Revenge or Redemption: Exploring Trends in Boxing Rematches

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By Alden Chodash: Perhaps before the 12th round of Srisaket Sor Rungvisai’s thrilling title defense against Juan Francisco Estrada concluded, boxing fans were thinking rematch. In this case, 12 rounds was not enough to determine who was the better man, despite the judges awarding Sor Rungvisai the majority decision win. More so, 12 rounds was not enough to fully satiate boxing fans around the world, many of which calling this fight an early candidate for “Fight of the Year”.

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The Greatest vs. TBE: How the Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather Legacies Compare

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By Alden Chodash: Floyd Mayweather’s brazen 2017 claim that he is “greater than Muhammad Ali” was very controversial, if not untimely, given the sad 2016 passing of the man once regarded as “The Greatest”. However, an objective comparison between the legacies of the man self-referred to as “TBE” (the best ever) and the man who once self-referred to himself as “The Greatest” has quite a bit of dimension to it, and often invokes heated debates against old-timers and new age boxing fans.

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Tyson Fury compares his absence from ring to Muhammad Ali

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By Marcus Richardson: Tyson Fury is lumping himself in the same situation as Muhammad Ali in talking about his absence from the ring for the last 2 years. Fury has been out of the ring since 2015 after having tested positive for cocaine, and his decision to reveal that he was having depression issues.

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