy to be overwhelmed by the appearance of change. Sad to say, changing the name of the champ doesn't always change the way the game is played...
...high they could go. Since 1974, the Sears Tower (on the left in the model) has * ranked as the world's tallest building at 1,454 ft., but that title is about to be challenged by a planned $500 million tower only three blocks away from the current champ. Code-named Skyneedle, the 125-story building would soar to a height of nearly 2,000 ft. Rivals have criticized the proposal by developers Lee Miglin and Paul Beitler as too flashy and too skinny, with only one-third the floor space of the Sears Tower. But the Skyneedle builders hope...