boxer
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“The Steps: A Memoir” details not only the grit and determination it took to write best picture winner “Rocky” but how Stallone stood his ground to get to play the underdog boxer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
He famously reclaimed the heavyweight title in 1994 at age 45, becoming the oldest boxer to win a world heavyweight championship.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
That time came when he was shopping around his screenplay about an underdog boxer, Rocky Balboa, who through sheer, immiserating grit enters the ring against the champion fighter Apollo Creed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"What is a boxer after he retires really played on my mind," he said, adding that the same questions around identity and purpose can apply beyond sport.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
This dog, a boxer mix, I think, sat at Nicole’s side and leaned into her.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
In response, he created a series of photographic collages that showed Black boxers battling corporate towers — figures that generate wealth attempting to take down the symbols of its accumulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Dylan and other boxers tell BBC Newsbeat they blame a lack of safe activities and opportunities for young people in the area.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Among the regular participants are active-duty firefighters, lifeguards, professional boxers, National Guard personnel, yoga teachers and locals just looking for a fun way to get their cardio in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The four missing boxers in Uganda were named by local media as Nuhu Batte, Angel Katushabe, Ibrahim Kemis and Emily Nakalema.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
She drops her towel and throws on another pair of boxers and a sports bra.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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