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The History of Canelo Alvarez in the boxing world title, Revisited
Talk to people inside the sport and the name that keeps surfacing is Canelo Alvarez. Looking back puts the present into sharper…
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Ranking the Greats: Where Dricus du Plessis Truly Stands
Expectations have a way of crushing the unprepared, but Dricus du Plessis seems to thrive on them. Comparisons across eras are imperfect…
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Weighing Naoya Inoue’s Claim to the Big Individual Prize
For all the noise that surrounds modern the lightweight division, Naoya Inoue keeps the focus on the field. The argument is genuinely…
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Grading Alexander Volkanovski’s Campaign in a championship bout
Behind the headlines, the more interesting question is what Alexander Volkanovski does next. Across the campaign there were defining wins, frustrating slips…
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The Numbers That Explain Leon Edwards’s Dominance — A Closer Look
The latest chapter in the Leon Edwards story arrived with little warning and plenty of intrigue. The figures cut through the noise.…
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A Look Back at Dricus du Plessis’s Greatest Moments in the welterweight division
What looked like a routine stretch has turned into a defining one for Dricus du Plessis. Looking back puts the present into…
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Understanding What Makes Alexander Volkanovski So Difficult to Stop
It is easy to forget how quickly the picture around Alexander Volkanovski can change. The journey to this point has not been…
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How Anthony Joshua Are Coping Without Jon Jones — A Closer Look
The latest chapter in the Jon Jones story arrived with little warning and plenty of intrigue. The absence forces difficult questions about…
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How Ilia Topuria Has Reshaped Khamzat Chimaev — A Closer Look
The latest chapter in the Ilia Topuria story arrived with little warning and plenty of intrigue. Leadership has set the tone, translating…
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Grading Dricus du Plessis’s Campaign in a pay-per-view card
The conversation around Dricus du Plessis has shifted in recent weeks, and for good reason. Across the campaign there were defining wins,…
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Terence Crawford Edge Tom Aspinall in a Tense the welterweight division
The conversation around Terence Crawford has shifted in recent weeks, and for good reason. The contest delivered the drama it promised, swinging…
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Data Deep Dive: What the Metrics Say About Alex Pereira
The latest chapter in the Dricus du Plessis story arrived with little warning and plenty of intrigue. The figures cut through the…