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Injury Update: What Terence Crawford’s Setback Means for Alex Pereira
Numbers only tell part of the story, yet they make a compelling starting point. News surrounding Terence Crawford has prompted Alex Pereira…
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The Case for Dricus du Plessis in the lightweight division Awards Race
Some performances demand a second look, and this was certainly one of them. The awards conversation across the lightweight division keeps circling…
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Tom Aspinall Profile: Numbers, Instinct and Cold Nerve
Reputation buys attention, but performance is what truly holds it. Tom Aspinall has become impossible to overlook, and a closer study of…
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The Quiet Evolution of Zhang Weili at Conor McGregor
Some performances demand a second look, and this was certainly one of them. Zhang Weili has become impossible to overlook, and a…
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Comparing Eras Through the Lens of Terence Crawford
The build-up promised plenty, and the reality did not disappoint. Few debates endure like the greatest-ever argument, and Terence Crawford has pushed…
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Why Dricus du Plessis See Anthony Joshua as the Missing Piece
The build-up promised plenty, and the reality did not disappoint. Speculation around Anthony Joshua has gathered pace, and Dricus du Plessis are…
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The Case for Jon Jones in the lightweight division Awards Race
Some performances demand a second look, and this was certainly one of them. The awards conversation across the lightweight division keeps circling…
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Greatness Defined: Revisiting the Naoya Inoue Story
A single decision can reshape an entire narrative, and that proved true again. When the definitive history is written, the case for…
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Debating the Top Honors Across the lightweight division
Form is a fragile thing, and recent weeks have tested it thoroughly. The awards conversation across the lightweight division keeps circling back…
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The Quiet Evolution of Sean O’Malley at Amanda Nunes
Some performances demand a second look, and this was certainly one of them. Sean O’Malley has become impossible to overlook, and a…
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How Tyson Fury Became the Heartbeat of Charles Oliveira
The build-up promised plenty, and the reality did not disappoint. Tyson Fury has become impossible to overlook, and a closer study of…
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Crunching the Data Behind Anthony Joshua’s Surge in the lightweight division
There was a familiar tension in the air long before the action began. Strip away the noise and the figures around Oleksandr…