boxer
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The “Head of Class” star purchased the home for $520,000 in 1987—the same year she began dating boxer Mike Tyson.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Ali, of course, was more than a boxer, he was a phenomenon, globally identifiable like Charlie Chaplin or Mickey Mouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Dalton is a better boxer than him and better at his game.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 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
Said he was the baddest boxer in his camp, and couldn't nobody see him with the hands.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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
One of the most gifted boxers Northern Ireland has produced, Close was born in 1969 and turned professional in 1988 after a decorated amateur career.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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
Northern Ireland boxers Jon McConnell and Kaci Rock progressed through initial auditions for the show, but then had to drop out to focus on their sport as the Games drew closer.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Particularly football players and boxers, which happened to be Trinity’s two major sports.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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