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    An Astronomical Athlete Every success story ever chronicled started with a dream, a huge gargantuan dream that seemed entirely unobtainable. The 1996 bronze medal Olympian, Floyd “Money” Mayweather, sought the title of the greatest professional boxer of all time. He achieved his goal by keeping an unblemished record of forty-nine fights with forty-nine wins, twenty-six by way of knockout, and zero losses (“Floyd Mayweather Jr..”). My own dreams are of no less stature in fact, I intend to…

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    Isaac Slade, Joe King, Ben Wysocki, and Dave Welsh make up the popular rock/ pop band The Fray. With their first album, How to Save a Life, this band appeared on everyone’s radar. The Fray’s song “You Found Me” appeared on the band’s second album, The Fray. Eight months after the release of The Fray’s second album, the band released a music video for “You Found Me.” This song could have several meanings depending on different points of views. Many interpretations of the lyrics in this song…

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    In the story “Amigo Brothers” Antonio and Felix are best friends. Like most friends, they have their similarities and their differences. Here are a few. Both of them are 17 years old, live in the same building, and are best friends with each other. One of the biggest things that Antonio and Felix have in common is their huge love for boxing. Both have a scrapbook all about it, and have all the Fight Magazines. Each has the dream of winning The Light Weight Championship of the World. To prepare…

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    long road. If he had ever said no would he still be alive? The vietnam war was a brutal and hard war.More missing men everyday. so during his unboxing time Muhammad made money by speaking out. Ali’s first fight back was against heavyweight champion Joe Frazier disappointingly Ali could not pull out and lost by unanimous decision. But that didn’t slow him down a bit. Muhammad won his battle with court and was able to box anywhere again. After ten fights through different countries it came down to…

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    My thoughts on Mayweather vs McGregor So my initial reaction to this fight was that Conor had absolutely zero chance but then the press tour happened and I realize how much bigger Conor was than Floyd. I knew there was going to be a size difference but it was way more than I thought. So after the world tour I realized Conor is going to have a huge size advantage which he has had in most of his fights where he has overpowered all but one of his opponents. (That one being Nate Diaz) As the build…

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    Jon Jones Research Papers

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    Jon Jones Introduction Jonathan Dwight “Jon” Jones or Jon Jones is one of the greatest fighters of all time. Jon is well known for his mixed martial fighting style. In March 2011, Jon became the youngest champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s history by winning the title, he was only 23 at that time. For many years, he was retained at the No.1 spot by various media. He was also ranked as the #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world by several publications. Jon got involved in felony…

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    Jerry Sandusky was a football coach at Penn State who was arrested and convicted of the sexual abuse and molestation of at least 10 prepubescent boys (Bohm & Haley 2014). These heinous acts continued for at least 15 years before the truth came to light (Bohm & Haley 2014). It was said that Sandusky could have gotten at the most 442 years behind bars; however, he was only sentenced to 30-60 years (Bohm & Haley 2014). Sandusky used his title, charity work, and the school to get the boys who had…

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    Muhammad Ali Rumble

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    The 1974, “Rumble in the Jungle” World Heavyweight Championship, which took place in Kinshasa, Zaire, is arguably one of the most famous fights in boxing history. It saw Muhammad Ali, coming back from a three and a half year suspension for refusal to comply with the U.S. Vietnam draft, regain his Heavyweight World Champion title by knocking out the younger, stronger George Foreman. This was achieved through a combination of pioneering tactics and perfect technical skills. However, the fight was…

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    The man, the myth, the legend, Classius Clay (Muhammad Ali) a man known by many as the best boxer of all time. Muhammad was savage athlete who was ready to fight anybody at anytime. The man wasn't scared of anything. He had won this reputation by winning multiple fights in his boxing career. Ali was crowned the heavyweight boxing champion of the world by knocking out his opponent in the first round. He is a legend in the world of sports and a sports icon. Ali was also known for his inspirational…

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    Parkinson's disease. Muhammad Ali wasn’t always his name. His birth name was Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky and that's where he started his long journey into boxing. His bike was stolen, and Ali told a police officer, Joe Martin, that he wanted to beat up the thief. "Well, you better learn how to fight before you start challenging people," Martin reportedly told him at the time. In addition to being a police officer, Martin also trained young boxers at a…

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