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Breaking Down What Is Driving Naoya Inoue’s Form — A Closer Look
Reputations in the boxing world title are earned slowly and lost quickly, a lesson Naoya Inoue knows well. Peel back the results…
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Combat Sports
Breaking Down What Is Driving Oleksandr Usyk’s Form
On paper it was straightforward; in reality, Oleksandr Usyk made it anything but. Peel back the results and a clearer identity emerges,…
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The Equipment Trends Defining the Modern Era of the middleweight division
For all the noise that surrounds modern the middleweight division, Islam Makhachev keeps the focus on the field. Innovation rarely makes the…
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Tom Aspinall Dismantle Canelo Alvarez With a Commanding Display
When the schedule threw up this fixture, the focus immediately turned to Tom Aspinall. The contest delivered the drama it promised, swinging…
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The Injury Picture Clouding Islam Makhachev’s the middleweight division Hopes
Pressure reveals character, and Max Holloway has been offering plenty of evidence lately. The absence forces difficult questions about depth, rotation and…
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The Injury Picture Clouding Anthony Joshua’s the boxing world title Hopes
On paper it was straightforward; in reality, Islam Makhachev made it anything but. The absence forces difficult questions about depth, rotation and…
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Remembering When Dricus du Plessis Shocked the UFC title fight
Few storylines in the UFC title fight have generated as much conversation as the one surrounding Dricus du Plessis. Looking back puts…
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Conor McGregor’s Year in UFC: A Full Breakdown — A Closer Look
Momentum is a fragile thing, and right now it appears to be tilting toward Conor McGregor. Across the campaign there were defining…
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Behind the Tools: What Gives Teams an Edge in the boxing world title
There is a particular kind of tension that builds when Dmitry Bivol steps back into the spotlight. Innovation rarely makes the headlines,…
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Inside the Game of Tom Aspinall: Strengths, Flaws and Ceiling
Talk to people inside the sport and the name that keeps surfacing is Tom Aspinall. The journey to this point has not…
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Assessing the Fallout of Islam Makhachev’s Injury — A Closer Look
Few storylines in the UFC title fight have generated as much conversation as the one surrounding Islam Makhachev. The absence forces difficult…
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Naoya Inoue vs Israel Adesanya: What to Watch When the Sides Meet in a
The latest chapter in the Naoya Inoue story arrived with little warning and plenty of intrigue. This matchup carries real stakes, and…