................................................................ Blessed with uncanny ability to control opponents in the ring/cage, cursed with a self-destructive inability to control themselves out of it. With all the above in common, it’s no surprise their names have occasionally been linked - most recently since Jones’ DWI arrest early in the morning of March 26. There are also, however, striking differences. Above all, Tapia, who died in 2012 at age 45, is a beloved local legend. Jones, 32, is widely seen as an embarrassment. Here, several factors are at work. Timing, while not everything, is instructive here. Some 30 years ago, Tapia was at least as unpopular in our city as...
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