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Our favourite things this week: the best sports journalism from around the web
- (guardian.co.uk/sport/boxing) - 5 hours, 49 minutes ago...
Our first roundup features the tragic story of a man who set off from Seattle to São Paulo with a football at his feetWelcome to the first of our weekly compilation articles, which will pick out our favourite writing, galleries and features from around the web. This page is an opportunity to celebrate the best online journalism from around the globe and we want to hear what you think of our choices.We would love you to contribute to this series by posting your own suggestions below the line. If ...
Is trash-talking ruining boxing?
- (guardian.co.uk/sport/boxing) - 5 hours, 49 minutes ago...
While gutter talk sells fights, expect to hear vulgar putdowns from boxers such as David Haye, Tyson Fury and Adrien BronerHabitually mined as broadcasting gold, vulgarity is a modern commodity. Well-placed in order to capitalise, boxing promotion has foregone decency for the sake of a fast buck. Nielsen ratings have taken priority over ticket sales for the sport's top earners ? however they might be achieved. As a result, successful prizefighting is no longer about how well someone can box nece...
Sergio Martinez WBC title update
- (fightnews.com) - 5 hours, 49 minutes ago...
By Gabriel F. Cordero A source has told Fightnews.com that a meeting between WBC President Jose Sulaiman and WBC middleweight world champion Sergio Martinez is scheduled for Thursday June 27th in Mexico City. The topic of discussion is the status … Continue reading →...
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