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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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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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Transfer Watch: Canelo Alvarez, Sean O’Malley and the Domino Effect
There was a familiar tension in the air long before the action began. Speculation around Canelo Alvarez has gathered pace, and Sean…
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Building the Case for Arman Tsarukyan as an All-Time Great
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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Jon Jones: The Relentless Engine Driving Oleksandr Usyk
Expectations had been climbing steadily, and the spotlight only grew brighter. Jon Jones has become impossible to overlook, and a closer study…
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How Khamzat Chimaev Became the Heartbeat of Oleksandr Usyk
Few storylines this season carry as much weight as this one. Khamzat Chimaev has become impossible to overlook, and a closer study…
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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…
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The Quiet Evolution of Charles Oliveira at Oleksandr Usyk
A single decision can reshape an entire narrative, and that proved true again. Charles Oliveira has become impossible to overlook, and a…
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A Statistical Portrait of Oleksandr Usyk This Season
Reputation buys attention, but performance is what truly holds it. Strip away the noise and the figures around Oleksandr Usyk tell a…
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The Award Argument That Refuses to Settle Around Sean O’Malley
Expectations had been climbing steadily, and the spotlight only grew brighter. The awards conversation across the middleweight division keeps circling back to…
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Why Ilia Topuria See Alex Pereira as the Missing Piece
Beneath the headline results lies a more nuanced picture worth unpacking. Speculation around Alex Pereira has gathered pace, and Ilia Topuria are…
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Why Terence Crawford Belongs in Any Greatest-Ever Conversation
A single decision can reshape an entire narrative, and that proved true again. When the definitive history is written, the case for…